Welcome to
Florence
Italy
Florence is the cradle of the Renaissance — a compact, walkable city on the Arno that contains perhaps the highest concentration of great art and architecture in the world. The Uffizi Gallery houses Botticelli's Birth of Venus and dozens of other masterpieces; Michelangelo's David stands in the Accademia; the Duomo's terracotta-tiled dome, engineered by Brunelleschi, was the architectural marvel of the 15th century. But Florence is not merely a museum: the Oltrarno neighbourhood is full of artisan workshops and neighbourhood restaurants, the Mercato Centrale is a paradise of Tuscan produce, and the hills of Fiesole above the city offer views over a landscape that inspired Leonardo da Vinci.
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Accademia Gallery
Home to Michelangelo's David, and the sculptures that never made it out of the marble.
Baptistery of San Giovanni
The golden doors that inspired Michelangelo, still standing after 700 years.
Boboli Gardens
Renaissance Florence's grandest garden, terraced above the Arno with sweeping city views.
Duomo di Firenze
Brunelleschi's impossible dome, still the defining shape of Florence's skyline.
Mercato Centrale
Florence's iron-and-glass food hall, ground floor market meets upstairs food court done right.
Palazzo Pitti
The Medici's private palace holds six museums, royal apartments, and sprawling Renaissance gardens.
Piazzale Michelangelo
Florence's most famous viewpoint, with the whole city laid out below.
Ponte Vecchio
A medieval bridge lined with goldsmiths, spanning the Arno since 1345.
Santa Croce
The Gothic church where Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli are buried.
Uffizi Gallery
Five centuries of Western art, concentrated in one astonishing building on the Arno.
Why should you go to Florence
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