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Florence, The Chapel of the Princes it is the mausoleum of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany and their families, it is part of the museum complex of the Medici chapels of Florence, created from some areas of the basilica of San Lorenzo.

Palazzo Davanzati, a magnificent and rare example of a fourteenth-century residence in Florence, represents the moment of transition between the medieval tower house and the Renaissance palace. The palace was built around the middle of the 14th century by the Davizzi, a powerful family of merchants and bankers, in via Porta Rossa, where wealthy Florentine families lived, from the Bartolini to the Foresi, from the Monaldi to the Davanzati themselves, who later became its owners. A first modernization was due to the Bartolini family who became owners in 1516.

The Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) connects the Oltrarno district on the south bank of the Arno River with the center of Florence. It was the first bridge built in Florence and is one of the city’s greatest landmarks and arguably one of the most famous bridges in the world. Today it is best known for the wooden shuttered jewelry shops lining both sides and the Vasari monastery that crosses it.

A marvelous crucifix made by Michelangelo in Santo Spirito at the age of 17th. it is possible to see fro almost free.