If David snores, you’ll know it after staying at this place, literally across the street from the front door of the Galleria dell’Accademia. These well-appointed, spacious apartments, capable of housing anywhere from two to eight people, are an excellent deal for small groups and families, with amenities like air conditioning, satellite TV and “jacuzzi shower”. Apartments facing the street may...

Though the palace now regularly hosts receptions, conventions, fashion shows, concerts and more, it’s open for informal public visits. The Corsini’s acquired the palace from the Medici family in 1640, then began exterior work that was completed in 1735. If you’re fortunate enough to show up while it’s unlocked, check out the spiral staircase, dubbed the “snail” (lumaca).

Period furniture in a remarkable, 500-year old, five-star property. Each of the 12 stylish suites has CD, DVD, air conditioning and wi-fi. With each suite differing wildly in size and amenities, prices vary, but everyone has the same unfettered access to the panorama views on the roof, gym, billiard room, and the classic ballroom where breakfast is served under a...

Designed by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo in 1444 and completed in 1460, this imposing three story palace was commissioned by Cosimo de’ Medici, at the time head of the Medici banking family. Design aspects and masonry flourishes, which transform from aggressive (ground floor) to elegant (top floor), were later used in other Florentine buildings, namely the Medici’s Palazzo Pitti, as well...

This literally named attraction on the corner of Borgo degli Pazzi and Via del Proconsolo was started in 1593 and, obviously, never completed. Bernardo Buontalenti and crew finished the first floor and courtyard, with the upper floors left unfinished. Today it houses the Museo Nazionale di Antropologia e Etnologia (National Museum of Mankind), a collection of ancient archeological findings from...

Commissioned by banker Luca Pitti in 1457, by the time it was done the family fortunes had dwindled and they were forced to sell the palace to the Medicis in 1549. After the Medicis, the palace served as a residence for city rulers, the dukes of Lorraine and even Napoleon. When Florence was named the capital of the Kingdom of...

The 15th century palace commissioned by merchant Filippo Strozzi has been hosting temporary exhibitions since WWII and is one of Florence’s top art spaces. It famously hosted Cézanne in Florence, Italy’s most visited exhibition in 2007. Admission price varies. Check their website for events and booking information.

The Palazzo and its 94 meter tall tower lord over Piazza della Signoria. It was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio between 1298 and 1314 and played home to the randomly selected guild members, chosen every two months, to serve as consuls (priori). Cosimo I made it the center of government and his residence in 1540. Though he moved out in...