11 places · Italy
religious_site
A Franciscan church holding the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli.
The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, crowned by Brunelleschi's enormous red-tiled dome, with a bell tower and baptistery.
garden
A hillside Renaissance garden behind Palazzo Pitti, with statues, fountains and views over the city.
museum
The museum that houses Michelangelo's David.
One of the world's great art museums, with Botticelli's Birth of Venus and masterpieces of the Renaissance.
market
The central food market, with fresh produce stalls on the ground floor and a food hall upstairs.
palace
A vast Renaissance palace across the Arno that housed the Medici, now a group of museums.
The fortress-like town hall of Florence, with frescoed halls, secret passages and a tower with views.
square
The civic heart of Florence, with the Neptune fountain and an open-air gallery of sculpture beside Palazzo Vecchio.
viewpoint
A large terrace on a hill south of the Arno with the classic panorama of Florence, popular at sunset.
bridge
The medieval stone bridge over the Arno, lined with jewellery shops.
