Florence attractions

Considered the best art gallery Italy has to offer, the Uffizi houses the most extensive Medici art collection featuring the paintings of Micheangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, and Caravaggio, along with Flemish, French, German, and Dutch masterpieces. ...
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Perhaps Florence’s most stark city symbol, the Duomo is the city’s tallest building and Europe’s fourth largest church. The Baptistry, on the other hand, dates back to the 4th century and is considered one of the city’s oldest ...
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The oldest surviving bridge in the city and the only one dating back to the Roman period, Ponte Vecchio has withstood the terror of World War II, and continues to be one of Florence’s most glorious city landmarks. ...
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Aside from Michaelangelo’s celebrated sculpture David, The Academy of Fine Arts—established in 1563 and started sheltering an impressive art collection in 1784 for its students—houses an important collection of 15th- to 16th-century ...
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The unabashedly lavish Palazzo Pitti was banker Luca Pitti’s attempt to outshine the Medici family’s wealth and power when it was begun in 1457, but fate dictated that it eventually fell on the hands of the Medici as its main residence. T ...
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Founded in the 13th century and later expanded by Michelozzo for Cosimo the Elder, this convent and art gallery showcases beautiful devotional frescoes intended to adorn the monks’ cells. By the third floor you could also find a colonnaded publ ...
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The mother church of the Servite order, the 13th century-built Basilica of the Most Holy Annunciation contains many beautiful frescoes and a painting of the Virgin Mary said to be completed by an angel. You could also find here the Chiostrino dei Mor ...
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Works of art from the Duomo (cathedral), Campanile and the Battistero—including Michelangelo’s Pieta—are found in this recently-renovated museum found just behind the Duomo. ...
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A former medieval grain market built in 1337, Orsanmichele is a Gothic church decorated by the sculptures of Donatello, Lorenzo Ghiberti, and Verrocchio among others. ...
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Housed in a fortress-like structure that was the old town hall, the Bargello trails the Uffizi as the top museum in the grandiose city. It features the finest of Italy’s Renaissance sculpture and an assortment of applied arts that is a class of ...
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One of the finest models of Italian Gothic architecture, Santa Croce shelters early 14th-century frescoes and the tombs of famous city figures such as Michelangelo, Machiavelli, and Galileo. Its Pazzi Chapel is also a Renaissance masterpiece made by ...
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Piazza della Signoria has been the center of Florence’s political life since the latter part of the 15th century. It has always served as the venue of public meetings. Thanks to history, the square has since established itself as a popular prom ...
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The 1322-completed “Old Palace,” which was remodeled for Duke Cosimo in 1540 but retained much medieval flavor in its architecture, showcases many among Florence’s artistic triumphs: Michelangelo’s Victory statue, Donatello&rs ...
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Palazzo Strozzi only has three floors, but each of these exceeds the height of a typical palazzo. A handy example of great civil architecture and deriving much inspiration from the Palazzo Medici, this beautiful building known for its rusticated ston ...
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The parish church of the Medici Family, the Basilica of San Lorenzo is viewed as one of the finest examples of Renaissance architecture. One of the largest churches found in Florence, it also serves as burial ground for all the principal Medici famil ...
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