Family-Friendly Attractions In Florence

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

Landmark 1200s cathedral known for its red-tiled dome, colored marble facade & elegant Giotto tower.

Piazza del Duomo, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Piazzale Michelangelo

19th-century piazza with a bronze replica of Michelangelo's David & panoramic views over the city.

Piazzale Michelangelo, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Uffizi Galleries

16th-century building housing vast collection of Primitive & Renaissance paintings & masterpieces.

Piazzale degli Uffizi, 6, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Palazzo Pitti

Gallery complex in Renaissance royal palace housing vast Italian & European masters art collection.

Piazza de' Pitti, 1, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Boboli Gardens

Formal gardens laid out in the 16th & 17th centuries, with Renaissance statues & ornate fountains.

50125 Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy

Palazzo Vecchio

Fortified, 13th-century palace housing lavishly decorated chambers & ornate courtyards.

P.za della Signoria, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Opera del Duomo Museum

Statues by Michelangelo & Donatello, plus bronze-gilded baptistery panels in a restoration center.

Piazza del Duomo, 9, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Strozzi Palace

Renaissance palace with permanent display on its history, plus major temporary art exhibitions.

Piazza degli Strozzi, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy

Fontana del Porcellino

Visitors rub the snout of this iconic bronze fountain of a boar to ensure their return to Florence. · Dogs allowed

Piazza del Mercato Nuovo, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy

Brunelleschi's dome

Iconic Renaissance cathedral dome designed in the 15th century by Filippo Brunelleschi.

Piazza del Duomo, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Baptistery of St. John

Iconic octagonal basilica with striking marble facade, known for its bronze doors & mosaic ceiling.

Piazza San Giovanni, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Museo Nazionale del Bargello

Art museum with Renaissance sculptures including works by Michelangelo, set in 13th-century palace.

Via del Proconsolo, 4, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Museo Galileo

Collection of artifacts from the 15th/16th centuries, with scientific instruments & personal items.

Piazza dei Giudici, 1, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Campanile di Giotto

Celebrated red, green & white marble-clad Gothic tower with steps leading to a terrace & city views.

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Piazza del Duomo, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Piazza San Marco

Elegant city square with flower beds & a statue of a general, flanked by restaurants & a basilica.

P.za di San Marco, 50121 Firenze FI, Italy

Giardino Bardini

Restored 17th-century villa set over 4 floors with 2 museums & art exhibitions, plus gardens.

Via de' Bardi, 1, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Cappelle Medicee

Domed landmark containing tombs of the Medici family, including the New Sacristy by Michelangelo.

Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini, 6, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy

Giardino delle Rose

Green space known for its rose terraces, plus a Japanese garden & sculptures by the artist Folon.

Viale Giuseppe Poggi, 2, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Torre della Zecca

Piazza Piave, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Museo di San Marco

Art museum in 15th-century convent housing Renaissance frescoes & 16th-century painting collection.

Piazza San Marco, 3, 50121 Firenze FI, Italy

Villa Bardini

Artworks by painter Pietro Annigoni are displayed in this 17th-century villa amid a famed garden.

Costa S. Giorgio, 2, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Hospital of Innocents

Europe's oldest foundling hospital, with terracotta reliefs of babies by Andrea della Robbia.

P.za della SS. Annunziata, 12, 50121 Firenze FI, Italy

Cattedrale dell'Immagine

Piazza di Santo Stefano, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Parco di Villa Strozzi

Peaceful, ancient garden featuring wooded walking paths, statues, a play area & views of the city. · Dogs allowed

Via Pisana, 77, 50143 Firenze FI, Italy

Loggia dei Lanzi

14th-century ceremonial building with wide arches, an open-air gallery of Renaissance sculpture.

P.za della Signoria, 50121 Firenze FI, Italy

Museo di Palazzo Davanzati

Museum in 14th-century palazzo, filled with antiques, lace items & artworks, offering guided tours.

Via Porta Rossa, 13, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy

Museo degli Innocenti

15th-century orphanage-turned-museum housing historical works by well-known artists & a cafe.

P.za della SS. Annunziata, 13, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Museo Ferragamo

Museum in a medieval palazzo from a famed local designer, dedicated to shoe & fashion history.

Piazza di Santa Trinita, 5R, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy

Museo Storia Naturale - La Specola

Anatomical specimens, fossilized skeletons & botanic garden in 18th-century natural history museum.

Via Romana, 17, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Piazza Santa Trinita

Triple-sided piazza lined by Gothic & Renaissance-era palaces & centered on an ancient Roman column.

Piazza di Santa Trinita, 3, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy

Stefano Bardini Museum

Compact museum housing paintings, sculptures & other pieces collected by art dealer Stefano Bardini.

Via dei Renai, 37, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Piazza Goldoni

Piazza Carlo Goldoni, 2, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy

Museo Marino Marini Firenze

Museum inside a former church spotlighting the contemporary sculptures of artist Marino Marini.

Piazza di S. Pancrazio, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy

Torre di Arnolfo

Striking, 95m-tall medieval tower offering vistas of the city & Duomo from its viewing deck.

P.za della Signoria, 2, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Giardino di Borgo Allegri

Borgo Allegri, 18, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Antica Giostra Toscana

Piazza della Repubblica, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy

Corridoio vasariano

Lungarno degli Archibusieri, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Monument to Benvenuto Cellini

Ponte Vecchio, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Colonna di San Zanobi

Piazza di San Giovanni, 6, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy

Walls of Florence

Via di Belvedere, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Terzo Giardino

Riverfront garden offering a sandy beach & cocktail bar, plus scenic sunset views & wood sculptures. · Dogs allowed

Lungarno Serristori, 19, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Torre della Castagna

Via Dante Alighieri, 2, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Loggia del Mercato Nuovo

Piazza del Mercato Nuovo, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy

Duomo Complex

Via della Canonica, 1, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Ponte alle Grazie

Ponte alle Grazie, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Torre dei Cerchi

Via dei Cerchi, 20, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Palazzo Lanfredini

Lungarno Guicciardini, 9, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Via San Leonardo

Via di S. Leonardo, 51, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Lapide dantesca sul Battistero di San Giovanni

Via dei Calzaiuoli, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Piazzuolo des Sisto

Via della Spada, 19, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy