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Florence is considered the most beautiful city in Italy, the most picturesque and colorful. In addition to the fact that this city itself is very picturesque and beautiful, it is also located in an amazing country, which makes it even more attractive. The city of Florence is located in a spacious picturesque basin, among gentle gentle hills, at the foot of the majestic Northern Apennines. Florence occupies an important, significant place on the map of Italy.

Florence is popular with millions of tourists who come here every year from all over the world. This city gave the world great masters of fine art and is considered the birthplace of the famous Renaissance. Translated into Russian, the name of the city is translated as “blooming”. And it is worth noting that Florence in Italy has indeed lived up to its name for many hundreds of years.

Magnificent Florence became the birthplace of many great artists: Leonardo da Vinci, Giotto, Donatello, Dante, Fra Angelico, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Raphael and many others. But it is worth mentioning another outstanding person who glorified the city - Stendhal. The works of these geniuses can be viewed in the city’s museums and art galleries in Florence.

The history of the city of Florence is interesting and rich, founded by the Etruscans and subsequently conquered by the Romans, it delights us with its medieval streets with unique fortified houses, but most of all we can find architectural monuments of the Renaissance.

The historical center of the city is Piazza della Signoria, where everyone can admire magnificent collections of masterpieces, including sculptures by Cellini and Michelangelo, among others. An equally remarkable attraction is the Florentine Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiori; it is worth noting that this is the third largest cathedral in the whole world. The famous church is also located here - the Gothic Basilica of Santa Croce, which became the tomb for many great Italians, including Michelangelo, the famous Machiavelli, Galileo, Rossini and many other great masters.

In addition, the city has about 90 different museums, many natural attractions, magnificent gardens and parks. Many attractions were supplemented with new elements with each new era. Thanks to the works of masters of all generations, today we can observe the splendor of the Italian beauty of Florence in all its glory with all the most significant monuments and assets. A detailed map of Florence will help you get your bearings and not miss a single interesting place!

The sights of Florence, without exaggeration, are all of Florence and, having noted on the map what to see first, most tourists are distracted from it, noticing another interesting place.

When wanting to see the main attractions of Florence, travelers open a guidebook and are faced with a long list of squares, churches and palazzos. The route along the main ones takes the whole day, and everything seen merges into one whole.

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If your time in this city is limited, then it is more advisable to plan a walk in Florence, focusing on the city’s museums, moving between them on foot; all the “main” squares, palazzos and churches can be viewed along the way. Or you can trust the professionals and book a ticket for an organized excursion using websites and.

How to get there from the airport?

The airport here is small, poorly functional and focused not so much on international flights as on domestic flights in Italy. It is located just 10 km from the historical center, which can be reached:

In the bus.
In a taxi.

Buses

They stop next to the exit from the airport, on the right side. You need to pay attention, because flights depart from here to Pisa airport and other places in Tuscany.

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There are two routes leaving from the airport to Florence:

To via Santa Caterina da Siena with a stop at Santa Maria Novella station, they depart from 5:30 to 21:30 every half hour, from 21:30 to 0:30 every hour, they arrive in 20 minutes, and the ticket costs 6.5 Euro.
There are no stops to Santa Maria Novella station - a ticket costs 5 euros, the bus journey takes 10 minutes, the route operates from 3:30 to 17:30, hourly.

If you mistakenly board a flight to Pisa airport, you just need to get off at the Florence train station. Of course, no one will return the money for the ticket.

Taxi

Expensive way to travel to the city. The driver will ask for 25 to 30 euros; if you bargain, he will take you for 18-20 euros. Taxi rank to the left of the exit from the airport terminal. The website will help you order a car in advance.

Of course there are transfers. If the hotel where the room is booked provides such a service, the traveler will be met and taken to the hotel doorstep. You can also order an individual transfer yourself on the portal.

What to see?

It is impossible to see the monuments of Florence in one day; the whole city is one continuous attraction not only of Tuscany, but of all of Italy.

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But in a day it is quite possible to get to know this city, feel its spirit and mark places for a future longer trip.

