FLORENCE

FLORENCE: 39 km from Castellina in Chianti

One day give only a small idea of what this city has to offer. Here just some advice on what not to be miss:

Piazzale Michelangelo (panoramic view over the entire city).

Uffizi (one of the most important museum in the world).

Palazzo Vecchio (the city centre of power during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, still the Town Hall of Florence).

Ponte Vecchio (the only bridge remained intact after the devastation of the Second World War, now filled with shops of goldsmiths).

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Brunelleschi's Dome, Giotto's Bell Tower (some of the most notorious symbols of the city of Florence).

Medici Chapels.

Museum of the Bargello.

Basilica of San Lorenzo.

Basilica of Santa Croce (tombs of the great Italian, Chapel Peruzzi and Bardi with frescoes by Giotto, Pazzi Chapel).

Santa Maria Novella (Chapel Tornabuoni with Ghirlandaio frescoes).

Palazzo Pitti (major museums: Galleria Palatina, Silver Museum, Museum of Porcelain, Coach Museum).

Boboli Gardens and Belvedere Fort (garden, panoramic view over the whole city).

Santa Maria del Carmine (Brancacci Chapel frescoes by Masaccio and Masolino).

Basilica di San Marco and Museum (frescoes by Fra Angelico).

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