Uffizi Gallery in Florence is one of the most famous museums in the world and one of the most visited in Italy. Founded at the behest of Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo as a collection of works for the students of the Accademia di Belle Arti, it houses an extraordinary collection of paintings from the 13th to the 16th century. In addition, the Gallery exhibits the largest number of Michelangelo’s sculptures in the world (seven), including the world-famous Donatello’s David.
Via Ricasoli, 58/60
+ 39 055 294883
www.galleriaaccademiafirenze.it/visita/
Monday to Sunday 8:15 a.m. - 6:50 p.m.
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Garden of Palazzo Budini Gattai, built by Bartolomeo Ammannati in 1563 for Ugolino Grifoni (the secretary of Cosimo I), is a Renaissance-style Garden decorated with a fountain with statues of Jason, V [...]
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Opificio delle Pietre Dure is an institute with special autonomy of the Ministry of Culture that carries out conservation of works of art through restoration, research and training. It is also home to [...]
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Piazza della Santissima Annunziata is one of the most beautiful squares in Florence. Located in the historic city center, it is famous for the Basilica of the Santissima Annunziata, where the legendar [...]
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Cenacolo di Sant’Apollonia is part of the Benedictine monastery of Sant’Apollonia, the largest female monastery in Florence, founded in 1339. Inside, you can see the large fresco of the Last Suppe [...]
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The Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Florence is in a central area of the city and it offers degree courses in Earth Sciences, Geology and Environmental Sciences. It is also an advanc [...]
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Museo di San Marco is located within the monumental part of the Dominican convent of San Marco. Inside, there is the largest collection of Beato Angelico’s works, such as the Annunciation, a masterp [...]
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centre of Florence. Facing the homonymous square, it was founded in the 13th century and restored in the 15th century at the behest of Cosimo Il Vecchio de’ Medici, who entrusted the work to Michelo [...]
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Museo degli Innocenti, situated in Piazza della Santissima Annunziata, is located in the complex designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, in which the Istituto degli Innocenti is also housed. The museum comb [...]
