# What to see in Florence: 15 unmissable places

The best of the cradle of the Renaissance according to guides and travellers: museums, churches, squares and views.

- 47 votes · 16 items
- Aug 28, 2025 · V. Ferraro
- https://even.best/en/l/122/what-to-see-in-florence-15-unmissable-places

## Top 15

1. **Ponte Vecchio** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — The medieval bridge over the Arno lined with goldsmiths' shops, with the Vasari Corridor above.
2. **Uffizi Gallery** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Primavera, plus Leonardo, Michelangelo and Caravaggio. <https://www.uffizi.it/>
3. **Giotto's Bell Tower** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Bell tower nearly 85 m tall next to the cathedral, with 414 steps.
4. **Accademia Gallery** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — The home of Michelangelo's David, carved between 1501 and 1504. <https://www.galleriaaccademiafirenze.it/>
5. **Piazzale Michelangelo** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1869 panoramic terrace on the south bank with the city's most famous view.
6. **Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The Medici palace with the Palatine Gallery and the great Italian-style garden. <https://www.uffizi.it/palazzo-pitti>
7. **Santa Maria Novella** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Dominican church with Masaccio's Holy Trinity and Giotto's crucifix.
8. **Florence Cathedral and Brunelleschi's Dome** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The Duomo in white, green and pink marble; 463 steps lead to the top of the dome. <https://duomo.firenze.it/>
9. **Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The 14th-century town hall with the Hall of the Five Hundred, and the Loggia dei Lanzi's statues.
10. **Basilica of Santa Croce** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Franciscan church with the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli. <https://www.santacroceopera.it/>
11. **Medici Chapels** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The Medici mausoleum at San Lorenzo, with Michelangelo's New Sacristy.
12. **Baptistery of St John** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Romanesque baptistery with Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise.
13. **Mercato Centrale** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 19th-century covered market in San Lorenzo with a food hall upstairs.
14. **Bargello National Museum** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The sculpture museum with Donatello's and Verrocchio's Davids.
15. **Oltrarno and Santo Spirito** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The artisans' quarter across the Arno, with Brunelleschi's basilica and a lively square.
16. **San Miniato al Monte** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Romanesque church above Piazzale Michelangelo where monks sing Gregorian vespers.

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