The monumental complex of the Fortezza da Basso, built on the outskirts of Florence, is few minutes away from Hotel Palazzo Ricasoli. Now it is the main exhibition centre in Florence where International Trade Fairs like the International Craftwork Exhibit, the series of Pitti Immagine events, the Furniture Exhibit, the International Exchange of Congress Tourism, Florence Gift Mart to Eurocamper, the International Exhibition of Crafts to Prato Expo, and other important events that find a home in its spacious interior, take place. The facade of the outer walls is carried out in round diamond-pointed projecting stone ashlars, perhaps inspired by the coat of arms of the Medici family, who ordered its construction. The inner part is dominated by the majestic octagonal guard house covered with a dome and fortified terrace. A cyclopic building with powerful bastions bristling with turrets, full of narrow passages, parapet walks and secret passages.