TOP PLACE
tury antiques, sculptures and paintings. Via dei Benci, 6 ph. + 39 055 244661 museohorne.it Temporarily closed
CHURCHES OPERA DI SANTA MARIA DEL FIORE COMPLEX 22
Santa Croce
NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF FLORENCE 19
The museum showcases finds from excavations all over Tuscany, very precious Etruscan and Roman finds, and collections related to other civilizations. Piazza SS. Annunziata, 9b ph. +39 055 23575 polomusealetoscana.beniculturali.it
Closed on the 2nd , 3rd , 4th and 5th Sunday of the month
FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI MUSEUM 20
The museum is part of the Zeffirelli Foundation and Monumental Complex of San Firenze. It showcases over 250 works by Maestro Zeffirelli, including stage sketches, drawings and costume plates, playbills and studies. Piazza San Firenze, 5 ph. +39 055 2658435 fondazionefrancozeffirelli.com Closed on Mondays 21
HORNE MUSEUM
The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio in 1296 and it is the world’s third largest church after St. Peter’s in Rome and St. Paul’s in London. In 1412, it was dedicated to Santa Maria del Fiore with a clear reference to the lily, the city’s symbol (closed on Sundays). The Dome was designed by Brunelleschi many years later, in 1420, and decorated by Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari. It is a masterwork of art and to this day the largest masonry dome ever built, surrounded by outdoor terraces open to visitors. Opposite the Cathedral is the Baptistery of San
Established by the bequest of Herbert Percy Horne, the museum reconstructs the rooms of a typical old Florentine house, with 14th and 15th-cen-
Brancacci Chapel, Church of Santa Maria del Carmine Orsanmichele
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Santa Maria Novella
