The Accademia Gallery of Florence houses Michelangelo's David and his unfinished Prisoners. Its collections also include early Italian painting, plaster models and…
The Bargello National Museum occupies a medieval palace in Florence. Its galleries display Renaissance sculpture and decorative arts, with works in stone, bronze an…
Santa Maria Novella is a Dominican church in Florence with a white and green patterned façade. Its artworks include Giotto’s Crucifix and Masaccio’s Holy Trinity.
The Basilica of Santo Spirito stands in Florence’s Oltrarno district. Filippo Brunelleschi designed the church. Its restrained plaster façade faces the square of Sa…
The Boboli Gardens lie behind Pitti Palace in Florence. Originally laid out for the Medici, the gardens feature wide avenues, fountains, sculptures and artificial g…
Florence’s covered Central Market occupies a block in San Lorenzo. The hall is the work of Giuseppe Mengoni, the architect of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in M…
Florence Cathedral stands in Piazza del Duomo. Filippo Brunelleschi designed its dome. The cathedral complex also includes Giotto's Campanile and the Baptistery of…
The Medici Chapels at San Lorenzo bring together Michelangelo’s New Sacristy, the Chapel of the Princes and the crypt where generations of the family were buried.
Museo Galileo is housed in Palazzo Castellani in Florence. Its permanent collection contains scientific instruments gathered by the Medici and Lorraine dynasties, i…
Orsanmichele is a Gothic building in the historic centre of Florence. It once housed a grain market and store. It now contains a church and a sculpture museum.
Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence. It overlooks Piazza della Signoria. The square is also home to the Loggia dei Lanzi, with its open arches.
Piazzale Michelangelo is a panoramic terrace overlooking Florence. The architect Giuseppe Poggi designed it on a hill south of the Arno as part of the city’s urban…
Ponte Vecchio crosses Florence's Arno on three low stone arches. Shops line both sides of the medieval bridge, with the Vasari Corridor running above part of the cr…
The Strozzi family built this Renaissance palace in the centre of Florence. The building has an open courtyard at its centre. It now serves as an exhibition centre.
The Uffizi Gallery is an art museum beside Piazza della Signoria in Florence. It is known for its collection of Italian Renaissance art. The building originally hou…