Palazzo Vecchio in Florence

The first thing you can notice of Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace) is that you can’t take a full picture of it. Even if you go in the farthest place in Piazza della Signoria, at the crossing with via dei Calzaiuoli, the palace is too large and too tall to enter in only one photo. But you can’t keep from taking a picture of it because it is considered the best example of XIV century civil architecture. What prevent the palace to enter in only one picture is the “Torre di Arnolfo” (Arnolfo Tower), which is 94 meters tall and it was built in 1310. This tower brings on its top the flag with the Fleur-de-lis of Florence. At the entrance of Palazzo Vecchio there’s exposed (as a support for the pigeons too…) a copy of Michelangelo’s David. This very beautiful palace is in Piazza della Signoria; This square has been long-time considered “cursed”, because it was the terrain of the struggle between guelphs and ghibellines. Today, faded the memories of this bloody past, Piazza della Signoria is the centre of the social, civil and political life of all Florence’s city dwellers.

When:Every day from 9 am to 7 pm Thursday and public holiday from 9 am To 2 pm.
Never: 1st January, Easter day, 1st May, 15th August, 25th December.
Tickets: 6€ full ticket, 4,50 € reduce ticket (people from 18 to 25 years old, and more then 65 years old). 2€ children (2-17 years old) and schools (with reservation). 14 € families (4 people), 16 € families (5 people).