The city of Dante and Leonardo da Vinci is the most moving symbol of the Italian Renaissance art and culture. The treasures of the Medici family and their endless love for beauty, joined with the enchanting natural panoramas provided by the Arno river and the Tuscan hillside surrounding Florence, will make a walk in Florence's historic center a truly lifetime experience. 
   
 
» Top Museums in Florence

Palazzo del Bargello

Bargello Museum (3900m) - a fortress palace that's today the repository of works by Michelangelo and Donatello and the best Renaissance sculpture, is the natural counterpart to the Renaissance paintings of the Uffizi Gallery.
 
Hours of operation of the Bargello Museum:
Monday - Sunday 8.30am - 1.50pm;
closed the 2nd and 4th Monday and 1st, 3rd and 5th sunday of each month.

Galleria Uffizi

Botticelli - Primavera

Uffizi Gallery (1000m) - the home of the Medici family heritage is an unrivaled walk, suspended in front of the Arno river, among universally acclaimed masterpieces, including works like Sandro Botticelli's "The Spring" and "The Birth of Venus", Leonardo's "The Annunciation" and endless masterpieces by Giotto, Piero della Francesca, Mantegna, Raphael, Michelangelo and Caravaggio.

Ask Hotel Cosimo de' Medici's staff to reserve your tickets in advance to avoid long waiting queues.

Hours of operation of the Uffizi Gallery:
Tuesday - Sunday 8.15am - 6.50pm;
closed Mondays, January 1st , December 25th and May 1st. 

Museo dell'Accademia - Michelangelo: David

Galleria Platina - Raffaello: Ritratto del cardinale Tommaso Inghirami

Academy Gallery (900m) - the museum housing the unfinished works by Michelangelo like the Prisoners and the St. Matthews, other than the world's most celebrated sculpture, the David.

Hours of operation of the Academy Gallery:
Tuesday - Sunday 8.15am - 6.50pm;
closed Mondays, January 1st , December 25th and May 1st.
  
Palatine Gallery (1500m) - inside the residence of the Medici grand-dukes (the Pitty Palace), an impressive collection of artworks by Raphael, Titian, Rubens, and masters of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Hours of operation of the Palatine Gallery:
Tuesday - Sunday 8.30am - 9.00pm (Winter hours: 8.30am - 6.50pm)
closed Mondays.

» Other attractions you can't miss!

Florence's spiritual and political hubs are 2 magnificent squares few meters from Hotel Cosimo de' Medici.

Duomo - S. Maria del Fiore

Piazza del Duomo (600m) – this square houses the Cathedral (Duomo) of Santa Maria del Fiore. The church was designed by Arnolfo da Cambio in 1296 and consecrated by Pope Eugene IV on March 25, 1436 (the first day of the year according to the Florentine calendar) . Brunelleschi's extraordinary genius gave birth to the massive Cupola crowning the skyline of Florence.

The gothic bell tower created by Giotto allows, after a staircase of 414 steps, to have a close look the dome by Brunelleschi in addition to a wonderful panorama of the city.

The other jewel of this unique square is the Baptistery in Romanesque style that is located opposite the Cathedral and is one of the oldest buildings of Florence. The building is characterized by succession of finely carved bronze doors; the doors of Lorenzo Ghiberti have been described by Michelangelo as the "gates of Paradise". 

Piazza Signoria - Palazzo Vecchio

Ponte Vecchio

Piazza della Signoria (900m) - the point of origin of the Florentine Republic is an "en plain air" museum hosting Palazzo Vecchio, a mighty fortress that is the gothic town hall of Florence, a copy of the David of Michelangelo, the statue of Neptune and to the Loggia dei Lanzi, with the famous bronze Perseus.
   
Ponte Vecchio (1200m) - And...last but not least...there's an old legend in Florence: if you want to make your love eternal, you have to chain a padlock to Ponte Vecchio, and then throw the key in the Arno. The Old Bridge of Roman origin that crosses the Arno river is the most suggestive place in Florence and there are no words to describe the wonder...we hope you feel and see what every Florentine knows well at least once in a lifetime...» Check room availability and book on-line! 
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