It is worth paying attention to the following places in the list of attractions in Florence:

Pharmacy Farmacia di Santa Maria Novella.
Museum of the Academy of Fine Arts.
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.

Having marked these places on the map of Florence with attractions, it is impossible not to notice that the walking tour will take you through other places from the guide, such as the Ponte Vecchio bridge and numerous squares. They do not offer maps or guides at every step, but they are available for download on the Internet in all languages. Transport is also not needed; the historical center is mostly a pedestrian zone.

Almost every tourist guide in Russian calls this place the “heart” of Florence. Whether this is true or not is difficult to say, but it is located in the very center on the map and it is very convenient to start exploring the city from there.

This is an administrative building that became a public museum in the 18th century, that is, the gallery is the oldest museum with full access to everyone not only in Italy, but throughout Europe.

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Here you can see masterpieces of such masters as:

Leonardo da Vinci;
Caravaggio;
Botticelli;
Rembrandt;
Aivazovsky;
Giotto;
Raphael;
Michelangelo.

In addition to the works of these “stars”, the gallery’s collection contains a lot of things that are not so popular, but very interesting. As for the works of geniuses, there are a lot of their early masterpieces here.

In addition to the exhibition halls, the gallery with a total area of 13,000 square meters has a coffee shop, a bookstore, and a library.

The museum is open daily, except Mondays and holidays, from 8:15 to 18:45. The ticket office is open from 8:00 to 18:00, tickets cost from 8 to 11 euros. The price depends on the “exhibit of the day”, that is, whether something special is being shown or performed or not. “The Birth of Venus,” so to speak, a “hit” by Raphael, is always on display; this masterpiece is not one of the “highlights.”

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The address of the gallery is Piazzale degli Uffizi, 6. It is in Piazza della Signoria, and on it:

Neptune's Fountain.
Loggia Lanzi and much more.

It is impossible to get lost in Florence. Even if you forget the map, you shouldn’t rush to download it – there are direction signs with the names of attractions everywhere.

As for the queues, which many fear, for some reason all public excursions begin with St. Mary’s Cathedral, which also opens the list of monuments in all reference books and “amateur” routes. Early in the morning there is no crowd at the Uffizi Gallery; the crowd begins in the afternoon.

Built from the 13th to the 15th centuries, the building with a 94-meter clock tower remains in its original, unchanged form. That is, what was in the 15th century is still there now, of course, except for the side of technical modernization - electricity, the Internet, running water and other household amenities.

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The Council of the Florentine Republic met here, the Duke of Tuscany held audiences here, and it was here that the literary hero Hannibal Lecter strung up Inspector Pazzi.

The address is laconic - Piazza Signoria, 1.

You can see a lot here, the most memorable:

The Cinquecento Hall, better known as the “Room 500”, measures 23x52 meters and has wall niches, ceilings and even floors overflowing with masterpieces.
There are three patios, you need to look into each one.
Dolphin fountain.
Walk-in closet.
Studiolo, small study of Cosimo I de' Medici with 53 original maps from different centuries and a huge globe that could easily fit a person.
“House of Lions”, in the literal sense, real lions were kept here.
Hall of Elements and Terrace of Saturn.

The museum's opening hours are from 9:00 to 19:00; on Thursdays the palazzo is open until 14:00. The entrance ticket costs 7.5 euros.

The Museo Nazionale del Bargello is interesting not only because it houses a unique collection of sculpture as a movement in art - from wooden monstrances of the early Middle Ages to marble masterpieces by Donatello.

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This is a real early medieval castle, which had everything - the chambers of the city council, in which current everyday issues in the life of the city were decided, the city prison, where they also placed a platform for executions (executions were carried out in the courtyard until 1768). From 1261 to 1574 there was the residence of the podestà, and from 1574 to 1865 the main department of the city police was located here. There were also barracks located here.

The castle is one of the few buildings in Florence that survived the great fire in 1323. Here you can see not only sculptures, but also authentic knightly armor, a collection of Oriental rarities donated to the museum by the Robbia family and much more, for example, a collection of city seals and medals.

