Color Maps
Florence: IV
Tuscany: VI
Siena: VIII
Orientation
Florence Overview: 48
Florence: 52
Sights in Florence
Heart of Florence: 70
Duomo Self-Guided Tour: 76
Oltrarno, South of the Arno River: 92
Renaissance Walk
Renaissance Walk: 103
The Duomo & Nearby: 105
Ghiberti’s Bronze Doors: 107
Orsanmichele Church: 110
Palazzo Vecchio & Nearby: 114
Accademia Tour
Accademia Overview: 122
Uffizi Gallery Tour
Uffizi Gallery Overview: 131
Medieval Art: 133
Early Renaissance: 136
The Renaissance Blossoms: 139
Classical Sculpture & Northern Renaissance: 143
High Renaissance: 147
Uffizi Gallery—First Floor: 151
Bargello Tour
Bargello—Ground Floor: 155
Bargello—First Floor: 160
Museum of San Marco Tour
Museum of San Marco—Ground Floor: 166
Museum of San Marco—First Floor: 175
Duomo Museum Tour
Duomo Museum—Ground Floor: 182
Duomo Museum—First Floor: 189
Palazzo Vecchio Tour
Palazzo Vecchio—First Floor: 200
Palazzo Vecchio—Second Floor: 205
Medici Chapels Tour
New Sacristy: 210
Santa Maria Novella Tour
Santa Maria Novella: 225
Santa Croce Tour
Santa Croce: 237
Oltrarno Walk
Oltrarno Walk: 248
Brancacci Chapel Tour
Brancacci Chapel: 256
Pitti Palace Tour
Pitti Palace & Boboli Gardens: 265
Pitti Palace—Palatine Gallery: 268
Sleeping in Florence
Florence Hotels: 298
Oltrarno Hotels & Restaurants: 308
Eating in Florence
Florence Restaurants: 314
Florence Connections
Greater Florence: 346
Tuscany
Tuscany: 354
Greater Siena: 357
Siena: 366
Siena Duomo Tour
Siena’s Duomo: 380
Civic Museum Tour
Siena’s Civic Museum: 394
Siena Sleeping, Eating, and Connections
Siena Hotels & Restaurants: 402
Pisa
Pisa: 418
Leaning Tower Tour
Leaning Tower: 428
Pisa Duomo Tour
Pisa Duomo: 433
Field of Miracles Tour
Pisa’s Field of Miracles: 441
Lucca
Lucca: 454
Tuscan Hill Towns
Tuscan Hill Towns Public Transportation: 473
Tuscan Hill Towns: 474
San Gimignano: 480
Volterra: 492
The Etruscan Empire: 503
Montepulciano: 515
Montalcino: 532
Cortona: 544
Florentine History
Church Architecture: 560
Appendix
Italy’s Public Transportation: 583
Train Costs in Italy: 584
Driving in Tuscany: Distance & Time: 596