La Certosa di Firenze is a former monastery of the Carthusian Order which rises on Mount Acuto, at the confluence of Ema with Greve in Galluzzo zone, surrounded by high city walls.
It was built starting in 1341 by Niccolò Acciaiuoli, Grand Seneschal of the Kingdom of Naples and a member of one of the most illustrious Florentine families, at his death ( 1365 ), the building was almost completed. The Charterhouse was enlarged and enriched by numerous donations over the centuries.