Art, tradition, craftsmanship, and leisure activities mix in a unique town.
With traditions dating back to the 1500s, Empoli offers the tourist a taste of past culture and history mixed with a host of modern leisure pursuits. From a cultural point of view, Empoli has many monuments such as the River Port of the Roman era, Palazzo Ghibellino, the Civic museum of Paleontology, the Modern Art Gallery, the Collegiate Church of St Andrea, the Renato Fucini Public Library.
Artistic traditions survive in the centuries' old glass and ceramic craftwork. The Virtual Museum of Glass should not be missed. Empoli hosts a series of events such as the Empoli Fair and Fairground, the Collectors trade fair, the International Meeting of Entomologists, the Busoniane days, and the City Lights with late evening shopping, shows and concerts.
Entertainment is guaranteed for all ages with gardens and playgrounds, swimming pools, horse riding clubs and sporting grounds. A host of gastronomic itineraries and wildlife trails make Empoli the perfect place to combine different types of tourism.
