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How to visit Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens: the five museums, garden highlights, opening days and how long to allow.

How I see Michelangelo's David at the Accademia: booking, the best time to go, bag rules, what else is inside and what to pair it with.

Santa Croce basilica guide: tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli, Giotto's frescoes, the Pazzi Chapel and visiting tips.

Why I always stop at Ognissanti: Botticelli's grave, his Saint Augustine facing Ghirlandaio's Saint Jerome, Giotto's Crucifix and current hours.

Visit San Lorenzo in Florence: the Brunelleschi basilica, Medici Chapels, Michelangelo's Laurentian Library and the market around it.

Palazzo Vecchio guide: the Salone dei Cinquecento, the Arnolfo Tower climb, secret passages and 2026 hours and booking tips.

Brunelleschi, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo: who they were and where to see their best work in Florence today.

Florence Duomo guide for 2026: the Brunelleschi Pass, booking the dome climb, bell tower works, dress code and the best visit order.

Skip the Uffizi lines for a day. Eight quieter Florence museums, from the Bargello to Palazzo Davanzati, and what to see in each.

Follow Dante through Florence: the Casa di Dante, Beatrice's church, the Badia and his monument at Santa Croce, in one easy walk.

Uffizi Gallery guide for 2026: the must-see rooms from Botticelli to Caravaggio, hours, booking and how to pair it with the Vasari Corridor.

Why the Renaissance started in Florence and where to see it today: Duomo, Uffizi, Accademia, Bargello and more, with 2026 visiting tips.