Cathedral

Florence's main cathedral was a truly remarkable and original architectural masterpiece for its time and is still one of the largest cathedrals in the world today. The building holds an incredible 25,000 people. [btn "Find the cheapest hotel in Florence" https://booking.com/city/it/florence.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-florencie-katedrala] The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (Our Lady of the Flowers) is one of the most beautiful in the world…

Church

The octagonal Chapel of John the Baptist (Battisterio San Giovanni) dates from the 4th-5th centuries, making it the oldest religious building in Florence. However, its present form dates from the 11th and 12th centuries. The bronze entrance door, known as the "Porta del paradiso", with a depiction of the Old Testament, which can be found just opposite the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, is sure to catch your eye. [btn "Find the cheapest…

Lookout, Tower

Although at first glance it may seem that the slender, tall tower, which together with the dome dominates Florence, belongs directly to the main Florentine dome, this is not the case. The campanile, or bell tower, is separated from the cathedral by a gap of about 2 metres. However, its appearance and architecture leave no one in doubt that it belongs to the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. Since 1982, the independent bell tower has been a…

Town Hall

Florence's Palazzo Vecchio is one of the city's landmarks and most famous buildings. The old palace, as the exact English translation is, stands on Piazza della Signora and still serves its original purpose as a town hall. [btn "Top 10 best hotels in Florence" https://booking.com/city/it/florence.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-florencie-palazzovecchio] The 94-metre-high Town Hall tower co-creates Florence's skyline and also serves as a lookout…

Gallery, Statue

The Galleria dell'Accademia is one of Florence's most important museums. It boasts a very valuable collection of sculpture, as well as extensive collections of paintings and pictures, especially from the Renaissance and Gothic periods. [btn "Top 10 best hotels in Florence" https://booking.com/city/it/florence.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-florencie-galleriaaccademia] By far the most admired exhibit in the gallery is the sculpture of David by…

Fountain

Bartolomeo Ammannati's work of 1565 is one of the landmarks of the Piazza della Signoria. In front of the fountain, the year 1498 is carved into the pavement. This is not the date of the fountain's foundation stone, but a commemoration of the burning of the Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola for criticising the dissolute life of the nobility. [btn "Top 10 best hotels in Florence" https://booking.com/city/it/florence.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p…

Historic Bridge

The Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) over the Arno River is immediately striking at first glance for its unusual appearance. Both sides of the bridge are lined with small shops and houses, which in the Middle Ages were home to butchers, greengrocers and tanners, who were later replaced by goldsmiths and jewellers, who have remained here ever since due to the unpleasant smell and waste (rubbish was dumped directly into the river). [btn "Top 10 best…

Palace, Museum, Garden, Gallery

On the south bank of the Arno River is the magnificent Pitti Palace, rebuilt in its original form by Cosimo I of the Medici family. Today, the palace is home to 4 museums where you can admire Renaissance and Baroque paintings, a silver collection, royal apartments and modern art. [btn "Top 10 best hotels in Florence" https://booking.com/city/it/florence.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-florencie-pitti] The following museums can be found in the…

Basilica

The Basilica is located in the Piazza Santa Croce of the same name. In its bowels, it houses the remains of many of Florence's great citizens, such as Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei and Gioacchino Rossini. [btn "Top 10 best hotels in Florence" https://booking.com/city/it/florence.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-florencie-santacroce] In addition, the great Donatello had a hand in decorating the interior. The Gothic…

Church

The Church of Santa Maria Novella is considered, together with the Church of Santa Croce, the most beautiful in Florence. The 1420 seat of the Dominicans boasts a famous wooden crucifix by Brunelleschi, one of his few sculptural works. [btn "Top 10 best hotels in Florence" https://booking.com/city/it/florence.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-florencie-chiesasmn] The façade bears the typical features of black and white Pisan architecture, but the…

Basilica

Basilica di San Lorenzo is one of the largest and oldest Roman Catholic churches in the city. [btn "Top 10 best hotels in Florence" https://booking.com/city/it/florence.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-florencie-sanlorenzo] The final resting place of Cosimo I. The last resting place of the Medici and his successors has come to the attention of the general public thanks to the works of the sculptor Donatello, who created many frescoes and sculptures…