ITALY - Best of Europe 2014 - page 1149

▲▲▲ Museum of San Marco Best collection anywhere of artwork by the early
Renaissance master Fra Angelico. Hours: Tue-Fri 8:15-13:50, Sat 8:15-16:50; also
open 8:15-13:50 on first, third, and fifth Mon and 8:15-16:50 on second and fourth
Sun of each month. See here .
▲▲▲ Medici Chapels Tombs of Florence's great ruling family, designed and carved
byMichelangelo. Hours: Tue-SatApril-Oct8:15-16:50,Nov-March8:15-13:50;also
open second and fourth Mon and first, third, and fifth Sun of each month. See here .
▲▲▲ Duomo Gothic cathedral with colorful facade and the first dome built since
ancient Roman times. Hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00, Thu until 16:00 Oct-May, Sat
10:00-16:45, Sun 13:30-16:45. See here .
▲▲▲ Palazzo Vecchio Fortified palace, once home to the Medici, wallpapered with
history. Hours: Fri-Wed 9:00-19:00, until 24:00 April-Sept; Thu 9:00-14:00 year-
round. See here .
▲▲▲ Galileo Science Museum Fascinating old clocks, telescopes, maps, and Ga-
lileo's finger in a bottle. Hours: Wed-Mon 9:30-18:00, Tue 9:30-13:00. See here .
▲▲▲ Santa Croce Church Precious art, tombs of famous Florentines, and Brunelles-
chi's Pazzi Chapel in 14th-century church. Hours: Mon-Sat 9:30-17:30, Sun
14:00-17:30. See here .
▲▲▲ Church of Santa Maria Novella Thirteenth-century Dominican church with
Masaccio's famous 3-D painting. Hours: Church—Mon-Thu 9:00-17:30, Fri
11:00-17:30,Sat9:00-17:00,Sun13:00-17:00;museum—Fri-Mon9:00-16:00,closed
Tue-Thu. See here .
▲▲▲ PittiPalace SeveralmuseumsinlavishpalaceplussprawlingBoboliandBardini
gardens. Hours: Palatine Gallery, Royal Apartments, and Gallery of Modern Art:
Tue-Sun 8:15-18:50, closed Mon; Boboli and Bardini gardens, Costume Gallery, Ar-
genti/Silverworks Museum, and Porcelain Museum: Daily 8:15-18:30, until 19:30
June-Aug, gardens close as early as 16:30 in winter, closed first and last Mon of each
month. See here .
▲▲▲ Brancacci Chapel Works of Masaccio, early Renaissance master who reinven-
tedperspective. Hours: MonandWed-Sat10:00-17:00,Sun13:00-17:00,closedTue.
Reservations required, though often available on the spot. See here .