Here you are in one of the most beautiful squares of Florence. Beautiful? I mean, splendiferous! Anything you want, we've got it. It's a busy, active piazza full of life and with all sorts of things going on under the wing of the glorious Basilica which has been looking out over the whole square, its surrounding streets, its stands, its residents and its visitors since 393. The market and its stands have be ...

Galleria dell'Accademia, founded in 1784, hosts a collection of sculptures and paintings. One of the most important works on display at the museum is David by Michelangelo (completed around 1504), which was moved there in 1873. Michelangelo has depicted David before the battle [Verrochio's and Donatello's Davids are depicted after his triumph standing over Goliath's severed head]. The young Michelangelo was ...

Florence has some of the most beautiful museums in the world (the Uffizi, Accademia, Palatina Galleries, the Bargello Museum, the Medici Chapels, Modern Art Gallery and San Marco Museum, the Archaeological Museum and many more ) with millions of visitors from all over the world each year..! But, museum enthusiasts beware! queues ("lines," if you're american;) to enter these museums can (in cases like the Uf ...