Baptistery of San Giovanni
Piazza di San Giovanni, Centro Storico, Florence, 50123, Italy
Dante was baptized here.
Basilica of Santa Croce
16 Piazza di Santa Croce, Centro Storico, Florence, 50122, Italy
They call it the Temple of Italian Glories, which sounds grandiose until you realize Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, and Rossini are all buried here, in the same building, steps from each other.
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
Piazza del Duomo, Centro Storico, Florence, 50122, Italy
Here's the thing about Brunelleschi's dome: nobody thought it could be built.
Galleria dell'Accademia
Via Ricasoli 58/60, 50122 Firenze
The block of marble that became David had been sitting around for 35 years, and nobody wanted it.
Giotto's Bell Tower
Piazza del Duomo, 50122 Firenze
Giotto di Bondone was seventy years old and at the peak of his fame when he was appointed chief architect of the cathedral complex in 1334.
Loggia dei Lanzi
Piazza della Signoria, 50122 Firenze
This is an open-air sculpture museum with no walls, no ticket, and no closing time.
Palazzo Pitti
1 Piazza dei Pitti, Centro Storico, Florence, 50125, Italy
Luca Pitti wanted the biggest palace in Florence, and he wanted it bigger than anything the Medici had.
Palazzo Vecchio
Piazza della Signoria, 50122 Firenze
Florence's town hall has been in continuous operation since 1299, making it one of the oldest functioning government buildings in the world.
Piazza della Signoria
Piazza della Signoria, 50122 Firenze
This square has seen more political violence per square meter than almost anywhere in Europe.
Piazzale Michelangelo
Viale Michelangelo, Centro Storico, Florence, 50125, Italy
Every postcard of Florence was shot from here.
Ponte Vecchio
Ponte Vecchio, Centro Storico, Florence, 50125, Italy
For centuries, this bridge stank.
Uffizi Gallery
6 Piazzale degli Uffizi, Centro Storico, Florence, 50122, Italy
The name literally means "offices," which is the most spectacularly underselling name in art history.
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