Palazzo Vecchio
palace · Florence · Italy
- Address
- Piazza della Signoria, 50122 Florence
- Links
- Google Maps
About
The fortress-like town hall of Florence, with frescoed halls, secret passages and a tower with views.
Good to know
- Check the opening hours; the tower has its own ticket.
Nearby
Piazza della Signoria
square · 70 m
The civic heart of Florence, with the Neptune fountain and an open-air gallery of sculpture beside Palazzo Vecchio.
Uffizi Gallery
museum · 200 m
One of the world's great art museums, with Botticelli's Birth of Venus and masterpieces of the Renaissance.
Ponte Vecchio
bridge · 290 m
The medieval stone bridge over the Arno, lined with jewellery shops.
Florence Cathedral
religious_site · 420 m
The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, crowned by Brunelleschi's enormous red-tiled dome, with a bell tower and baptistery.
Basilica of Santa Croce
religious_site · 510 m
A Franciscan church holding the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli.
Palazzo Pitti
palace · 700 m
A vast Renaissance palace across the Arno that housed the Medici, now a group of museums.