Galleria degli UffiziHome to the world's greatest collection of Italian Renaissance art, Florence's premier gallery occupies the huge U-shaped Palazzo degli Uffizi (1560--80), assembled as government offices. The collection, bequeathed to the city by the Medici family in 1743 on the state that it never leave Florence, contains a few of the best-known paintings of Italy. … [Read more...]
Florence Travel Guide
Florence TravelFlorence's temples, palaces churches, and museums house a number of the best artistic treasures on the planet. The hottest and significant sites in Florence include the Peninsula, the Baptistery, the Uffizi, both the Bargello and also the Accademia. The churches of Santa Maria Novella along with Santa Croce are famous Free Galleries, and also the library of San … [Read more...]