The street takes its name from the Incontri family, originally from Volterra, who in 1665 were granted the Marquisate of Monteverdi and Canneto by Ferdinando II de' Medici for their political and diplomatic merits. At number 8 stands Villa Incontri, formerly Capponi, with a cypress-lined avenue leading to the main building, now used for tourist accommodation by the Incontri heirs. Continuing, at number 3 is Villa Macerelli, formerly Tornabuoni, inhabited by Giovanni, uncle of the Magnificent. Its rooms were frescoed by Sandro Botticelli, but the frescoes, disappeared during changes of ownership, are now exhibited at the Louvre Museum in Paris. On the right, at number 22, stands Villa Il Poderino, with a fifteenth-century layout and a chapel overlooking the street. Villa I Cancelli, at number 21, surrounded by a park with centuries-old trees, has recently been used as a tourist facility managed by the Ursuline Sisters of San Carlo and Sant'Ambrogio. The street continues to recount stories of noble families and ancient residences, such as Villa Poggiosecco, once the residence of the Ciai family in the fifteenth century, then destined for the Congregation of the Mantellate Sisters and now owned by the Italian Red Cross, awaiting a new intended use. Via Incontri, therefore, is a place that embodies the historical and architectural richness of Florence through the numerous residences that punctuate its path.