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Uffizi Gallery
PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA
Piazzale degli Uffizi 6
}055 23 88 651; www.firenzemusei.it
Welcome to the Uffizi. The first thing you should know about this museum is that Michelangelo’s David is not here—he’s o…
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The Bargello
PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA
V. del Proconsolo 4
}055 23 88 606; www.firenzemusei.it
For a change of pace, the Bargello offers a nice dose of 19th-century eclecticism. Though you’d never know it from the i…
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Museo di Ferragamo
SANTA MARIA NOVELLA
P. Santa Trinita 5R
}055 33 60 456; www.museoferragamo.it
Ferragamo was like the Leonardo da Vinci of shoes: he brought anatomy, chemistry, and engineering into the creation of f…
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Galleria dell’Accademia
SAN MARCO
V. Ricasoli 60
}055 23 88 612; www.firenzemusei.it/accademia
Leonardo da Vinci once said that Michelangelo’s figures resemble “a sack full of walnuts,” but in a classic size compari…
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Synagogue of Florence
SANTA CROCE
V. Luigi Carlo Farini 4
}055 24 52 52
This beautiful building definitely doesn’t fade into the surrounding Florentine architecture. Its conspicuousness was a …
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Boboli Gardens
WEST OLTRARNO
; www.uffizi.firenze.it/boboli
The Boboli Gardens feel like a cross between Central Park and Versailles. Imagine you’re a 17th-century Medici strolling…
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Piazzale Michelangelo
EAST OLTRARNO
Piazzale Michelangelo
When you reach the top of your climb and find yourself facing Piazzale Michelangelo, you may wonder if you’re in the rig…
Duomo
THE DUOMO
P. del Duomo
}055 23 02 885; www.operaduomo.firenze.it
Construction of Florence’s Duomo began before anyone had come up with a solution to actually build and support the signa…
Campanile and Dome
THE DUOMO
P. del Duomo
}055 23 02 885; www.operaduomo.firenze.it
Endless lines not tiring enough? Try climbing hundreds of stone steps! The Campanile’s 414 steps are steep, not too crow…
Museo Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore
THE DUOMO
P. del Duomo
}055 23 02 885; www.operaduomo.firenze.it
If the Duomo seemed a little empty to you, that’s because all the art was moved here. Thankfully, this means an escape f…
Baptistery of San Giovanni
THE DUOMO
P. del Duomo
}055 23 02 885; www.operaduomo.firenze.it
Though there’s little else to see besides the Baptistery’s magnificent doors, the mosaic ceiling could keep you staring …
Piazza Della Signoria
PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA
P. della Signoria is the place to go if you want to see sculptures without the museum prices. The Loggia, a portico full…
Ponte Vecchio
PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA
Looking for El Dorado? Here it is. On the Ponte Vecchio, the streets are paved with gold! And that gold is in the tons o…
Piazza della Repubblica
PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA
For hundreds of years, this was the sight of the walled Jewish Ghetto, but when Florence’s Jewish population was finally…
Palazzo Vecchio
PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA
P. della Signoria
}055 27 68 465
The real draw here is that it’s the only museum you can visit post-aperitivo. As you proceed through the palace, framed …
Casa di Dante
PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA
V. Santa Margherita 4
}055 21 94 16; www.museocasadidante.it
If you want to read about Dante from a wall instead of a book, this is the place for you. It isn’t really Dante’s house;…
Palazzo Strozzi
SANTA MARIA NOVELLA
P. degli Strozzi
}055 27 76 461; www.palazzostrozzi.org
While this may seem like yet another old palace, no more impressive than any of the others, it isn’t the seen-one-seen-’…
Basilica di Santa Maria Novella
SANTA MARIA NOVELLA
P. Santa Maria Novella
}055 21 59 18; www.chiesasantamarianovella.it
If you’re only going to bother with one of the non-Duomo churches, consider making it this one. Between the checkered fl…
Museo Nazionale Alinari Della Fotografia
SANTA MARIA NOVELLA
P. Santa Maria Novella 14A
}055 21 63 10; www.alinarifondazione.it
Despite the somewhat ambiguous name, this is not just a museum of photography, but a museum about photography. This mean…
Chiesa di San Salvatore a Ognissanti
SANTA MARIA NOVELLA
P. Ognissanti 42
}055 23 96 802
Stop by this church to pay your respects to Botticelli, who probably never imagined his own St. Augustine would adorn hi…

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