Palazzo Frescobaldi, Florence, Renaissance palace in Santo Spirito district, Florence, Italy.

Palazzo Frescobaldi is a Renaissance residence in the Santo Spirito district that opens onto a small courtyard lined with decorative columns. The property includes an enclosed garden featuring a baroque wall fountain that anchors the interior spaces.

Construction took place between 1621 and 1644 when Matteo Frescobaldi merged several medieval houses and towers in the Fondaccio di Santo Spirito area. This consolidation of separate structures created a unified residential complex for the family.

The name Casa del Cortile, House of the Courtyard, came from the large inner garden of the Frescobaldi houses on this site. In 1712 a low wing was built to link the palazzo to the Basilica di Santo Spirito, giving the family a coretto over their chapel so they could hear Mass without leaving home. The ground floor kept its shops, a use it partly serves today.

The palazzo is located at Via Santo Spirito 11-13 and is typically open during cultural events and exhibitions throughout the year. Check ahead for current access details, as visiting depends on the event schedule.

The two bronze Pomodoro sculptures no longer stand in the garden; they were removed after a period at the centre of the lawn. What remains is a stone statue of the god Pan in pietra serena and two guardian dogs, perhaps once set on the piers of a gate.