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[quote=Anonymous]A few Florence things I haven't seen mention, but that I love:

Museo Galileo, used to be called the History of Science Museum. It had a couple of Galileo's telescopes (and one of his fingers), along with a lot of other cool stuff. it's a short walk from the Ponte Vecchio.

Basilica di Santa Croce. Michelangelo, Machiavelli, and Galileo are buried here. The Giotto Life of St. Francis frescos are worth the visit, and some of the surrounding buildings were designed by Brunelleschi. There are leather workshops in some of the old friary buildings, and the surrounding neighborhood is known for leather goods.

Basilica San Lorenzo is worth the visit to see the Medici Chapels. It's the oldest church in Florence, built and rebuilt numerous times. But the Medici Chapels are a stunning display of wealth and power, even by that standards of the Catholic Church. it was designed by Michelangelo and many of the sculptures are his works.

For hardcore fans of Renaissance art and history, San Marco is where Fra Angelico lived and painted for 10 years. A number of his frescos remain viable today (and in my opinion, perhaps the most talented artist of the Renaissance). San Marco was also home to Girolamo Savonarola, he of the Bonfire of the Vanities fame. San Marco is near the Galleria dell’Accademia, which is where David is.[/quote]

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