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Michelangelo in Tuscany
Caprese Michelangelo is one of Michelangelo in Tuscany.

1. Caprese Michelangelo

Italia
City · 1 tip

Visit TuscanyVisit Tuscany: The original name was simply “Caprese”. The “Michelangiolesco Museum” includes the house where Michelangelo was born, the Clusini Palace and the Rocca fortress.

Settignano is one of Michelangelo in Tuscany.

2. Settignano

Florence, Tuscany
City · 3 tips and reviews

Visit TuscanyVisit Tuscany: Here Michelangelo lived during the illness of his mother and after her death (1481), in the house of a stonecutter and his family, in a farmhouse that is now the "Villa Michelangelo".

Palazzo Vecchio is one of Michelangelo in Tuscany.

3. Palazzo Vecchio

9.2
Piazza della Signoria (Via della Ninna), Florence, Tuscany
City Hall · Centro · 162 tips and reviews

Visit TuscanyVisit Tuscany: Michelangelo lived here for 5 years, until Lorenzo The Magnificent’s death. Inside there's "The Genius of Victory”. Find Michelangelo in Florence: http://bit.ly/1kAVjq5

Basilica di Santa Maria del Santo Spirito is one of Michelangelo in Tuscany.

4. Basilica di Santa Maria del Santo Spirito

Piazza Santo Spirito, Florence, Tuscany
Church · Oltrarno · 14 tips and reviews

Visit TuscanyVisit Tuscany: Inside Santo Spirito there is a wooden crucifix carved by Michelangelo in 1493 (after he left the Medici court) as a gift to the prior of the church.

Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana is one of Michelangelo in Tuscany.

5. Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana

7.0
Piazza San Lorenzo, 9, Florence, Tuscany
Library · Mercato Centrale · 8 tips and reviews

Visit TuscanyVisit Tuscany: It was designed by Michelangelo around 1530. He produced new architectural styles, such as pillars that became thinner at the bottom, and a staircase with contrasting rectangular and curving forms.

Gallery of the Academy is one of Michelangelo in Tuscany.

6. Gallery of the Academy

9.0
(Galleria dell'Accademia)
Via Ricasoli 58, Florence, Tuscany
Art Museum · San Marco · 307 tips and reviews

Visit TuscanyVisit Tuscany: Is the “home” of Michelangelo’s David, a colossal statue symbol of Florentine freedom. The Galleria also hosts some unfinished works by Michelangelo: the 4 “Prisoners” and a statue of Saint Matthew.

Basilica di San Lorenzo is one of Michelangelo in Tuscany.

7. Basilica di San Lorenzo

Piazza San Lorenzo, Florence, Tuscany
Church · Mercato Centrale · 23 tips and reviews

Visit TuscanyVisit Tuscany: Commissioned by Pope Leo X to reconstruct the façade, Michelangelo spent 3 years creating drawings and models. The project was then abruptly canceled and today the Basilica is still without a façade.

Cappelle Medicee is one of Michelangelo in Tuscany.

8. Cappelle Medicee

9.1
Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini 6, Florence, Tuscany
Museum · Mercato Centrale · 51 tips and reviews

Visit TuscanyVisit Tuscany: After the project for the new façade of San Lorenzo, the Medici asked Michelangelo to create their family funerary chapels in the Basilica. He worked on this project for much of the 1520s and 1530s.

Casa Buonarroti is one of Michelangelo in Tuscany.

9. Casa Buonarroti

6.9
V. Ghibellina, 70 (Via Buonarroti), Florence, Tuscany
Art Museum · Santa Croce · 4 tips and reviews

Visit TuscanyVisit Tuscany: Once the home of Michelangelo, it is today a small museum containing several sculptures and drawings, including 2 of his early relief sculptures: the “Battle of the Centaurs”, “Madonna of the Stairs“.

Uffizi Gallery is one of Michelangelo in Tuscany.

10. Uffizi Gallery

9.1
(Galleria degli Uffizi)
Piazzale degli Uffizi 6, Florence, Tuscany
Art Museum · Centro · 588 tips and reviews

Visit TuscanyVisit Tuscany: In the new hall on the second floor you will find Michelangelo’s “Holy Family and St John”, also known as the “Tondo Doni”. It was commissioned for the marriage of Angelo Doni and Maddalena Strozzi.

Museo Nazionale del Bargello is one of Michelangelo in Tuscany.

11. Museo Nazionale del Bargello

8.9
Via del Proconsolo, 4, Florence, Tuscany
Art Museum · Centro · 54 tips and reviews

Visit TuscanyVisit Tuscany: It houses a few of Michelangelo's sculptures: “Bacchus”, the most famous, "David Apollo", a bust of Brutus, and the “Tondo Pitti”, a round relief sculpture , depicting the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus.

Museo dell'Opera del Duomo is one of Michelangelo in Tuscany.

12. Museo dell'Opera del Duomo

8.8
Via della Canonica 1 (Via dei Servi), Florence, Tuscany
Art Museum · 58 tips and reviews
Piazzale Michelangelo is one of Michelangelo in Tuscany.

13. Piazzale Michelangelo

9.6
Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence, Tuscany
Plaza · Michelangelo · 479 tips and reviews
Museo Del Marmo is one of Michelangelo in Tuscany.

14. Museo Del Marmo

Località S.Francesco, Carrara, Tuscany
Art Museum · 3 tips and reviews

Visit TuscanyVisit Tuscany: The marble blocks for some of the most famous statues carved by Michelangelo came from the quarries of Carrara. In this Museum you can learn everything about history and culture of marble in the area.

Duomo di Siena is one of Michelangelo in Tuscany.

15. Duomo di Siena

9.5
Piazza del Duomo 8, Siena, Tuscany
Church · 76 tips and reviews

Visit TuscanyVisit Tuscany: Inside the Duomo there are minor works by a young Michelangelo: 4 sculptures in the lower niches of the altar - made between 1501 and 1504 - of Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Gregory and Saint Pius.

Basilica of Santa Croce is one of Michelangelo in Tuscany.

16. Basilica of Santa Croce

9.2
(Basilica di Santa Croce)
Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, Tuscany
Church · Santa Croce · 78 tips and reviews

Visit TuscanyVisit Tuscany: Michelangelo died in Rome at the age of 88, but his body was brought back to Florence to be buried inside the Basilica of Santa Croce. It was his last request.

17. Piazzale Michelangelo

9.6
Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence, Tuscany
Plaza · Michelangelo · 479 tips and reviews

Visit TuscanyVisit Tuscany: Dedicated to Michelangelo, it is one of the most famous places in the world, for the magnificent panoramic view of Florence! Here you will also find bronze copies of some of his works.

18. Museo dell'Opera del Duomo

8.8
Via della Canonica 1 (Via dei Servi), Florence, Tuscany
Art Museum · 58 tips and reviews

Visit TuscanyVisit Tuscany: No crowds here! Among great artworks, there is the original Ghiberti Gates of Paradise and the Michelangelo's Pieta: the dead Christ held up by the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene and Nicodemus.  Read more.