The Stazione Leopolda in Florence is a huge and impressive structure, and the only one of its kind in Italy that hosts events related to contemporary culture and creativity.

The Stazione Leopolda is a facility with original physical features and a strong architectural identity. It is a “piece” of industrial architecture that was recently opened to the public, similarly to what is happening in big, post-industrial cities throughout Europe and North America. It is a versatile structure thanks to its functional flexibility and also to its ability to harmonize with the different languages and atmospheres of the contemporary scene.

The Stazione Leopolda is, or rather, was a real railroad station. It was built in 1848 (and is a protected site because of its historic-artistic merits). It is located at Porta al Prato, not far from the Parco delle Cascine, right on the city’s wide boulevards and less than one kilometer, as the crow flies from, the historic center of Florence.