Day trip to Florence: Uffizi Gallery and David entrance included

Piazza della Signoria, an L-shaped square, is located halfway between the Duomo and the River Arno. Together with the Palazzo della Signoria( Palazzo Vecchio) it has been the center of political life in Florence since the 14th century. In the square we can see many sculptures, among them The David (the original is in the Galleria dell'Accademia) by Michelangelo, Bandinelli's Hercules and Cacus, The Nettuno (1575) by Ammannati etc.

The Cathedral was erected between 1418 and 1434. The dome of Brunelleschi is the cover of the cruise of the Cathedral of Florence; at the time of construction was the largest dome in the world and still remains the largest dome in masonry ever built. A masterpiece capable of withstanding lightning, earthquakes and the passage of time, it continues to enchant all those who observe it from afar.

Giotto's bell tower is one of the four principal monuments on the Piazza del Duomo. It is the most eloquent example of 14th century Gothic architecture in Florence. (84.7 metres tall and approximately 15 metres in breadth)

Palazzo Pitti became the new symbol of the Medici’s power over Tuscany because Cosimo I de’ Medici and his wife Eleanor of Toledo had choosen the Palace as the new Grand Ducal residence. This Palace also housed the Habsburg-Lorraine and the Kings of Italy from the House of Savoy. The name of the Palaceis the one of its first owner, the Florentine banker Luca Pitti, who started the construction in the XVI century.

In the Piazza del Mercato Centrale we can find the Mercato Centrale that is one of the results from the time of risanamento, the period when Florence was the capital of Italy in the late nineteenth century. Inside the market, vendors sell various primary ingredients of Tuscan cuisine.

The Florence Baptistery, also known as the Baptistery of Saint John is a religious octagonal building in Florence and has the status of a minor basilica. It is one of the most ancient churches in Florence.

Santa Maria Novella is one of the most important Gothic churches in Florence. It is loated nearby the main railway station. Chronologically, it is the first great basilica in Florence, and is the city's principal Dominican church.

Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Italy due to the prestige of the masterpieces by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini. The city attracts millions of tourists each year, and UNESCO declared the Historic Centre of Florence a World Heritage Site in 1982