Florence is crossed by river Arno and it has hills both in the north and the south of the city, although the main interesting places are in an area that can be walked in 30 minutes.

The most important square is piazza della Signora, sprinkled of statues, among them the Cosimo I one or the copy of the David de Miguel Angel. The square is dominated by the colossal Palazzo Vechio, city council of Florence. To the south of the square is the Galleria degli Uffizi, the best fine art museum of Italy, with a masterpiece collection impossible to appreciate in a single visit.

In Proconsolo street there is the Nazionale Museum of the Bargello, dedicated to the sculpture and also with numerous masterpieces. The west zone of the Signora square is dominated of the medieval style, where you must to see the Palazzo Davanzati (XIVth century) and the Santa Maria Novella church.

To the north of the Signora is piazza of the Duomo, where Duomo rises majestically (XII-XVth centuries), whose marble facade is very impressive. Its cupola, a working of Brunelleschi, is an architectonic perfection without comparison, constructed without using scaffolds.

Next to the Duomo there is the Campanile and in front of it the Baptistery (VI or VIIth centuries), the oldest building of the city. Its famous golden bronze doors (XVth century) “are so beautiful that they would deserve to be the doors of the paradise”, according to Miguel Angel.

To the north of the Duomo there is the basilica of San Lorenzo, the oldest of the city and during three centuries the cathedral of the city. It was reconstructed by Brunelleschi following the Medici family. Near, the Galleria dell' Academy keeps, among other many artworks, the David of Michelangelo.

Next to the river there is Santa Croce, Franciscan church constructed in 1294, that keeps in its interior the tomb of Galileo (1737), when it was finally decided to grant a Christian burial to him.

Moreover, there is the Ponte Vechio (XIIIth century), plenty of stores and jewellery shops that hang on the water. To the other side of the bridge there is the Palazzo Piti, that contains six museums and the precious Boboli gardens.

And at the top of the hill there is the San Miniato al Monte church, with a multicolour facade and views over the city that attract great amount of tourists