Category: Florence

Uffizi Gallery

The Uffizi Gallery in Florence is the most popular museum in Italy and one of the most famous and important museums in the world.  It houses works by great artists…

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Palazzo Vecchio

Palazzo Vecchio is located in Piazza della Signoria in Florence and is the seat of the Major of the city.  It represents the best synthesis of fourteenth-century civil architecture and…

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Accademia Gallery

In 1784 the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo wanted to build a gallery in Florence to accommodate great examples of Florentine art. The birth of this gallery is given above all…

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Medici Chapels

The Medici Chapels house the tombs of over 50 members of the noble Florentine family.  In addition to the crypt where the Medici are buried, the complex includes the Chapel…

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