• Baptistery 
built in the 11th c., fine example of Tuscan Romanesque architecture. Piazza San Giovanni
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• Bargello 
built in 1255, it was at one time the home of Florence's public authorities; nowdays, it houses the Museo Nazionale dell Bargello, collection of famous artistic masterpieces. Via del Proconsolo, 4
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• Campanile di Giotto 
Giotto Bell Tower, also known as Campanile of Santa Maria del Fiore, was projected by Giotto; from the top (85 mt) you can enjoy a spectacular view of Florence. Piazza Duomo
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• Cappelle Medicee 
houses the tombs of Cosimo de' Medici and Donatello. Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini

• Duomo 
gem of Gothic art, this wonderful building with its picturesque green, white and red marble decorations, began in 1296, was completed in 1468. Among artists who worked on the church: Giotto, Francesco Talenti, Lapo Ghini, Brunelleschi Piazza Duomo
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• Galleria dell'Accademia 
the gallery stores the major body of sculpture by Michelangelo and collection of paintings of 14th and 15th-c.

• Giardino di Boboli
wonderful garden surrounding Palazzo Pitti. Piazza de' Pitti, 1

• Loggia della Signoria 
The loggia of Piazza della Signoria, built between 1376 and 1382. Piazza della Signoria
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• Museo Archeologico Nazionale 
one of the most important museums for Etruscan and Egyptian finds (sarcophaguses, statues, cinerary urns, bronzes, ceramics and gold work)

• Palazzo degli Uffizi 
designed and built by Giorgio Vasari (1560 - 1580) houses the most famous art gallery storing works of Italian art from every period. Piazzale degli Uffizi
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• Palazzo Medici Riccardi 
built at the end of the 15th c. as a residence for the Medici, nowdays houses the Museo Mediceo and the Biblioteca Riccardiana. Via Cavour 1

• Palazzo Pitti 
first built of this Renaissance building was in the mid 15th c on Brunelleschi's design, but completed in the 17th c.; it was residence for the Medici, and for Vittorio Emanuele II. Nowdays it houses various museums (Gallerie Palatina, Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Museo degli Argenti, Museo della Porcellane, Museo delle Carrozze). Piazza Pitti, 1

• Palazzo Strozzi 
building commissioned in the 15th cent. by the powerful and rich merchant Strozzi, it is one of the largest palaces of that period. Piazza Strozzi

• Piazza della Signoria 
through the centuries this square has been the political and civil centre of Florence; includes Palazzo della Signoria and Michelangelo's David. Piazza della Signoria
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• Piazzale Michelangiolo 
from this terrace one can enjoy a wonderful view of the entire city and its surroundings

• Ponte Vecchio 
the oldest bridge in Florence, famous all over the world for its overhanging shops, through a covered walkwayis links Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti . Ponte Vecchio
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• Santa Maria Novella 
church built in the mid-13th c. by Dominican friars. Piazza Santa Maria Novella

• Santa Croce 
on the ancient Piazza Santa Croce, it is a Franciscan church (begun in 1294, completed in the mid 15th c.). Piazza Santa Croce

• Uffizi Galleria
countless masterpieces exhibited in the 45 rooms. The gallery mainly houses Italian and European paintings from a period between the 12th and 18th centuries. 13th-c. (with works by Cimabue, Giotto and Duccio da Buoninsegna), late Gothic (with works by Gentile da Fabriano and Lorenzo Monaco), Renaissance (with works by Beato Angelico, Paolo Uccello, Filippo Lippi, Antonio Pollaiolo, Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Perugino, Vasari, Michelangelo, Raphael); Fleming, German, Venetian, Lombard and Emilian school are represented too. Piazzale degli Uffizi