Palazzo Vecchio

Another great historic building! I just toured the first courtyard, which is free by the way, and it was very nice. Also, keep an eye out for the mysterious face carving in the wall outside. According to Smithsonian magazine, it might have even been created by Michelangelo himself!

You can see plenty of wonderful things without going in. The ceilings had beautiful paintings. Many statues just outside.

Very cool place! I found it very interesting and informative. I love when museums are both great historical building AND contains great art and artifacts. This has it all. This is the only museum of this kind I did in Florence, so can’t say if it’s better than the rest… I wanted to see the ceiling and the Dante Mask, and (at least try) to see the hidden doors (Unfortunately the tour for this was fully booked) :)

We paid 17.5 euro, which is a lot (and prob could/should be cheaper…), but I found it well worth the money (didn’t do the tower). We “cheaped” out and bought at the place, I DO NOT recommend this, as staff is horrible and the least helpful people I’ve ever met. This is the first time in my life I’ve nearly yelled at (working) strangers… save the annoyance and pay the online fee.

One awesome building it is called Palazzo Vecchio in Florence it’s a town of Florence Italy it overlooks the Piazza Della Signoria which holds a copy of Michelangelo David Statue and the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia Del Lanza