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Florence is famous all over the world for its unique cultural heritage. Together with Rome and Venice, the Tuscan capital is one of the most visited cities in Italy by tourists from all over the world. The historical centre, part of UNESCO’s World Heritage, is full of museums, churches and buildings built between the XIVth and XVIth century, when Florentia was the cradle of Renaissance.
Here is a selection of the most popular places of interest:
Museums: The Uffizi Gallery, the Pitti Museum, the Bargello Museum, the Archaeological Museum, the Museum of Modern Art and the Duomo Museum.
Libraries: The Laurentian Library, the Riccardiana Library, the Marucelliana Library and the National Central Library.
Academies: Crusca, Cimento and Colombaria.
Gardens: Parco delle Cascine, Bomboli Gardens and the Iris Garden.
Monuments: the Baptistery of St John, the Fortezza da Basso, Giotto’s Bell Tower, The Ospedale degli Innocenti, Michelangelo’s David.
Churches: The Duomo of Florence (or Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral), surmounted by Brunelleschi’s great cupola and joined by Giotto’s Bell Tower, holds one of Michelangelo’s Pietà; the Baptistery with Ghilberti’s and Andrea Pisano’s golden doors; the Churh of Santa Maria Novella, Basilica of the Holy Cross, which holds the tombs of Macchiavelli, Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei, Alfieri, Foscolo and Rossini; the church of San Lorenzo, and many others more.
Palazzi: Palazzo Vecchio, the loggia of Orcagna, Brunelleschi’s Spedale degli Innocenti, the Medici Palazzi, the Pitti Palazzo and the Uffizi (by Vasari), Ponte Vecchio characterised by the double rows of botteghe (workshops).
Piazzas: Piazza del Duomo, Piazza della Repubblica, Piazza Santa Croce, Piazza della Signoria, Piazza della Libertà, Piazza dell'Indipendenza, Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Piazzale Michelangelo, and other minor ones.