The museum welcomes visitors from 8:15 to 16:20. In winter, working hours are shorter - up to 14:20. Every odd Monday and even Sunday are days off.

The address is via del Proconsolo, 4, very close to the Dante Museum.

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Entrance costs 4 euros, every first working Sunday for the museum is free. The ticket office is open from morning until 13:20.

While in this place, you should not forget to look into the chapel. There are interesting information boards here, including information about the local bell, which rings only in exceptional cases and on its own. Each ringing is recorded, for example, in the last century the bell woke up before the end of the war in 1945 and in 1966 - before a major flood.

Dante Alighieri means a lot for today's Florence, it is difficult to find a local resident who could not talk about Dante; lines from his works here are stable colloquial turns. This is not surprising, because the local school curriculum devotes more hours to the books and life of Dante than to Pushkin in ours.

The museum itself is atmospheric, not for everyone. The exhibitions are designed in such a way that they do not simply retell a biography and demonstrate some things. The museum conveys the life of the time in which Alighieri lived.

In the room from which the chiesa di Santa Margherita is visible, the entire exhibition is dedicated to the story of Dante’s love for Beatrice Pontinari; of course, the story of his engagement and marriage to Gemma Donati is not forgotten. Great love did not prevent Alighieri from getting married and having children.

It’s paradoxical, but many tourists only learn here that Dante is not only a poet. He was:

He was a pharmacist and was a member of the guild of pharmacists in Florence.
He took part in hostilities in 1289 and distinguished himself on the battlefields.
A politician and city official, and more than once sat in the city council chamber in Bargello.

It was with politics that his lifelong exile was connected; Senor Alighieri was kicked out of the city for accepting a bribe. Whether one of the representatives of the Alighieri family was a corrupt official or not, no one can say for sure, although there are a lot of researchers of Dante’s life in Florence.

In the museum, in addition to the poet’s death mask, the first copies of the “Divine Comedy” published by local printers and other things that are traditionally found in such places, medical instruments, pharmaceutical equipment and other interesting things are presented.

Although the house itself is a reconstruction, since the original building has not had one or two owners who rebuilt it, this reconstruction completely replicates the original.

Entrance to the museum is 4 euros, open daily, except Mondays, from 10:00 to 18:00, in winter - until 17:00. Children under 6 years old will be admitted for free, and from 6 to 12 years old - for 2 euros.

The museum is located at via Santa Margherita, 1. Further down the street is one of the most ancient churches in Florence - chiesa di Santa Margherita. The Church of St. Margaret also has displays dedicated to Dante, and there is a plaque on the family bench. The bench is original; nothing has changed in the church since Alighieri’s life. There is no need to pay for entry; this is a working temple.

Academy of Fine Arts Museum

It will be of interest to connoisseurs of the works of Renaissance masters. Listing out loud everything that is here will take more than one hour. For example, it is here that the original five-meter David by Michelangelo, which became one of the most recognizable symbols of that era, is exhibited.

The name of the museum is no coincidence; in 1561, the “Academy of Painting and Fine Arts” was opened here, the first educational institution in Europe teaching the arts.

The museum is located at Piazza Pitti, 1, and is open from 8:15 to 18:50, every day except Monday. Entrance costs 16 euros.

The best observation deck in Florence and an example of Gothic architecture. You need to come here after taking a break from walking, because there are 414 steps leading up, which you will have to walk.

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The tower is located on Piazza Duomo literally a few steps from the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. The entrance ticket costs 10 euros, it includes access to the dome of St. Mary's Cathedral, access to the baptistery and a number of other bonuses. The bell tower is open from 8:15 to 19:30, except Sundays. In winter – until 18:30.

It is better to leave a visit to Santa Maria del Fiore in the evening, since the main flow of tourists passes here in the morning; for some reason, all tour operators begin excursions around Florence from here.

The doors of the cathedral are open from 10:00 to 17:00, on Thursdays - until 15:30, on weekends - until 16:40. There is no need to look for a ticket office, the temple is operational. However, some places are available for a fee, for example, the dome, which is a symbol of both Florence and all of Italy.

