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STATE MUSEUMS
Medici Chapels
Splendid complex of chapels, containing the Princes' mausoleum and Michelangelo's New Sacristy; location of the famous allegories of Day and Night, of Twilight and Aurora.
Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 08.15 – 17.00
Holidays and Sundays: 08.15 – 13.50
Closed on Mondays except the second and fourth Monday of every month
Entrance fee: Euro 6.00
Gallery of Modern Art
Housed on the second floor of the Pitti Palace, a collection offering a complete panorama of Italian painting from Neoclassicism to the twentieth century, together with a number of sculptures and works by foreign artists.
Piazza Pitti
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 08.15 – 13.50
Holidays and Sundays: 08.15 – 13.50 (open on the first, third and fifth Sunday of every month)
Closed on Mondays except the second and fourth Monday of every month
Entrance fee: Euro 5.00
Uffizi Gallery
Perhaps the most important art gallery in Italy, and the oldest museum in modern Europe, a collection of masterpieces of Italian painting from every period (Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio) and a selection of representative works from foreign schools.
Piazzale degli Uffizi, 6
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 08.15 – 18.50
Holidays and Sundays: 08.15 – 18.50
Closed on Mondays
Entrance fee: Euro 8.00
Costume Gallery
A collection of historic items of clothing that document the evolution of costume from the early 1700s to the beginning of the 20th century. The exhibited costumes are changed every two years.
Piazza Pitti
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 08.15 – 13.50
Holidays and Sundays: 08.15 – 13.50 (open on the first, third and fifth Sunday of every month)
Closed on Mondays except the second and fourth Monday of every month
Entrance fee: Euro 5.00
Academy Gallery
This gallery is famous for Michelangelo's celebrated sculpture of David, as well as the enormous Prisoners, the Saint Matthew and the Pietà Barberini, a work which still provokes much discussion.
Via Ricasoli, 60
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 08.15 – 18.50
Holidays and Sundays: 08.15 – 18.50
Closed on Mondays
Entrance fee: Euro 6.50
Palatine Gallery
This collection, distributed amongst beautifully decorated rooms with frescoed ceilings by Pietro da Cortona and Ciro Ferri, maintains the character of a royal gallery. It contains many important works, especially those of the 16th and 17th centuries, such as the portraits of the "Englishman" and Pietro Aretino by Titian; the Madonna of the Chair by Raphael; the Sleeping Eros by Caravaggio; and the Four Philosophers by Rubens.
Piazza Pitti
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 08.15 – 18.50
Holidays and Sundays: 08.15 – 18.50
Closed on Mondays
Entrance fee: Euro 6.50
Archaeological Museum
One of the most important and interesting archaeological museums in Italy. Particularly noteworthy are the collection relating to the Etruscan civilization, and the Egyptian section, established between 1824-28, and the most important collection in Italy after the Egyptian Museum of Torino.
Via della Colonna, 38
Opening hours:
Mondays 14 .00 – 19.00
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 08.30 – 19.00
Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays: 08.30 – 14.00
Holidays and Sundays: 08.30 – 14.00
Entrance fee: Euro 4.00
Silverware Museum
Housed in the Grand Dukes' summer apartments in the Pitti Palace, this museum consists of valuable collections of objects made with precious metals, semi-precious stones, crystal and ivory. Of particular interest are the semi-precious stone vases which belong to the collection of Lorenzo il Magnifico.
Piazza Pitti
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 08.15 – 13.50
Holidays and Sundays: 08.15 – 13.50 (open on the first, third and fifth Sunday of every month)
Closed on Mondays except the second and fourth Monday of every month
Entrance fee: Euro 2.00
Bargello Museum
An extremely rich collection of works, mainly sculptures, housed in the famous Palazzo del Podestà. It contains minor works by Michelangelo, such as the Brutus, the Apollo, and the Baccus; the Saint George and the David by Donatello; and the celebrated panels presented by Brunelleschi and Ghiberti on occasion of the competition for the design of the Baptistry doors in 1401 which, according to art historians, marks the beginning of the Renaissance.
