No. 01 · Landmark
Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore)
Brunelleschi's red-tiled dome, the Renaissance icon
The cathedral whose 1436 octagonal dome was the largest masonry vault ever built and remains a feat of engineering.
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The cradle of the Renaissance
Brunelleschi's dome, Michelangelo's David, and the Uffizi — all within a 20-minute walk along the Arno.
When to go
April–June and September–October — warm but not crowded.
Getting around
Walk everywhere; the historic centre is under 2 km across.
Don't miss
The top places to start with if you only have a day or two — the essentials before you go deeper.
No. 01 · Landmark
Brunelleschi's red-tiled dome, the Renaissance icon
The cathedral whose 1436 octagonal dome was the largest masonry vault ever built and remains a feat of engineering.
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The world's greatest Renaissance painting collection
Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Primavera, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Caravaggio — packed into a Medici palace.
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The medieval bridge of goldsmiths
The only Arno bridge to survive WWII, still lined with the gold and jewellery shops it has held since 1593.
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A curated mix of landmarks, neighborhoods, and museums worth your time in Florence, Italy — grouped by type below.