Florence 4-Day Itinerary (3 Nights)

Uffizi Gallery

Museums & galleries

The Uffizi Gallery, located near Piazza della Signoria in Florence, is renowned for its collection of Italian Renaissance paintings. With works by Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael all under one roof, it's an ideal stop for travelers wanting to trace the development of Renaissance art firsthand.

Vasari Corridor

Museums & galleries · 0.1 km from the previous stop

The Vasari Corridor is a 16th-century enclosed elevated passageway that runs above the Uffizi Gallery, crosses the Arno over the Ponte Vecchio, and continues on to the Pitti Palace. Designed by Giorgio Vasari, it was built so that Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici could move between the Palazzo Vecchio and the Pitti Palace unseen by the public.

piazza della Signoria

Parks & gardens · 0.1 km from the previous stop

Piazza della Signoria is a W-shaped square right in front of the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence's town hall, and it long served as the political center of the Florentine Republic. It remains a natural gathering spot for locals and visitors alike, serving as the gateway to the Uffizi Gallery and a key link on the walking route to Piazza del Duomo.

Ponte Vecchio

Views & landmarks · 0.3 km from the previous stop

The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone bridge over the Arno River, distinctive for the shops lining both sides of its span. Butchers, tanners, and greengrocers once occupied the bridge, but today it houses jewelers selling gold and gems, art galleries, and souvenir shops. It was also the only bridge in Florence to survive the destruction of World War II.

Florence Cathedral

Museums & galleries

Florence Cathedral, or Santa Maria del Fiore, is the city's archiepiscopal cathedral, begun in 1296 to a Gothic design by Arnolfo di Cambio and completed in 1436 with Filippo Brunelleschi's dome. The exterior is faced with white marble panels alternating with green and pink marble, and the facade is a 19th-century Gothic Revival design by Emilio De Fabris.

Giotto's Campanile

Views & landmarks · 0.1 km from the previous stop

Giotto's Campanile stands alone beside Florence Cathedral (the Duomo), forming part of the cathedral complex. Known for its ornate marble facade, it offers views of the city and the Duomo's dome at eye level from its top platform after climbing the stairs, drawing many travelers who visit it alongside, or as an alternative to, climbing the dome itself.

Museo dell'Opera del Duomo

Museums & galleries · 0 km from the previous stop

The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo houses the original sculptures and ornaments that once adorned Florence Cathedral, its Baptistery, and Giotto's Bell Tower. Over the centuries many of the exterior carvings were replaced with copies, and the originals were moved here for preservation.

Florence Baptistery

Temples & religious sites · 0.1 km from the previous stop

Also known as the Baptistery of San Giovanni, this octagonal building is dedicated to Florence's patron saint, John the Baptist, and stands between Piazza del Duomo and Piazza San Giovanni, flanked by the Cathedral and the Archbishop's Palace. Visitors come for the relief-carved bronze doors and the mosaics covering the interior ceiling, and together with the Cathedral it has long been a center of the city's religious life.

Palazzo Pitti

Museums & galleries

The Pitti Palace is a vast Renaissance palace south of the Arno River, not far from the Ponte Vecchio. It was built in 1458 as the residence of Florentine banker Luca Pitti and was greatly enlarged after passing into the hands of the Medici family.

Boboli Gardens

Museums & galleries · 0 km from the previous stop

The Boboli Gardens are extensive grounds behind the Pitti Palace in Florence, laid out by the Medici family in the mid-16th century as the palace's adjoining garden. They represent an early Italian garden style that later became a model for aristocratic gardens across Europe, with statues from various eras and styles, grand fountains, and artificial grottoes scattered throughout the grounds.

Santo Spirito

Temples & religious sites · 0.3 km from the previous stop

The Basilica of Santo Spirito stands in the Oltrarno district south of the Arno River in Florence, facing the piazza of the same name. It is known for its expansive, hall-like nave, 97 meters long, and the sense of proportion created by its colonnades, making it one of the purer examples of Renaissance architectural principles.

Basilica of the Holy Trinity

Temples & religious sites · 0.4 km from the previous stop

Santa Trinita is a Roman Catholic church in central Florence, standing before the piazza of the same name. Via de' Tornabuoni, the city's famous shopping street, runs past its front, and the church also serves as the mother church of the Vallombrosan Order, founded by a Florentine nobleman in 1092.

Basilica of Santa Croce

Museums & galleries

Santa Croce is Florence's principal Franciscan basilica, standing on Piazza Santa Croce about 800 meters southeast of the Duomo. It was built on what was once marshland outside the city walls.

Bargello National Museum

Museums & galleries · 0.4 km from the previous stop

The Bargello Palace, built in the 13th century, is one of Florence's oldest public buildings, once serving as a government seat, police headquarters, and prison. Since 1865 it has operated as a national museum, showcasing a collection centered on Renaissance sculpture.

Orsanmichele

Temples & religious sites · 0.2 km from the previous stop

Orsanmichele is a distinctive building in the heart of Florence's historic center, originally built as a grain market and granary before being converted into a chapel (oratory).

National Archaeological Museum

Museums & galleries · 0.8 km from the previous stop

The National Archaeological Museum of Florence occupies the Palazzo della Crocetta on Piazza Santissima Annunziata and holds a broad collection of Egyptian, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman artifacts. Its Etruscan bronzes and grave goods, along with its Egyptian collection, are especially well known, showing that Florence has long been a center for collecting and studying ancient civilizations as well as Renaissance art.