What to see in Florence: 15 unmissable places
The top 3 according to 47 votes from people: Ponte Vecchio · Uffizi Gallery · Giotto's Bell Tower. (Updated Aug 28, 2025.)
The best of the cradle of the Renaissance according to guides and travellers: museums, churches, squares and views.
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Top 15
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1
Ponte Vecchio
The medieval bridge over the Arno lined with goldsmiths' shops, with the Vasari Corridor above.
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2
Uffizi Gallery
Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Primavera, plus Leonardo, Michelangelo and Caravaggio.
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3
Giotto's Bell Tower
Bell tower nearly 85 m tall next to the cathedral, with 414 steps.
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4
Accademia Gallery
The home of Michelangelo's David, carved between 1501 and 1504.
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5
Piazzale Michelangelo
1869 panoramic terrace on the south bank with the city's most famous view.
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6
Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens
The Medici palace with the Palatine Gallery and the great Italian-style garden.
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7
Santa Maria Novella
Dominican church with Masaccio's Holy Trinity and Giotto's crucifix.
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8
Florence Cathedral and Brunelleschi's Dome
The Duomo in white, green and pink marble; 463 steps lead to the top of the dome.
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9
Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio
The 14th-century town hall with the Hall of the Five Hundred, and the Loggia dei Lanzi's statues.
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10
Basilica of Santa Croce
Franciscan church with the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli.
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11
Medici Chapels
The Medici mausoleum at San Lorenzo, with Michelangelo's New Sacristy.
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12
Baptistery of St John
Romanesque baptistery with Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise.
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13
Mercato Centrale
19th-century covered market in San Lorenzo with a food hall upstairs.
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14
Bargello National Museum
The sculpture museum with Donatello's and Verrocchio's Davids.
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15
Oltrarno and Santo Spirito
The artisans' quarter across the Arno, with Brunelleschi's basilica and a lively square.
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San Miniato al Monte
Romanesque church above Piazzale Michelangelo where monks sing Gregorian vespers.
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Comments (5)
Prenotate gli Uffizi online, altrimenti la coda vi mangia mezza giornata.
Salire sulla Cupola del Brunelleschi: 463 gradini ma ne vale ogni singolo.
Il Mercato Centrale per un panino col lampredotto, la vera Firenze 😋
Piazzale Michelangelo pieno di gente, meglio salire un po' più su fino a San Miniato.
San Miniato al Monte al tramonto, con i monaci che cantano i vespri. Pelle d'oca.