Once owned by Michelangelo, Casa Buonarroti is a modest palazzo that features some of his lesser known statues and original sketches.
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This gallery is famous for its Michelangelo sculptures, particularly his David, The Four Prisoners and the Pietà of Palestrina. The collection also features many Pre-Renaissance and Renaissance paintings, including several Botticellis.
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The Uffizi Gallery is known as one of the best and most famous art galleries in the world, boasting one of the greatest collections of paintings in existence, including Giotto, Leonardo, Raphael, Rubens, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Titian, Michelangelo and Botticelli.
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This Gothic cathedral was erected between 1296 and 1436 and completed by Brunelleschi’s elegant and unique cupola. To the right of the cathedral rises Giotto’s famous bell tower, decorated with panels and carvings and lighted by double and triple windows.

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This Protestant cemetery houses the tombs of a number of well-known people, including the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

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Located in one of the biggest squares in the centre of Florence, the Dominican Basilica of Santa Maria Novella was built between 1246 and 1360. Its white and green Gothic-Romanesque façade was created by Leon Battista Alberti, and masterpieces by Giotto, Masaccio, Filippo Lippi and Ghirlandaio are housed here.

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This unique, unfinished Florentine church hosts masterpieces by Rosso Fiorentino, Donatello and Bronzino. The church is flanked by the splendid old sacristy by Michelangelo that houses the Medici family tombs.

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Located at the Piazza della Santissima, the famous Spedale Degli Innocenti was designed in 1419 by Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi. Europe’s oldest hospital built for orphaned children features huge archways, Corinthian columns and geometric space.

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Designed by Giuseppe Poggi, it offers one of the most magnificent city views in the world, taking in all of Florence. The square is dedicated to the great artist, and a copy of the famous David sits in the middle.

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The medieval bridge over the Arno river, initially occupied by butchers, now houses jewellers. It is lined with shops.

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The largest Franciscan church in the world, Santa Croce is renowned for its 16 chapels, many of them decorated with frescoes painted by Giotto and his students. The church holds the tombs of such renowned Florentines as Michelangelo, Machiavelli and Galileo.

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Located on the south bank of the Arno – the Oltrarno, “other side of the Arno” – Santo Spirito is a charming neighbourhood frequented more by locals than tourists. It features colourful markets and countless shops, as well as the 15th-century Brunelleschi-designed Santo Spirito Church.

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Overlooking the Piazzale Michelangelo, the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte was built between the 11th and 13th centuries and is one of the finest examples of the Florentine Romanesque style. It features frescoes by Spinello Aretino and the Chapel of the Cardinal of Portugal by Luca della Robbia. Visitors can enjoy attending the celebration of Mass that is sung in Latin every afternoon by the Olivetani monks.

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Located in the Piazza della Santissima Annunziata, arguably Florence’s prettiest square, the Basilica of Santissima Annunziata is one of the city’s most important churches. Founded in 1250, it has been expanded over the centuries and features frescoes by Andrea del Sarto, Rosso Fiorentino and Pontormo; del Sarto’s Birth of a Virgin (1514) is considered one of his finest.

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Located near the centre of the city, the Boboli Garden (Giardino di Boboli) is a rich, extravagant garden with large expanses to explore and photogenic views of Florence to admire. Designed by the Grand Dukes as a venue for parties and celebrations, this garden features statues, fountains and a variety of features, some specially commissioned and some taken from the fabulous Medici art collections.

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Located on a hill offering breathtaking view of Florence, the remains of this hill town’s ancient walls date back to Etruscan times, some 2,000 years ago. Other sights include the Roman baths, the Roman amphitheatre and the 14th-century town hall and cathedral.

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One of the four Maritime Republics, Pisa is an important testimonial to the glorious history of Tuscany. A city of art, it is also a city of culture and science. Great examples of both are the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa and Piazza dei Miracoli, where the leaning tower is located.

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One of Italy’s best-preserved medieval fortified villages, San Gimignano is an example of what many Italian villages used to look like. It is known for its impressive towers, some over 50 metres (164 feet) in height, which served as status symbols of the town’s power and prosperity. Today, only 15 towers of the original 70 are left, but together with its beautiful streets, churches and public buildings, they remain a fine example of the town’s glorious past.

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Siena is one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Italy. It is famous for the Duomo, with its striped Baroque façade, and Piazza del Campo, where the historic Palio horse race still takes place, twice each summer, on July 2 and August 16.

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In the surrounding region, visitors can enjoy the picturesque Tuscany landscape, ranging from the Chianti area with its renowned vineyards, to the Maremma with its wild nature, to the Tuscany coast.

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This museum features Egyptian artefacts, Roman remains and important Etruscan collections.

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This museum features a fascinating collection of clocks, telescopes, maps and other ingenious gadgets from the Renaissance and later.

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This museum is a must for anyone interested in shoes. This unique collection features hundreds of historic and opulent shoes.

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Florence’s town hall, this massive Tuscan Gothic crenellated fortress-palace is among the most impressive town halls of Tuscany. Once home to the Medici family, its famous statues include Michelangelo’s Genius of Victory. It overlooks the Piazza della Signoria, with its copy of Michelangelo’s David, and the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi, a delightful open-air museum.

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Once home to the Medicis, Pitti Palace is now the largest museum complex in Florence. It comprises seven museums, including a modern art gallery and an ancient coaches museum.

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