As one of the most important cities in the world in terms of the wonderful art collections that reside there, Florence is a destination that screams high culture at tourists, and offers you the chance to see legendary works by the greatest masters of the arts that have ever lived.
It is thought that some 30% of the so called great works of art are permanently housed in the city, and no visit to the city is ever long enough to experience the full collection at Uffizi or Academie, and the many other galleries in the palaces such as the Barghello Museum.
The dominant building on the skyline of the city since Brunelleschi designed it is La Duomo, the white and terracotta behemoth that is Florence's spiritual centre point.
The Campanile (bell tower) and Baptistry - the oldest building in the city make up one of the most important collections of buildings in the world, and their interiors include works by Donatello and Michelangelo amongst other legends of the renaissance.
If you'd like a real insight into the profligate lifestyles of the Renaissance princes of Florence, then pay a visit to the Brunelleschi designed Pitti Palace on the south bank of the Arno, where you can walk through the beautiful apartments the family enjoyed as well as seeing art work by such masters as Raphael and Rubens.
Close by, you can visit the Fore Di Belvedere, and also get the best views of the city from Piazzale Michelangelo.
