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Best Attractions in Florence (2026)

Florence's main sights are concentrated in a small area, so you can walk between almost all of them, but the most famous ones need planning. The Uffizi Gallery, the Galleria dell'Accademia and the climb up Brunelleschi's dome at the cathedral all have long queues for much of the year, and the dome climb can only be done with a timed reservation. Book these first, ideally before you travel, and build the rest of your days around them. The Uffizi, the Accademia and the Palazzo Pitti are closed on Mondays, which is a good day for the cathedral, the Ponte Vecchio and the Palazzo Vecchio.

Group sights by area. The Duomo, the Baptistery, the Accademia and the Medici Chapels sit close together in the north of the centre. The Palazzo Vecchio, the Uffizi and the Bargello cluster around Piazza della Signoria, with Santa Croce a short walk east. Across the Ponte Vecchio, the Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens can easily fill an afternoon. The Firenzecard covers entry to many of these museums for a fixed period, which suits visitors planning several in a short stay. Go early or late in the day for smaller crowds, cover shoulders and knees in churches, and leave time to simply wander between sights.

10 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 attractions in Florence

  1. Uffizi Gallery Art museum, Piazza della SignoriaFlorence's great picture gallery, built by Vasari for Cosimo I de' Medici, with Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian and Caravaggio.
  2. Florence Cathedral (Duomo) and Brunelleschi’s Dome Cathedral and monument complex, DuomoSanta Maria del Fiore, with Brunelleschi's 15th-century brick dome, Giotto's bell tower and the Baptistery, the religious heart of Florence.
  3. Galleria dell’Accademia Art museum, San MarcoThe museum built around Michelangelo's David, displayed here since 1873, with his unfinished Prisoners, Florentine paintings and a musical instrument collection.

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1. Uffizi Gallery

Art museumPiazza della Signoria

Florence's great picture gallery, built by Vasari for Cosimo I de' Medici, with Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian and Caravaggio.

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4. Palazzo Vecchio

Historic palace and museumPiazza della Signoria

Florence's town hall since the Middle Ages, with Vasari's Hall of the Five Hundred, Medici apartments, a secret-room tour and a climbable 94-metre tower.

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5. Ponte Vecchio

Historic bridgePonte Vecchio

Florence's medieval bridge over the Arno, rebuilt in 1345, lined with jewellers' shops and crossed above by the Medici's Vasari Corridor.

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6. Palazzo Pitti

Palace and museum complexOltrarno

The vast Oltrarno palace of the Medici grand dukes, housing the Palatine Gallery, Royal Apartments, Gallery of Modern Art, Treasury and Museum of Fashion.

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10. Medici Chapels

Museum and mausoleumSan Lorenzo

The Medici mausoleum at San Lorenzo, with the marble-clad Chapel of the Princes and Michelangelo's New Sacristy with its tomb sculptures.

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