The walls of the cathedral are decorated with stucco and frescoes of armorial content; there are coats of arms of all families that benefited Florence, and among them there is the coat of arms of the Demidovs, which was placed here in the mid-19th century.

In principle, there are many “Russian” places in the city, but the Demidovs occupy a special place. In Florence there is a square named after the Demidovs in the Niccolo district, there is also a monument to Nikolai Demidov, works by Bartolini and a street named after him.

Here today stands their villa on Via Novoli, decorated with the same coat of arms as St. Mary's Cathedral. The Demidovs in Florence, like many other Russians, for example, Dostoevsky, are a separate and interesting topic for educational walks.

Pharmacy Farmacia di Santa Maria Novella

This is the oldest pharmacy in Florence. Florentine pharmacists in the Middle Ages not only prepared poisons and medicines, they also practiced as doctors and prepared perfume mixtures and soap. It was perfumery that became the destiny of Farmacia di Santa Maria Novella.

Today, this is not just a store with a history that sells perfume - here you can create an individual scent, and the finished products will satisfy the most demanding tastes, or you can purchase soap, which you can also “compose” personally if desired. There is a museum here that tells the history of pharmacy in Florence; you don’t have to pay to enter it.

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It was Farmacia di Santa Maria Novella that served the Medici family for centuries, satisfying all their needs. It is possible that it was here that the poisonous book was prepared that poisoned Charles the Ninth and much more.

The pharmacy is located in the same place where it was opened in 1221 - at via della Scala, 16, directly opposite the Florence train station. It is open daily from 9:00 to 20:00. The museum is open from 10:30 to 17:30.

In addition to perfumes and soaps, there is everything from tablets against stomach colic to herbal teas. There are always a lot of buyers here, and if you ask about the prices, it will become clear why. For example, choosing an individual cologne composition and receiving a 100 ml “personal” perfume just made in an hour will cost 68 euros and more.

The rest of the prices are also “not too bad” and are quite comparable with Moscow stores, which, of course, will never provide such an assortment.

Video: Florence - overview of attractions.

What else to see?

The main attractions of Florence are so captivating that you can involuntarily forget about what is located beyond its borders. Meanwhile, being in the capital of Tuscany, you simply cannot help but see everything that is next to it.

Neighborhoods of Florence are:

Pisa;
Lucca;
Sienna;
San Gimignano;
Volterra;

All the towns are an hour and a half away, but you won’t be able to spend less than a day in each. In addition, the surrounding area includes famous Tuscan vineyards, Pinocchio Park and much more.

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Coming to Florence for a day or two is like eating one spoonful of ice cream, which in local restaurants is handcrafted, just like the coffee recipes. You need to travel here for a long time and on your own.

As for excursions, they are available everywhere, and sightseeing tours of the historical center are completely free and depart from the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore as groups gather; the work of the guides is paid for by the municipality.

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History, facts, modernity.
Let's start with a few words about the modern status of the language; it is obvious that Italian is the official language in Italy, the Vatican (simultaneously with Latin), in San Marino, but also in Switzerland (in its Italian part, the canton of Ticino) and in Several districts in Croatia and Slovenia, where a large Italian-speaking population lives, Italian is also spoken by some of the residents on the island of Malta.

Italian dialects - will we understand each other?

In Italy itself, even today you can hear many dialects, sometimes it is enough to travel only a few tens of kilometers to encounter another of them.
Moreover, dialects are often so different from each other that they can seem like completely different languages. If people from, for example, the northern and central Italian “outback” meet, they may not even be able to understand each other.
What is especially interesting is that some dialects, in addition to the oral form, also have a written form, such as the Neopolitan, Venetian, Milanese and Sicilian dialects.
The latter exists, accordingly, on the island of Sicily and is so different from other dialects that some researchers distinguish it as a separate Sardinian language.
However, in everyday communication and, especially, in large cities, you are unlikely to experience any inconvenience, because... Today, dialects are spoken mainly by older people in rural areas, while young people use the correct literary language, which unites all Italians, the language of radio and, of course, television.
It may be mentioned here that until the end of the Second World War, modern Italian was only a written language, used by the ruling class, scientists and in administrative institutions, and it was television that played a big role in the spread of the common Italian language among all inhabitants.

