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Top Museums to visit across Tuscany

Guide to the top museums you shouldn't miss to visit during your itinerary across Tuscany, a wonderful world of art, culture and history to slowly discover and appreciate...even if Tuscany itself is a real open-air museum!

Tuscany houses many museums with masterpieces by the greatest artists of all time, from Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, to Botticelli, Giotto and Donatello. Depending on your interests in history, art or sculpture - Tuscany has it all, spanning across time, styles and periods. Below, a list of the top museums in Tuscany that you should not miss!

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The Uffizi Gallery in Florence
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The Uffizi Gallery in Florence

The Uffizi is one of the world's top museums, with some of the most important works from the Renaissance inside. Admire magnificent works of art and sculpture, from Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Spring to the only example of Michelangelo's painting on panel to splendid works by Raphael and Titian.

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Civic Museums in San Gimignano
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Civic Museums in San Gimignano

Must-sees during your visit to San Gimignano are the Palazzo Comunale, Pinacoteca and Torre Grossa, the tallest tower in the city from which you can enjoy a unique 360° view over all of San Gimignano. If you have time, also visit the Archeological Museum where the second floor houses the Modern…

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The Accademia in Florence
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The Accademia in Florence

The Accademia Gallery museum houses the David, Michelangelo's most famous sculpture. Gaze in admiration but don't forget to admire the other works by Michelangelo and other artists in the famous museum, including works by Botticelli, Ghirlandaio and Allori.

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Siena's Cathedral - The Duomo in Siena
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Siena's Cathedral - The Duomo in Siena

Siena's Gothic cathedral is full of treasures, including its marble pavement, Piccolomini library frescoes and incredibly ornate interiors. We highly recommend a visit into this wonder of Siena's past!

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San Gimignano's Duomo
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San Gimignano's Duomo

No matter how short your visit in San Gimignano might be, you must visit the cathedral to admire the marvelous cycle of frescoes that recount stories from the New and Old Testaments painted by illustrious artists of the 14th-century Sienese school and the extraordinary Renaissance jewel, the Chapel…

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The Bargello Museum
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The Bargello Museum

Primarily a sculpture museum, you'll be treated to early Michelangelo marbles and Giambologna bronzes and Cellini works then on to a room full of famous works by Donatello, considered by many the greatest sculptor since antiquity. The museum houses more than sculpture, it is definitely a museum…

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Florence Fashion Museums: What’s Trending?
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Florence Fashion Museums: What’s Trending?

If you like design, fabric, color & cutting edge clothing designs, then you need to visit these 2 fashion museums in Florence, each show off the fashion savoy of the Florentine designers in the past, present & maybe some hints for the future.

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Pitti Palace & Boboli Gardens
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Pitti Palace & Boboli Gardens

The Pitti Palace houses important collections of paintings and sculpture, works of art, porcelain, silver and period costumes. The rooms contain works by Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio and many others. The beautiful Boboli Gardens, grand example of Italian Renaissance gardens, are on the hill behind…

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The Etruscan Academy Museum of Cortona
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The Etruscan Academy Museum of Cortona

The Museum of the Etruscan Academy and of the city of Cortona offers numerous archaeological finds from the area from both the Etruscan and Roman periods, as well as an interesting art gallery with works by Cortona and Tuscan artists.

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Alabaster Museum in Volterra
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Alabaster Museum in Volterra

Volterra is the city of alabaster par excellence: its tradition dates back to the Etruscans, the same as the city, that pays its tribute to this old tradition housing an Alabaster Museum, the eco-museum of Albaster, a charming place displaying over 300 works of art in alabaster stone, together with…

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First Sunday of the Month is a day of Art & Culture
First Sunday of the Month is a day of Art & Culture

Get your fix of art, culture and history for free on the first Sunday of the month, when Italian State museums open their doors to everyone! Here's the list of State museums across all of Tuscany, to be used on those first Sundays as well as the rest of the month (with opening hours).

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