Florence Sights

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American Military Cemetery

  • Cemetery

About 8 km (5 miles) south of Florence on the road to Siena is one of two American cemeteries in Italy (the other is in Nettuno). It...

Anfiteatro Romano

  • Museum/Gallery

The beautifully preserved 2,000-seat Anfiteatro Romano, near the Duomo, dates from the 1st century BC and is still used for summer concerts...

Badia Fiesolana

  • Religious Building/Site/Shrine

From the church of San Domenico it's a five-minute walk northwest to the Badia Fiesolana, which was Fiesole's original cathedral. Dating...

Badia Fiorentina

  • Religious Building/Site/Shrine

Originally endowed by Willa, Marquess of Tuscany, in 978, this ancient church is an interesting mélange of 13th-century, Renaissance,...

Bargello

  • Jail

This building started out as the headquarters for the Capitano del Popolo (captain of the people) during the Middle Ages, and was later...

Battistero

  • Religious Building/Site/Shrine

The octagonal Baptistery is one of the supreme monuments of the Italian Romanesque style and one of Florence's oldest structures. It's...

Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana

  • Library/Archive

Michelangelo the architect was every bit as original as Michelangelo the sculptor. Unlike Brunelleschi (the architect of the Spedale...

Campanile

  • Building/Architectural Site

The Gothic bell tower designed by Giotto (circa 1266–1337) is a soaring structure of multicolor marble originally decorated with sculptures...

Cappelle Medicee

  • Memorial/Monument/Tomb

This magnificent complex includes the Cappella dei Principi, the Medici chapel and mausoleum that was begun in 1605 and kept marble workers...

Casa Buonarroti

  • Museum/Gallery

If you really enjoy walking in the footsteps of the great genius, you may want to complete the picture by visiting the Buonarroti family...

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