Via del Proconsolo, 4
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 08.15 – 13.50
Holidays and Sundays: 08.15 – 13.50 (open on the second and fourth Sunday of every month)
Closed on Mondays except the first, third and fifth Monday of every month
Entrance fee: Euro 4.00
San Marco Museum
This museum occupies the evocative, and carefully restored, buildings of the Dominican convent of Saint Mark . The collection of works by Beato Angelico is particularly remarkable.
Piazza San Marco, 1
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 08.15 – 13.50
Saturdays: 08.15 – 18.50
Holidays and Sundays: 08.15 – 18.50 (open on the second and fourth Sunday of every month)
Closed on Mondays except the first, third and fifth Monday of every month
Entrance fee: Euro 4.00
CITY MUSEUMS
Santa Maria Novella Museum
Includes part of the cloisters belonging to the convent and several annexes. The frescoes in green earth by Paolo Uccello are particularly beautiful, representing stories from the book of Genesis, especially the Great Flood and the Drunkenness of Noah.
Piazza Santa Maria Novella
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 09.00 – 14.00
Holidays and Sundays: 09.00 – 14.00
Closed on Thursdays
Entrance fee: Euro 2.58
Palazzo Vecchio
The most significant example of civil architecture in Florence, and one of the most important Mediaeval public buildings in Italy. Inside, the Victory by Michelangelo and Donatello's Judith and Holofernes are especially noteworthy.
Piazza della Signoria
Opening hours:
Weekdays (15 June – 15 Sept): Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays 09.00 – 19.00, Mondays and Fridays 09.00 – 23.00, Thursdays 09.00 – 14.00
Weekdays (16 Sept – 14 Jun): 09.00 – 19.00 (except Thursdays 09.00 – 14.00)
Holidays and Sundays: 09.00 – 14.00
Entrance fee: Euro 5.68
Giotto’s Bell-tower
Famous for the narrowness of the Gothic architecture, the elegance of the polychrome finishing, and the richness of the decoration.
Piazza del Duomo
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 8.30-19.30
Holidays and Sundays: 8.30-19.30
Entrance fee: Euro 5.16
Brancacci Chapel
The frescoes by Masaccio, the most important work by this great innovator of Renaissance painting, were, according to Vasari, the "School of the World", meaning they were the "textbook" which Renaissance painters studied and meditated upon.
Church of Santa Maria del Carmine – Piazza Santa Maria del Carmine
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 10.00-17.00
Holidays and Sundays: 13.00-17.00
Closed on Tuesdays
Entrance fee: Euro 3.10
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Considered the prototype of residences for wealthy Florentines, it was built for Cosimo il Vecchio, the grandfather of Lorenzo il Magnifico. Of particular interest is the beautiful "Cavalcade of the Magi", a remarkable fresco painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, and one of the most significant and admired works of Florentine Renaissance painting. Above all, it is noted for the portraits of well-known people of the time.
Via Cavour 3
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 09.00-19.00
Holidays and Sundays: 09.00-19.00
Closed on Wednesdays
Entrance fee: Euro 4.00
Cupola of the Cathedral
A unique experience. More than 400 steps to climb inside this jewel of the Renaissance before reaching the highest point in the centre of Florence. An incomparable panorama!
Piazza del Duomo
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 08.30-19.00
Saturdays: 08.30-17.00 (on the first Saturday of every month: 08.30-15.20)
Holidays and Sundays: closed
Entrance fee: Euro 5.16
Museum of Santa Croce
An evocative museum contained in two old refectories and several rooms, which were once chapels, between the first and second cloister. Inside, Brunelleschi's celebrated Pazzi Chapel, one of the most authentic and exemplary pieces of Renaissance architecture.
Piazza S.Croce 16
Opening hours:
Weekdays: (1 March-31 October) 10.00-19.00; (1 November-28 February) 10.00 -18.00
Holidays and Sundays: (1 March-31 October) 10.00-19.00; (1 November-28 February) 10.00 -18.00
Closed on Wednesdays
Entrance fee: Euro 4.13
Museum of the Cathedral (Opera del Duomo)
A recently-enlarged museum that contains important Florentine sculptural works from the 14th and 15th centuries, including the original sculptures from the Baptistry, the Cathedral and Giotto's Bell-tower: Michelangelo's Pietà, that the artist had intended for his own tomb, the "cantorie" by Donatello and Luca della Robbia, and Donatello's dramatic "Magdalene in Penitence".
