The Uffizi Gallery:
One of the most important museum in the world which has 50 rooms with paintings from 13 th to 18 th century of the most famous painters:Giotto,Botticelli,Leonardo,Tiziano, and other works of fundamental painters in the history of the European and Italian culture.
*The duration of the visit is about 2 hours
The Accademia Gallery
In the tribune the exciting impact with the original of “David” and the four Prisoners of Michelangelo.The Accademia Gallery also has works of Florentine paintings from 13 th to 17 th century among these works altar pieces of Orcagna,Bernardo Daddi,Ghirlandaio,Bronzino and Alessandro Allori stand out.
You can also admire the Russian icons,the museum of musical instruments and the plaster casts gallery.
*The duration of the visit is about 2 hours
Pitti Palace
Grand Duke’s residence then belonged to Lorena and finally to Vittorio Emanuele.Pitti Palace has paintings collected by many grand dukes.In Pitti Palace you also can visit other important museums:
Palatina Gallery
Palatina Gallery has a picture gallery from 15th century to 17 th century amonng these paintings works of Botticelli.Tiziano,Raffaello, Andrea del Sarto and Caravaggio stand out.
The Modern Art Gallery
Paintings of 19th century many of them of historical inspiraztion and Macchiaioli's works.
In this gallery we can also see sculptures of 18 th century and 19 th century.Among the most important authors we can admire Canova and Bartolini's sculptures.
The museum of silverware
This museum contains the objects belonged to the grand-ducal crown and other objects of gems which was in the Uffizi gallery.We can see collections of ivory,amber and decorated glasses.
The museum of Porcelains
We can admire porcelains of several places: French porcelains of Sevres, of Doccia and Vienna.
The museum of The costume
In this museum we can see old fashioned costumes compared with modern dresses and the interesting jacket worn by Cosimo I and Eleonora di Toledo as funeral dresses.
*The duration of the visit is from 2 hours to 3 hours depending on museums to visit
Palazzo Vecchio
This palace was built at the end of 13 th century; it is the old seat of the Florentine Commune and
Medici's signoria.
You can visit the monumental rooms among them the “Salone of 500 “,Clemente VII's room,Francesco I' s study,Eleonora di Toledo's apartments,the famous room of geographical maps.
*The duration of the visit is about 1 hour and half
Bargello
It is a real fortress in the heart of Florence built in 1255 to lodge the podesta.Now Bargello is the seat of the most important masterpieces of Florentines sculptures of 15th and 16th centurry of Michelangelo,Donatello,Verrocchio,Giambologna and others.Bargello has one of the first Michelangelo's sculpture: “Bacco” 1496 and other works:”Tondo Pitti” 1504,”Bruto” and “David-Apollo”.Finally but not least Carrand's collection formed of precious Roman,Byzantine,mediaevel pieces made of ivory; you can also admire Lombardic and baroque jewels or the enamelled bricks made in France and the scientific instruments.The rich rooms of pieces of pottery and weapon located at the second floor are also interesting.Finally “Santa Maria Maddalena's chapel” which lodges the fresco with Dante's first image made by Gotto's workshop in 1340.
*The duration of the visit is about 2 hours
Museums of private collections
Bardini
The collection,which gave the name to this museum, consists of sculptures,paintings,pieces of forniture,pieces of pottery atc from ancient timas to the Renaissance and the Baroque.Bardini was a dealer in antiques and collected many works along his life.
*The duration of the visit is about 1 hour and half
Stibbert
It is a a house and at the same time a museum where you can admire weapon and suit of armour collections collected during his life(Frederik Stibbert 1838-1906).
You can also see Japanese weapons,the most important outside Japan, and ottoman weapons stand out.
*The duration of the visit is about 1 hour and half
Fondazione Horne
It is a house and at the same time a museum which lodges important paintings among them “Santo Stefano”painted by Giotto.
*The duration of the visit is about 1 hour
Davanzati Palace
One of fewest example of mediaeval palace of 14 th century;it was restored in its beauty.
Martelli's House
It is a a house and at the same time a museum lodges an incredible collection of paintings collected by Martelli's family during many centuries among them a works painted by Cosme' Tura and others of Salvator Rosa.
Siviero's house
It is a a house and at the same time a museum belonged to Siviero who was the first 007 of art
In this museum you can admire many works of the Etruscan age,wooden sculptures and gold primings and more recent works of De Chirico.
*The duration of the visit is about 1 hour
Buonarroti's Home
This house was built on 3 houses which Michelangelo Buonarroti bought in 1508 and where he also lived from 1516 to 1525.His great-grandson the young Michelangelo was a dealer in antiques created the first archaeological collections which now are inside the home-museum which lodges the first works of Michelangelo and frescoes of important painters of 16th and 17th century among them Pietro da Cortona,Cecco Bravo,Jacopo Viganli and other painters who frescoed walls to honour Michelangelo.
*The duration of the visit is about 1 hour and half
The archaeological Museum
You can see the most important collection in the world regarding Etruscans finds and the 3 rd Egyption museum for importance after Cairo and Turin
*The duration of the visit 2 hours
Galileo Galilei Museum (Institute of the history of science)
This museum collected Galileo's instruments arrived until nowadays among them lens of the telescope throug which he discovered Giove's satellites,equipments and scinetific instruments which Medici began to collect with the old Cosimo.
*The duration of the visit is about 1 hour and half
Visits of Last Suppers
1)S.Apollonia:Andrea del Castagno
2)Fuligno:Perugino
3)Ognissanti:Ghirlandaio
4)S.Marco: Ghirlandaio
5)S.Spirito:Orcagna
6)San Salvi:Andrea del Sarto
7)Della Calza:Francabigio
*The duration of the visit depens on the number of Last Suppers which you want to visit
Medici Riccardi Palace
With the famous chapel frescoed by Benozzo Gozzoli
*The duration of the visit is about 1 hour and half
Churches-Museums
Many churches in Florence can be considered as museums
Duomo+Museum of Opera of Duomo, Santa Croce Church +Museum of Santa Croce, Santa Maria Novella Church + Cappellone degli Spagnoli.
*The duration of the visit depens on the number of churches and museums which you want to visit
*The duration of tours is approximate and it refers to only the expotion time of works inside museums
MUSEUMS IN FLORENCE'S PROVINCE
By minivan for 8 people
Museums of religious art in Florence's provincia
Greve,San Casciano,Empoli,Montespertoli
The museum of pieces of pottery
Montelupo
The museum of Porcelains
Doccia(Sesto Fiorentino)
The archaeological Museum
Fiesole
The museum Bandini
Fiesole
The archaeological Museum
Dicomano
Personalize your tour
You can suggest a tour as you wish with many museums to see in one day or more days considering that in the museumsthe visit lasts about 2 hours
Booking:
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phone number:+39/331/1250446.