How it all began, origins

The history of the formation of modern Italian, as we all know it, is closely connected with the history of Italy and, of course, no less fascinating.
Origins - in Ancient Rome, everything was in the Roman language, commonly known as Latin, which at that time was the official state language of the Roman Empire. Later, from Latin, in fact, the Italian language and many other European languages arose.
Therefore, knowing Latin, you can understand what a Spaniard is saying, plus or minus a Portuguese, and you can even understand part of the speech of an Englishman or a Frenchman.
In 476, the last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, abdicated the throne after the capture of Rome by the German leader Odocar, this date is considered the end of the Great Roman Empire.
Some also call it the end of the “Roman language”, however, even today disputes still rage as to why exactly the Latin language lost its relevance, because of the capture of the Roman Empire by barbarians or was it a natural process and in what language? spoken towards the end of the Roman Empire.
According to one version, in ancient Rome by this time, along with Latin, the spoken language was already widespread, and it is from this popular language of Rome that the Italian that we know as Italian of the 16th century comes from, according to the second version, in connection with the invasion of the barbarians Latin mixed with various barbarian languages and dialects, and it is from this synthesis that the Italian language originates.

Birthday - first mention

The year 960 is considered the birthday of the Italian language. This date is associated with the first document where this “proto-vernacular language” is present - vulgare, these are court papers related to the land litigation of the Benedictine Abbey, witnesses used this particular version of the language so that the testimony would be understandable to as many people as possible, until this moment in all official papers we can only see Latin.
And then there was a gradual spread in the ubiquitous life of the language vulgare, which translates as the people's language, which became the prototype of the modern Italian language.
However, the story does not end there, but only becomes more interesting and the next stage is associated with the Renaissance and with such well-known names as Dante Alighiere, F. Petrarch, G. Boccaccio and others.
to be continued...

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Florence on the map of Italy

Detailed map of Florence

Traffic diagram in Florence

Florence Map

Florence is the capital of one of the most picturesque and culturally rich regions of Italy - Tuscany. The City of Arts is located in the central part of the country. The highway connecting Rome and Milan runs along the western outskirts of Florence. By the way, Rome and Florence are separated by an hour and a half train ride.

The map of Florence shows that the city is crossed by the river Arno. The city stretches along both banks of the river, across which there are several luxurious bridges. From the north, the Tuscan capital is surrounded by the Apennine hills.

A detailed map of Florence is your reliable travel companion in the ancient Italian city. Florence can only be known and seen while walking through the narrow streets and cozy squares. The town is small and every corner of it is charming and unique.

Florence map with landmarks will help you find the way to the desired museum, palace, bridge or square.

The beautiful city in the valley of the banks of the Arno River gave the world great figures of science and art: Galileo, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Donatello, Dante, Botticelli. The sights of Florence attract tourists from all over the world. There is a lot to see here: palaces, churches, galleries, museums, squares.

The name "Firenze" is translated from Italian as "blooming", and it was founded by Roman settlers in the 1st century BC. The symbol of the city is blooming irises and white lilies. The city came under the influence of various cultures, and only in the 10th century did its revival begin, when Firenze became an independent commune. The peak of the city's heyday occurred in the 13th-18th centuries; during that period, the “flourishing city” made a huge contribution to the development of world science, culture and architecture.

The modern city is the administrative center of Tuscany and is home to about 400 thousand people. The climate is mild: warm spring, hot summer, autumn comes late, and it often rains in winter. The best time to visit is spring, when, in addition to historical and architectural masterpieces, you can look at the blooming gardens in all their splendor.

Photos and descriptions of attractions

The city is relatively large, and you can see most of the interesting places on your own in 1-3 days, without particularly rushing. Let's look at a sample route below.

