Attractions & Tours
Things to Do in Florence
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13 attractions
Museums
Florence Museums
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Uffizi Gallery
One of the world's greatest art museums — the Medici collection of Renaissance masterpieces, including Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Primavera, and works by Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, and Caravaggio. Book ahead.
Accademia Gallery
Home of Michelangelo's David — the original masterpiece, standing in a purpose-built domed tribune — along with his unfinished "Prisoners" and a fine collection of Renaissance art. Book ahead to skip the queue.
Pitti Palace
The vast Renaissance palace of the Medici across the Arno in the Oltrarno — a complex of museums including the Palatine Gallery's wall-to-wall masterpieces, the royal apartments, and treasury, with the Boboli Gardens behind.
Bargello National Museum
Florence's great sculpture museum, in a fortress-like medieval palace — Donatello's revolutionary bronze David, works by Michelangelo, Cellini, and Giambologna, and a magnificent courtyard. The essential counterpart to the painting-focused Uffizi.
Historic Sites
Florence Historic Sites
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Florence Cathedral & Brunelleschi’s Dome
Florence's soaring cathedral, crowned by Brunelleschi's revolutionary dome — climb its 463 steps for the city's best view, ascend Giotto's bell tower, and see Ghiberti's golden Baptistery doors. The complex pass covers it all.
Palazzo Vecchio
Florence's fortress-like town hall on the Piazza della Signoria — the grand Salone dei Cinquecento with its Vasari frescoes, Medici apartments, secret passages, and a tower climb with sweeping views.
Medici Chapels
The grand mausoleum of the Medici dynasty at the San Lorenzo complex — the opulent, marble-clad Chapel of the Princes and Michelangelo's New Sacristy, with his masterful sculptures of Dawn, Dusk, Night, and Day.
Basilica of Santa Croce
The great Franciscan basilica known as the "Temple of the Italian Glories" — the burial place of Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli, with Giotto frescoes, a beautiful cloister, and Brunelleschi's Pazzi Chapel.
Landmarks
Florence Landmarks
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Boboli Gardens
The monumental Renaissance gardens rising behind the Pitti Palace — centuries-old avenues, fountains, grottoes, and classical sculpture across a hillside, with some of the loveliest views over Florence.
Ponte Vecchio
Florence's iconic medieval bridge over the Arno — lined since the 16th century with gold and jewelry shops, topped by the Medici's private Vasari Corridor, and one of the most romantic spots in the city. Free to walk.
Piazzale Michelangelo
The hilltop terrace on the Oltrarno side with the definitive panorama of Florence — the Duomo, the towers, and the Arno's bridges spread out below, a bronze David replica, and the best sunset view in the city. Free.
Tours
Florence Tours
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Chianti Wine Country Tour
A day in the rolling vineyards of Chianti, between Florence and Siena — winery visits and tastings of the region's famous reds, Tuscan lunches, medieval hill towns, and the quintessential Tuscan countryside.
Pisa & the Leaning Tower Day Trip
An easy day trip from Florence to one of the world's most famous landmarks — the Leaning Tower of Pisa, rising from the green Piazza dei Miracoli alongside the cathedral and baptistery. Climb the tower or pose for the classic photo.
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