Musei
Pitti Palace. Royal Palace, seat of three ruling dynasties, including for two hundred years the Medici who built it. The Beauty of its' halls document the styles and tastes of various epochs. Irs' collection of paintings is by no means second that of the Uffizi, and its' forniture, Jewels and artifact give taste of its' Renaissence and Baroque heyday. In fact, it contains five museums, the most spectacular being the Silver Museum and the Palatine Gallery.
The Bargello. A medieval, fortified government centre which became a prison and now houses, amongst other things, works by Michelangelo and Donatello, Luca della Robbia and Verrocchio.
Opera del Duomo. Ex-workshop of the Cathedral now a museum of its changing aspects. Apart from a late Pietà by Michelangelo, the famous choir stalls of Luca della Robbia and Donatello and the restaured originals of "The Gates of Paradise", you will find here silver altars, rich vestments and reliqueries.
Medici Chapels. Not just some of Michelangelo's greatest sculptures. But the architecture he wished to house them. Moreover, we have here the sumptous Chapel of the Princes entirely decorated with semi-precious stone inlays.
Accademia. The original David by Michelangelo, and much more. Here you'll find someof Michelangelo's mature work, and an interesting painting collection.