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (il Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore)

The visiting card of the city is the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. The architectural trio consisting of Catedrale, Campanile and Battistero is located in Piazza Duomo. This is the most grandiose building of the Italian art era of the 15th century (Quattrocento). The huge bright red dome of la Catedrale is visible from anywhere in the city. At the time of construction, all residents of the city could fit under its arches.
The Duomo's vaults are decorated with frescoes depicting great people of that time. The facade is made in pink, white and green colors. The clock of the 15th century is noteworthy; its hands go in the opposite direction, according to the author’s idea, bringing the Day of Judgment closer.

Schedule: every day from 10-00 to 18-00.
Entrance: the whole complex for 15 euros.
Location: Piazza Duomo, 17 – 50122 Firenze.

Giotto's Bell Tower (Campanile di Giotto)

The next building is 84.7 m high, belonging to the cathedral, built in the Italian Gothic style in the 14th century. Several architects worked on Giotto's Campanile, but the main design belongs to Giotto. The bell tower is made in the same style as the Duomo, lined with tricolor marble.
The facade of the lower tier is decorated with bas-reliefs depicting various planets and scenes from the creation of the world. Above the tier there are 16 sculptures. From the observation deck of the Campanile, Florence and its surroundings are clearly visible.

Schedule: from 08-30 to 20-00, seven days a week.
Single ticket – 15 euros.

Baptistery of San Giovanni

Another architectural masterpiece of the temple trio on Piazza Duomo in the form of an octagonal tower. Battistero is the oldest building, built in the 1st – 2nd centuries. The ceiling under the dome is decorated with mosaics, and one of the scenes depicted on the vault is “The Last Judgment” with the central figure of Christ.

Different architects worked on the gates from different sides of the world, all the scenes depicted on them are based on biblical subjects. But the most unusual gate is the eastern one, with paintings from the Old Testament made of bronze, which Michelangelo Buonarroti himself called “the gates of heaven.”

Inside, the battistero is striking in its splendor: the marble dome, painted with frescoes, is illuminated by a beam of light from the center of the dome.
Entrance: daily from 11-00 to 19-00, on Sundays and holidays - from 08-30 to 14-00.
Single ticket – 15 euros.

Coordinates: Piazza Duomo, 17 – 50122 Firenze.

It was a place where the Florentine nobility met, and the sculptures in the square inspired with their beauty on the way to the Palazzo vecchio, in which they resolved global issues.

Among the statues, the most famous is the marble statue of “David”, the statue called “Perseus with the head of Medusa” and others. Also in this place stands the no less famous “Fountain of Neptune”. The castle itself is located on this square.

Palazzo Vecchio Translated from Italian it means “Old Palace”, and once it was called the new one. The building looks monumental and has clear shapes. At the top there is a clock tower, the clock on which still works. The building is strict and majestic from the outside and looks rich from the inside.

Carved arches and columns, painted ceiling. For the wedding of Francesco Medici with Joan of Austria, the artist Giorgio Vasari made images of Prague, Vienna and other cities on the interior walls of the palace; they would remind the bride of her homeland so that she would not get bored.

Most of the palace is occupied by “Hall 500,” where a council of five hundred members ruled.
Schedule: from 09-30 to 19-00 all days, on Thursday – until 14-00.
The fee is 7 euros.

Location: Piazza Signoria 1 Firenze.

Basilica of Santa Croce

The world's largest Franciscan church in the Gothic style. It is believed that its founder was St. Francis himself. It was built in the form of an Egyptian cross. The inside walls are painted with frescoes and paintings by famous artists, and stained glass windows decorate the interior of the temple.

In the 18th century, an 80-meter bell tower was completed. The basilica is famous for the fact that great sculptors and artists are buried here, such as Michelangelo, Rossini, Galileo, Machiavelli.
Now the church functions more as a museum, and various festivals are held on the square in front of Santa Croce.
Location: Piazza Santa Croce, 16.

Opening hours for visitors: all days except Sunday - from 9:30 to 17:30; on weekends - from 14-00 to 17-00.

Entrance - 8 euros.

Uffizi Gallery Vasari's niche is decorated with 28 statues of great people of the time, and the museum also has many restored Roman statues. The collection of the 15th – 17th centuries includes gold coins, jewelry and antiques. The basis of the exhibits is the collection of the Medici family. Some famous works: “Cupid and Psyche”, “Venus de Medici”, “Birth of Venus” by Botticelli, etc.

