iBuilt from 1299 as the seat of the Priors of the Guilds and the Gonfalonier of Justice, Palazzo Vecchio became the Medici ducal residence from 1540 and still houses Florence's city government. The museum covers the Monumental Quarters, including the 54-metre Salone dei Cinquecento, Francesco I's Studiolo and Cosimo I's hidden rooms. The Arnolfo Tower offers a view over the city, and the palace stands on a Roman theatre site.
宮殿的塔樓及步道,可俯瞰佛羅倫斯。開放時間為 9:00–17:00,星期四至 14:00;須另購門票。
宮殿的公共典禮廳室,以長 54 米的 Salone dei Cinquecento 為中心,廳內飾有壁畫和天花板畫作,另包括 Cosimo I 隱藏的珍寶室。
Francesco I de' Medici 親王的私人書房,自 1570 年起以 Vasari、Allori 等人的畫作裝飾,畫作掩映着收藏珍貴物品的櫃子。