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Florence, Italy: Top Sights
1. Galleria Dell 'Accademia - Academic gallery of sheer artistic delights including Michelangelo's David.
2. Museo Nazionale Del Bargello - Fortress-like palace that once served as a prison is now the vestige of the finest in Italian sculpture.
3. Uffizi - Often talked of as the world's first modern public gallery and the greatest museum of renaissance art in Florence - home of the Medici where works by Botticelli, Michaelango and Raphael are all under the same roof.
4. Duomo - At the top of the Cathedrale Di Santa Maria Del Fiore, which took an astonishing 140 years to build, lies the architectural masterpiece of Brunelleschi's dome which inspired St.Peter's in Rome.
5. Capelle Medicee - Chapel containing the tombs of the Medici family, which ruled Florence from 15th to early 16th centuries.
6. Museo Dell 'Opera Del Duomo - Sculptures from the hands of Donatello and an unfinished Pieta by Michelangelo are here.
7. Battistero - Dubbed the "Gates of Paradise" by Michelangelo, one of the city's oldest baptisteries dates as far back as the 4th century and is one of the most revered buildings by Florentines.
8. Piazza Della Signoria - Surrounded by cafes, Florence's largest square is a popular meeting place for locals and tourists.
