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Florence is a fantastic tourist destination in the Tuscany region of Italy. It’s certainly the city for aesthetes. Florence is best known for its museums. Museums and galleries line along the banks of the river Arno and dot the cityscape, so that there is a masterpiece to behold at every turn.

The Uffizi Gallery is a home to the Botticelli’s Birth of Venus. The Uffizi houses the premier collection of Italian Renaissance art, featuring works by such masters as Botticelli, Titian, Michelangelo and da Vinci. The Accademia museum, the first school of drawing is famous for its several sculptures by Michelangelo, notably his David, in addition to an extensive collection of 15th- and 16th-century paintings.

The Baptistery is the oldest museum in Florence. The exterior façade houses three arches that are adorned with sculptures and marble decorations and doors are pieces of art and gilded in bronze. Pitty Palace is a complex of art museums housing some of the most celebrated treasures in the city.

Gallery of Modern Art museum located on the second floor of the Pitti Place depicts work of Cezanne, Gauguin, and Grassi and others who adopted the style and techniques of French artists.

Visit The Horne Museum, this art museum houses an impressive group of 14th-century Florentine and Sienese works plus Giotto's St. Stephen, which is rare and the highlight of the collection. The Silver Museum contains an amazing collection of objects from the various dynasties ranging from the Medici through the Lorraine. One of the most valuable pieces housed here is a collection of vases by Lorenzo the Magnificent.

The beauty of Florence’s museums attracts lot of visitors every year. Each element of the world’s history has been captured in the art found in the museums of Florence. Have a nice time in Florence.