• Introduction
• 1. Berlin
• 2. Chicago
• 3. Florence
• 4. London
• 5. New York
• 6. Paris
• 7. Rome
• 8. San Miguel de Allende
• 9. Vienna
• 10. Washington, D.C.

Florence

It’s easy to be overwhelmed by all of the art in Florence – frescoes, paintings, sculpture, altar pieces, you name it, abound in Michelangelo’s hometown – and no self-respecting art lover would miss a visit to the birthplace of the Renaissance art movement. Our favorite stops in this charming red-bricked town include the Galleria dell’ Accademia (Academy Gallery), home to Michelangelo’s David (arguably the world’s best-known sculpture); the Duomo, where you need to look wayyyyyy up to see its marvelous dome: and, of course, the Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Galleries), the first modern museum in all of Europe and modern-day showcase for paintings by Botticelli, Raphael, Rembrandt, and Michelangelo. A few piazzas away, the Palazzo Strozzi positioned itself as an “anti-Uffizi” of contemporary art when it opened its Centro di Cultura Contemporanea Strozzina (Center for Contemporary Culture) in November 2007, housing unique video installations in its historic courtyard (known as “the Strozzina”), exhibitions of Chinese modern art, and state-of-the-art updates like audio guides for cell phones.

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