Museums in Florence
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Closed todayBasilica of Santa Croce
Santa Croce
Closed todayBrunelleschi's Dome
Centro Storico
Closed todayFlorence Cathedral
Centro Storico · Free
Closed todayPalazzo Medici Riccardi
San Lorenzo
Closed todayPalazzo Pitti
Oltrarno
Closed todayUffizi Gallery
Centro Storico
Closed todayVasari Corridor
Centro Storico
Good to know
- Best Audio Guides for Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence (2026)Palazzo Medici Riccardi has no audio guide at all. Here is what actually exists, what the €14 guidebook covers, and how to prepare for the Magi Chapel's five-minute slot.
- Best Audio Guides for Palazzo Pitti, Florence (2026)Palazzo Pitti holds more Raphaels than any museum outside Rome, just reopened its Royal Apartments in January 2025, and gets a fraction of the Uffizi crowds. Here is every audio guide option compared honestly.
- Best Audio Guides for the Ponte Vecchio, Florence (2026)Every Ponte Vecchio audio guide compared: Rick Steves (free), VoiceMap, Vox City, izi.TRAVEL, and GYG bundles. Plus the 700-year history almost no visitor stops to hear.
- Best Audio Guides for the Vasari Corridor, Florence (2026)The Vasari Corridor reopened in December 2024 after eight years. Hard cap of 650 visitors per day, named tickets, no standalone audio option. Here is what actually works.
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