The Colossus of the Apennines is an extremely interesting and monumental sculpture located in the Pratolino Medicean Park about 16 km north of the centre of Florence.

The naturalistic sculpture depicts a larger-than-life male figure that is meant to represent the Apennine Mountains forming the entire northern border of Tuscany.

The statue was created in 1580 by Jean de Boulogne. It measures over 11 metres in height.

Admission and opening hours

The Colosso dell'Appennino is set in the Pratolino Park, a magnificent Renaissance complex of the Medici family with several villas.

The park is open every day from the end of March to the end of October, but opening hours vary from month to month, see the official website: cittametropolitana.fi.it.

Entrance to the park is free.

How to get there

There is a large car park at the entrance to the park, but the village of Pratolino (about 250 metres from the park) can also be reached by several bus lines.

25 - city line with the fare 1,70 eur from Piazza Libera on the northern edge of Florence city centre
302A - Montelungo bus station about 250 metres from Florence's main station, continuing up the mountain towards San Piero and Sieve
307A - Nuova Pignone (exhibition area in the north-west of Florence), Borgo S. L.