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Museum of Opera of Saint Maria of Fiore€7Surprisingly overlooked by the crowds, this museum on the northern (street) side of the cathedral safeguards treasures that once adorned the duomo, Baptistry and campanile. It is one of the city's most impressive museums.Make a beeline for the glass-topped courtyard with its awe-inspiring display of seven of the original 10 panels from Ghiberti's glorious masterpiece the Porta del Paradiso (Door of Paradise), designed for the Baptistry.
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Palazzo non�nito€4It contains all sorts of oddments, ranging from ancient crania to arms, boats and other objects from various indigenous peoples around the world. The fusty displays are sorted roughly by regions (Africa, America, Asia, India and Oceania). It is like a stroll through the late 19th century, and there are plenty of curious items, including the hunched-up Peruvian adult and child mummies.
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Via La Pira, 4€6The Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze is a natural history museum in 6 major collections. 9am - 1pm on weekdays, 10am-5pm in the weekend.Botanical Garden, Geology and Paleontology, Anthropology ,Zoology
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The Bargello
The Bargello, also known as the Bargello Palace, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, or Palazzo del Popolo (Palace of the People) is a former barracks and prison, now an art museum, in Florence, Italy.
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Casa Buonarroti
Casa Buonarroti is a museum in Florence. The building was a property owned by (but never occupied by) the sculptor Michelangelo, which he left to his nephew, Lionardo Buonarroti. The house was converted into a museum dedicated to the artist by his great nephew, Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger. Its collections include two of Michelangelo's earliest sculptures, the Madonna of the Steps and the Battle of the Centaurs. A ten-thousand strong library has accumulated there over the centuries,[1] which includes the family's archive and some of Michaelangelo's letters and drawings.
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Casa Buonarroti
Piazza Santa Croce is one of the main squares of the centre of Florence, Italy. It is located near piazza della Signoria and the National Central Library, and takes its name by the Basilica of Santa Croce that overlook the square.
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Ponte Alle Grazie
Ponte alle Grazie (Ponte simply meaning bridge) is the Bridge alle Grazie over the Arno River in Florence, Italy. It is the oldest and longest bridge in Florence and was originally built in the early 13th century. Almost 120 years later it was rebuilt with nine arches, and structures were built on the bridge similar as the ones that can still be seen on the Ponte Vecchio. However, to accommodate the railway tracks, those buildings that housed shops such as bakeries and millineries were removed from the bridge in the late eighteen hundreds.
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Museo Bardini
The museum is situated in a �ne building refurbished by Stefano Bardini at the end of the 18th century and donated by its owner to the Muicipal Administration of Florence in 1922. Bardini was a famous art dealer who collected objects of different periods and of high quality.
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Forte Belvedere
The Forte di Belvedere or Fortezza di Santa Maria in San Giorgio del Belvedere (often called simply Belvedere) is a forti�cation in Florence, Italy. It was built by Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici during the period 1590–1595, with Bernardo Buontalenti as the designer, to protect the city and its rule by the Medici family.
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Viale dei ColliComes after Belverde
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San Miniato al MonteSan Miniato al Monte (St. Minias on the Mountain) is a basilica in Florence, central Italy, standing atop one of the highest points in the city. It has been described as one of the �nest Romanesque structures in Tuscany and one of the most beautiful churches in Italy. There is an adjoining Olivetan monastery, seen to the right of the basilica when ascending the stairs.
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Piazzale MichelangeloPiazzale Michelangelo (Michelangelo Square) is a famous square with a magni�cent panoramic view of Florence, Italy, and is a popular tourist destination in the Oltrarno district of the city. The famous view from this observation point overlooking the city has been reproduced on countless postcards and snapshots over the years.
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Santa Maria del Carmine
The Cappella Brancacci is a tiny chapel reached through the cloisters of the other-wise pretty plain Santa Maria del Carmine Church due to the fact that most of the church was destroyed in a �re in 1771. It is considered a miracle that the Brancacci and Corsini Chapels survived the intense �re that destroyed everything else in less than 4 hours. The Church belongs to the Carmelite order, and like San Lorenzo, offers an un�nished façade.
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Palazzo Vecchio
The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence, Italy. This massive, Romanesque, crenellated fortress-palace is among the most impressive town halls of Tuscany.[1] Overlooking the Piazza della Signoria with its copy of Michelangelo's David statue as well the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi, it is one of the most signi�cant public places in Italy
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The Dome of Brunelleschi
The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence, Italy. This massive, Romanesque, crenellated fortress-palace is among the most impressive town halls of Tuscany.[1] Overlooking the Piazza della Signoria with its copy of Michelangelo's David statue as well the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi, it is one of the most signi�cant public places in Italy
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Be BopInspired by the swinging sixties, this beloved retro venue features everything from Led Zeppelin and Beatles cover bands to swing jazz and 1970s funk.
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