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Top 10 Must See Florence Italy SightsIt would be ideal to have at least a week to experience all of the top Florence Italy sights. However, with some good planning, it is possible to visit and get a good idea of many of them in a day, too. To make it easier for you, here at Mediterranean Cruise Ports Easy, we have provided a list of our top 10 Florence Italy attractions. Some of these sights do take a bigger portion of time to see and they are not recommended for those visiting Florence for the very first time as cruise guests. Being docked at the cruise ship dock in Livorno, getting to Florence and back will take at least 3-4 hours of your day and you can expect about 5 hours net time in Florence for sightseeing, shopping and tasting the local specialties. That’s why, for you first time cruisers to Florence, read our article on What to do in Florence in a Day and you will learn what the things to see in Florence are, how to organize your day and get the maximum out of it in just 5 hours! Those who visit Florence once are very likely to return to it again. That’s why it’s no wonder that many Mediterranean cruise guests have been to Florence once or twice before and have seen some of the major things to see in Florence already. They will be in a position to focus on particular sights like the Uffizzi Gallery or the Accademia more and check off the list of other top Florence Italy sights they might have missed first time round… 
1. Uffizi Gallery – Galleria degli Uffizi - situated inside what once used to be offices for the Florentine magistrates, Uffizi is one of the world’s oldest and most famous art museums and one of the most famous Florence Italy sights. Know exactly what you want to see ahead so you don’t drown in room after room of Renaissance art! Booking your tickets ahead is a must in any case. 2. Galleria dell’ Accademia & David – this is usually the second thing to tick off on your “to see list in Florence”. Just like with the Uffizzi, do it only if you have your tickets pre-booked. The Accademia started as the first academy of drawing in Europe and later grew into a more general academy of arts and was christened the Accademia di Belle Arti. It became the home of David in 1873 when the statue was moved from its first position in Piazza della Signoria. 3. The Duomo – Cathedral of the Santa Maria del Fiore – together with the Baptistery and Giotto’s Campanille, it is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the major Florence tourist attractions. Its dome is the largest brick dome ever constructed. If this is your second visit to Florence you might consider climbing the dome of the campanile to get some nice shots.
5. Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens – once the home of the Medicis, Palazzo Pitti is a great alternative to the long lines at the Academia and the Uffizi. It houses 5 different museums/collections and having a walk in the Boboli gardens is a nice alternative to the crowds downtown.
6. Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio – you cannot miss these two Florence Italy sights as they are right in the middle of everything… half way between the Ponte Vecchio and the Duomo, Santa Croce Florence square and Academia! It’s always fun to be here with all the entertainers and artists, horse carriages waiting to take you for a ride, tourists taking photos with the original copy of the David. If this is your second visit to Florence, you might consider visiting Palazzo Vecchio on the inside. 
7. Basilica Santa Croce – Santa Croce church is the biggest Franciscan church in the world, is also a resting place of many an illustrious mind born in or around Florence. If this is your second visit to Florence, pay them a visit and enjoy the Giottos frescoes on the way too. 8. The Baptistery – when you manage to turn your eyes away from the Duomo’s façade you will see the baptistery right across from it! Put your shades on as you will be blinded by the relief bronze door that Michelangelo thought was so perfect he said they might as well be “The Gates to Paradise”. 9. Santa Maria Novella – famous for its Leon Batista Alberti façade which is a Renaissance art masterpiece, it is a must, especially for those arriving from the train station. The complex is also famous for the monks’ pharmacy, today turned into a little museum and perfume shop. 10. The National Museum of the Barghello – often times neglected, this museum houses sculpture masterpieces by Michelangelo, Donatello and Sansovino. Located right behind the Palazzo Vecchio, it is an easy find for real art lovers. RELATED ARTICLES: HOME PAGE
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