Sights & Attractions in Florence

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Badia Fiorentina
Originally endowed by Willa, Marquess of Tuscany, in 978, this...
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Religious Sites The Duomo to the Ponte Vecchio
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Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
Michelangelo the architect was every bit as original as Michelangelo...
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Libraries San Lorenzo to the Accademia
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Campanile
The Gothic bell tower designed by Giotto (circa 1266-1337) is...
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Architectural Sites The Duomo to the Ponte Vecchio
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Casa Buonarroti
If you are really enjoying walking in the footsteps of the great...
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Museums / Galleries Santa Croce
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Mercato Centrale
Some of the food at this huge, two-story market hall is remarkably...
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Markets / Bazaars San Lorenzo to the Accademia
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Mercato Nuovo
The open-air loggia, built in 1551, teems with souvenir stands...
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Markets / Bazaars The Duomo to the Ponte Vecchio
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Museo Archeologico
Of the Etruscan, Egyptian, and Greco-Roman antiquities here...
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Museums / Galleries San Lorenzo to the Accademia
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Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Ghiberti's original Baptistery door panels and the cantorie (choir...
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Museums / Galleries The Duomo to the Ponte Vecchio
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Museo Salvatore Ferragamo
If there's such a thing as a temple for footwear, this is it...
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Museums / Galleries Santa Maria Novella to the Arno
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Orsanmichele
This multipurpose structure, which is closed indefinitely for...
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Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) The Duomo to the Ponte Vecchio
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Palazzo Davanzati
The prestigious Davanzati family owned this 14th-century palace...
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Castles / Palaces The Duomo to the Ponte Vecchio
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Palazzo Medici-Riccardi
The main attraction of this palace, begun in 1444 by Michelozzo...
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Museums / Galleries San Lorenzo to the Accademia
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Palazzo Strozzi
The Strozzi family built this imposing palazzo in an attempt...
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Houses / Mansions Santa Maria Novella to the Arno
 
Palazzo Vecchio
Florence's forbidding, fortresslike city hall was begun in 1299...
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Museums / Galleries The Duomo to the Ponte Vecchio
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Piazza della Repubblica
The square marks the site of the ancient forum that was the core...
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Squares The Duomo to the Ponte Vecchio
 
Santa Felicita
This late-baroque church (its facade was remodeled between 1736...
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Religious Sites The Oltrarno
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Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi
One of Florence's hidden treasures, a cool and composed Crucifixion...
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Religious Sites San Lorenzo to the Accademia
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Santissima Annunziata
Dating from the mid-13th century, this church was restructured...
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Religious Sites San Lorenzo to the Accademia
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Santo Spirito
The plain, unfinished facade gives nothing away, but the interior...
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Religious Sites The Oltrarno
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Spedale degli Innocenti
Built by Brunelleschi in 1419 to serve as an orphanage, it takes...
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Museums / Galleries San Lorenzo to the Accademia
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