The birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, Florence is an art historian's paradise. The city has over 80 museums, with some of them being home to great works of art: Botticelli 's Birth of Venus and Michelangelo's David just to name a few. And many great works of art are preserved thanks to the former Medici power-family that comissioned numerous paintings and sculptures, most of which are housed in the family's Pitti Palace which is now a museum. Read more

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The birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, Florence is an art historian's paradise. The city has over 80 museums, with some of them being home to great works of art: Botticelli 's Birth of Venus and Michelangelo's David just to name a few. And many great works of art are preserved thanks to the former Medici power-family that comissioned numerous paintings and sculptures, most of which are housed in the family's Pitti Palace which is now a museum. Luckily, Florence is a very walkable city and many sights, which are congregated in the historic center, are less than a 10 to 30-minute walk from each other. Read more