Piazza Duomo 9
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 9.30-18.30
Holidays and Sundays: 08.00-14.00
Entance fee: Euro 5.16
CHURCHES
Baptistery
The religious centre of the city, and one of the oldest and most august buildings in Florence, which Dante described as the "beautiful Saint John". It is also famous for the splendid "Gates of Paradise".
Piazza S.Giovanni
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 12.00-18.30
Holidays and Sundays: 8.30-13.30
Entrance fee: Euro 2.58
Santa Croce (Holy Cross)
One of the most distinguished churches in Florence, and a masterpiece of Florentine gothic architecture. It is famous for being the pantheon of illustrious Italians (with the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, Rossini). It is also celebrated for the frescoes of the Bardi and Peruzzi chapels, one of the great Giotto's later works.
Piazza S.Croce
Opening hours:
Weekdays: (summer) 09.30-17.30; (winter) 08.00-12.30/15.00-17.30
Holidays and Sundays: 15.00-17.30
Free admission
San Lorenzo
Among the great masterpieces of religious architecture produced by the early Renaissance. The basilica is indissolubly linked with the Medici family. The church is renowned above all for the Old Sacristy, designed by Brunelleschi and decorated by Donatello, an authentic jewel of the Renaissance.
Piazza S.Lorenzo
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 07.00-12.00/15.30-18.30
Holidays and Sundays: 07.00-12.00/15.30-18.30
Entrance fee: Euro 2.50
Santa Trinita
Among the oldest churches in Florence, it was built in the second half of the 11th century, and later reconstructed in 14th century Gothic style, perhaps by Neri di Fioravante. The stone Baroque facade was designed by B. Buontalenti.
Piazza Santa Trinita
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 08.00-12.00/16.00-18.00
Holidays and Sundays: 16.00-18.00
Free admission
Santa Maria del Fiore (Saint Mary of the Flower)
An illustrious religious monument facing the Baptistry, built according to the large and simple lines that were typical of Florentine Gothic. The "Universal Judgement" by Vasari and Zuccari, found on the inside the cupola, is extraordinary.
Piazza Duomo
Opening hours: 10.00-17.00 (the first Saturday of every month 10.00-15.30); Thursday 10.00-15.30
Holidays and Sundays: 13.30-17.00
Free admission
Santa Maria Novella
One of the most famous churches in Florence, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture. Its facade was re-designed in the 15th century by a Florentine architect, Leon Battista Alberti. Inside, the famous Trinity by Masaccio, and Brunelleschi's beautiful wooden crucifix, are especially worth seeing.
Piazza S. Maria Novella
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 07.00-12.00/15.30-18.00; Saturdays 07.00-12.00/15.30-17.00
Holidays and Sundays: 15.30-17.00
Entrance fee: Euro 2.58
San Miniato al Monte
Perched on top of the hill close to Piazzale Michelangelo. The stairs leading up to the church offer a beautiful panoramic view of the city. Together with the Baptistry, it represents the masterpiece of Romaesque architecture in Florence.
Via Monte alle Croci
Opening hours:
Weekdays: (summer) 08.00-12.00/14.00-19.00; (winter) 08.00-12.00/14.30-18.00
Holidays and Sundays: (summer) 08.00-12.00/14.00-19.00; (winter) 08.00-12.00/14.30-18.00
Free admission
Santissima Annunziata
A famous Florentine sanctuary, which houses the venerated image of the Madonna Annunziata. Legend attributes the painting to a friar who, waking from his sleep, is said to have found that the face of the Virgin had been miraculously completed.
Piazza SS. Annunziata
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 7.30-12.30/16.00-18.30
Holidays and Sundays: 7.30-12.30/16.00-18.30
Free admission
Santo Spirito (Chruch of the Holy Ghost)
Together with San Lorenzo, this church is amongst the purest creations of early Renaissance architecture. It was begun in 1444 by Brunelleschi, and continued according to his original plans following his death.
Piazza S.Spirito
Opening hours:
Weekdays: 08.00-12.00/16.00-18.00
Holidays and Sundays: 08.00-12.00/16.00-18.00
Closed on Wednesdays afternoon
Free admission