The ticket price in high season is 20 euros, in low season it is 12 euros.
Location: Piazzale degli Uffizi 50123 Firenze.
Entrance: Tue-Fri from 08-45 to 17-00, Mon – closed.

Basilica of San Lorenzo

It began to be built in the 4th century and was rebuilt in the 11th century in the Romano style, later the Renaissance style was added. At first it was the cathedral of Florence. The dome of the Princes' Chapel is similar to the dome of the Cathedral, but slightly smaller. Brunelleschi, Michelozzo and Michelangelo worked on the architecture of the building. The basilica is the tomb of the Medici family.

The interior of the temple is more attractive than the exterior, thanks to the works of Michelangelo and Donatello.

Entrance: 7 euros for visiting the entire complex.
Location: Piazza di San Lorenzo, 9.
Schedule: from 10-00 to 17-00 all days, from 13:00 to 17:30 on Sunday.

Republic Square (Piazza della Repubblica)

In ancient times, the Roman Forum was located here. Construction of the square began at the moment when Florence was proclaimed the capital of Italy. Unfortunately, to clear the space, many churches, towers, palaces and houses were removed. Instead, buildings in an eclectic style were built in the 19th century. One of the attractions of the square is a huge arch.

Currently, this is the busiest pedestrian street, connecting the Old Bridge and the Cathedral. Locals are very fond of the small fountain with a boar, which is affectionately called “porcellino”. Entrance to the square is free.

Basilica of Santa Maria Novella

The unusual church, which became the first basilica in Florence, resembles a box in appearance and is located in the square of the same name. The Gothic and early Renaissance basilica was built in the 13th century and later underwent some changes.
The outside is decorated with white and black marble, and the inside is decorated with magnificent frescoes by Domenico Ghirlandaio.

The Basilica Novella is mentioned in Boccaccio’s work “The Decameron”; it is here that the plot begins.
Location: Piazza Santa Maria Novella
Schedule: from 9:00 to 19:00, on Sundays - from 11:00. From October to March the basilica is open until 17:00.

Ponte Vecchio

The world's most famous bridge was built in the 14th century and crosses the Arno River. Translated from Italian it means “old”, but more often it is called “golden”, because Duke Ferdinand ordered the butcher shops located along the banks of the river to be replaced with jewelry ones. Thus, gold craft was concentrated around the bridge. One jewelry workshop is still in operation. And now you can buy unique gold items near Ponte.

The bridge is a monumental structure of three arches. The highlight of the bridge is that there are houses on both sides.

Palazzo Medici Riccardi

The three-tiered palace in the early Renaissance style was designed for Cosimo de' Medici, whose descendants lived in this palace for hundreds of years. Subsequently, the building was bought by Riccardi. He maintained the appearance of the Palazzo while expanding it. The interior decoration was made in Baroque style.

The first floor is made of rough stone masonry symbolizing stability, the second and third tiers are made of polished stone; the master's chambers were located here.

In the castle courtyard there is a beautiful garden with sculptures by famous artists, and marble tiles on the floor. The Gallery of Mirrors is a large hall dedicated to the Medici family.
The building now houses the prefecture and the Riccardi Library.

Location: Via Cavour, 3.
Schedule: from 9-00 to 19-00, closes an hour earlier on weekends.
Entrance fee: 7 euros.

Bargello Palace

The austere appearance of the palace in the Gothic style resembles a fortress. It was built in the 13th century for the chief constable (as he would be called now). It also had a prison and guard barracks.
Later, the palazzo housed the Bargello National Museum, with one of the largest collections of works by great sculptors.

Location: Via del Proconsolo, 4.
Schedule: from 08-15 to 17-00.
Entrance fee: 9 euros.

University of Florence (Università degli Studi di Firenze)

One of the oldest and most popular educational institutions in Italy. It was founded in the 13th century and has moved to and from Pisa more than once. The 15th century saw its heyday, when the main emphasis was placed on the faculties of medicine and law.

Currently, the university has 12 faculties and about 60 thousand students.

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