Museo Nazionale del Bargello

Italy’s most famous sculpture gallery is housed in the former city prison. See, among other things, original works by Donatello or Michelangelo

Rainy retail therapy (see also)

The idyllic Borgo San Jacopo is home to extravagant fashion boutiques. One shopping street which is fun whatever the weather is the Via Gioberti to the east of the centre

Seven museums under one roof

At one time, the Grand Dukes of the Medici family – and for a short period also the Italian royal family – lived here. Today, the Palazzo Pitti contains seven of the city’s most famous museums

Countryside in the rain

The Tuscan landscape can be charming, even in rainy weather; for example when you look at it through the picture windows of the Restaurant Omero, over a delicious bistecca alla fiorentina

Dazzling colours on dull days

On entering the salesroom of the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, you will be overwhelmed by the glow and sparkle of the fabrics on display: velvet, silk, brocade and taffeta in every possible colour (Photo)

Art in the Renaissance palace

Regardless of whether it’s modern art or the old masters, the exhibitions in the fine rooms of the Palazzo Strozzi are always of the highest quality

Symbol of Florentine power

The cathedral is still one of the largest churches in the world with a truly stunning interior – come rain or shine