韦奇奥宫

旅游去的,门票记得是14欧一个人貌似,放置包裹的地方,旁边就有厕所.还有免费的wifi,这个很好.旧宫据说是当年美蒂奇家族的所有,里面的艺术品简直是美不胜收,连天花板上也是巨幅的油画,脖子看得很酸疼.选择了登顶,楼梯窄而高,很不适应.不过美景很美,可惜相机没电了.

面向领主广场，具有很高的钟塔的、佛罗伦萨有代表性的建筑。入口上面有两只狮子的雕塑，中庭中心有天使塑像的喷水，很可爱。周围凉廊的大理石装饰很精致。楼上的装饰和画都很不错。

第二天由于在超超同学扭伤脚，0总要去美术馆参观，因此一行四人决定当日分头行动。早上起来，又再次经过广场，后面就是维奇奥宫 Palazzo Vecchio，也称“旧宫”，是一座建于13世纪的碉堡式宫殿，现在是佛罗伦萨的市政厅。一个人的行走，随便走，首先河边走走。又见老桥早上的晨曦给老桥镀上了一层金光

The ticket can be just for the palace, or for the battlements and the tower, but when we were there, only the palace was open. We spent a couple of hours looking around, but for me, having been in the Doge's Palace in Venice, there is no comparison. The Hall of the 500 is interesting, with some amazing paintings and sculptures, but because it is still in use, it is full of plastic chairs, which kind of takes away the magic!Still, well worth a visit.

I had been here twice previously and wasn't going to bother again, but I was glad I did. You forget how extravagant specially Nd amazing this place is.

I haven't read so much for this palace. I impressed when I entered in but especially when I reached the top. I visited the place early in the evening, I did not find any waiting line (even if I held a "Firenze Card") and generally I enjoyed my tour inside.

This is one great way to feel/understand the Medici's vibes. The iconography encompass Christian and Pagan myths. Renaissance.

I found Palazzo Vecchio to be more interesting and much less crowded than the Uffizi. My tour guide ( Barbara B through Florencetown Tours was just amazing and made me very glad I choose the tour. If you love the Doges' Palace in Venice, then don't miss the Hall of the 500 at the Palazzo Vecchio. Look for information on Vasari's trusses and the ingenious architecture. It is fascinating.

very busy there but some stunning statues and architecture. Expensive though to have a drink in square, better off nipping up a side street!

Next to the Ufizzi. Worth a visit to see the rooms and the fresco's, and the Cinqacento hall. Original Michelangelo statues there, and huge wall paintings depicting the wars against Siena.

Must see if you are an Italian history buff. Get a tour to help you appreciate it. Right next to the Uffizi Gallery also a must to see.

Would highly recommend this amazing museum, it has so much history, paintings on the wall,ceilings everywhere you look. You end up with neck ache from looking everywhere. you can go up to the towers and battlements but you need to buy the tickets early as they sell out quickly. opened till late.

The Birth of Venus, Botticelli, superb but book and go early so that you can stand and admire the beauty of the painting and all of his works

We did the 3pm Life at Court tour at the Palazzo Vecchio. This family tour is especially aimed at kids to show them what life was like for princes and princesses in an opulent palace a few centuries ago. It was engaging, interactive and playful. The kids were simply bowled over. The guide had the kids sit down in the middle of a resplendent room with tapestries and a gilded ceiling. He told them the gold covering the ceilings had come from the Americas. And then showed them a little piece of gold foil. He told them about about the inventive parties that the Medici family would host to impress guests from all over the world. How once Duke Cosimo had transformed the interior of his banquet room into a garden. He pointed out that there were no attached bathrooms for the princesses in those days. And showed the kids a small chamberpot, which elicited giggles all around. In the map room, the kids were surprised with a door to secret passage. We were all allowed to go inside. The kids had a chance in costumes from that period. The tour was really well-designed for kids, making history come alive. I wish there had been tours like this at other historical places we visited in Italy.

By going on a 'behind the scenes' tour you really got to hear the stories,.... the building came alive. You got to explore, in a small grouo, the secret passageways, hidden doors and see amazing lavish artwork throughout the building complex - truly amazing.