with free admission, it is part of the Benedictine Monastery of Sant’Apollonia founded in 1339 and features frescoes by Andrea del Castagno, in particular a magnificent Last Supper (1445 -1450), which covers an entire wall.
For opening hours and days, please check the official website. Just a few meters from us, in Via XXVII Aprile. *normally (8:15 to 13:30)
the Giardino dei Semplici is the third oldest botanical garden in the world and dates back to the 16th century, an enchanting place with trees, exotic plants and rare flowers, just a few minutes from the B&B and from Piazza San Marco. Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00am to 6.00pm, and free for children under 6 years. Full ticket: Euros 6.00; Reduced: Euro 3.00 (aged between 6 and 14, or over 65); Family ticket: Euros 13.00 (1-2 adults with a maximum of 4 children). A few minutes from Piazza San Marco (go along Via Lamarmora and then turn right into Via Micheli 3).
the National Archaeological Museum of Florence includes the Egyptian section, the Etruscan section, and the section of the Ancient Medici and Lorraine Collections. Full ticket: Euros 8.00; Reduced ticket: Euros 2.00; Free admission by showing the Uffizi Gallery ticket, within five days of purchase. Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, first Sunday of the month, and public holidays from 8.30am to 2.00pm (last admission at 1.15pm). Entrance in Via della Colonna, Piazza SS.Annunziata, church side (do not miss the Basilica of SS Annunziata, the main Marian sanctuary, where the frescoes at the entrance are among the most important in the city). Etruscan art: The bronzes of the Orator and the Chimera are located here. Important collection of ceramics from ancient Greece.
in Piazza San Lorenzo is the Basilica of San Lorenzo, which in a very distant period was the first cathedral of Florence, is located less than 5 minutes walk from us
A stone’s throw from Piazza di San Lorenzo, Palazzo Medici Riccardi is the first Palazzo owned by the Medici, where Cosimo the Elder and Lorenzo the Magnificent lived, and where artists such as Donatello, Michelangelo, Paolo Uccello, Benozzo Gozzoli, and Botticelli worked. Entrance in Via Cavour 1. The famous Magi Chapel is superbly frescoed by Benozzo Gozzoli portraying members of the Medici family with illustrious men. Don’t miss Lippi’s Madonna and Child, a late work by the Master where some modern elements are found. Hours: every day from 9:00am to 7:00pm (closed on Wednesdays). Full ticket Museum + Exhibition: Euro 13.00 – Reduced Museum + Exhibition: Euro 10.00; Full ticket Museum: Euro 7.00, Reduced ticket Museum: Euro 4.00. Reductions: 18-25 years old and university students; Free: 0-17 years old, Qualified Tourist Guides, Accredited Journalists, Disabled people and their Caregivers, Groups of Students and their respective Teachers.
Palazzo Davanzati which takes its name from the Davanzati family is a typical Florentine residence which bears witness to the transition from the medieval tower-house to the Renaissance residence. Inside there are huge rooms richly decorated with lively frescoes such as the Sala dei Pappagalli and the Sala dei Pavoni, the latter conserving the Madonna and Child recently attributed to the young Filippo Brunelleschi. Full price ticket: Euros 6.00; Reduced (18-25 years). Opening hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8.15am to 1.50pm – Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1.15pm to 6.50pm. Closings: Every Monday and every First, Third and Fifth Sunday of the month.