All free museums and attractions to visit in Florence

Florence (Italy) has a lot to offer for you culturally, even if you're on a budget, including free museums, free activities and free attractions. 17 museums and attractions in Florence can be visited without charge.

Are you looking for free things to do in Florence? These are the best places to visit:

  1. Uffizi Gallery1

    Uffizi Gallery

     Florence
    The Uffizi Gallery in Florence holds a huge collection of valuable works mostly from the Italian Renaissance. The building was designed by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de' Medici, the second Duke of Florence, to house administrative offices and the state archive. Over the time, the Medici fam
  2. Chiesa e Museo di Orsanmichele2

    Chiesa e Museo di Orsanmichele

     Florence
  3. Museo del Cenacolo di Andrea del Sarto3

    Museo del Cenacolo di Andrea del Sarto

     Florence
    Museo del Cenacolo di Andrea del Sarto in Florence boasts a remarkable piece called 'The Last Supper' which covers more than 40 square meters. The painter Andrea del Sarto worked over eight years on his masterpiece. Some of his other artworks are on display as well.
  4. Museo di Casa Martelli4

    Museo di Casa Martelli

     Florence
    Museo di Casa Martelli in FLorence is housed in Palazzo Martelli, a former residential palace. This civic museum exhibits in situ the remains of the original family's valuable art collection, as well as its frescoed rooms. The collection includes works by di Cosimo, Francia, Morandini, Rosa , Giorda
  5. Chiostro dello Scalzo5

    Chiostro dello Scalzo

     Florence
    If you want to see lesser known artworks of Florence, visit the Chiostro dello Scalzo and discover its hidden gems. This cloister served as the entrance to the chapel of the Confraternity of St. John the Baptist in the 14th century. Highlights are the beautiful frescoes depicting the life of St. Joh
  6. Museo Marino Marini6

    Museo Marino Marini

     Florence
    The Museo Marino Marini museum in Florence is devoted to Marino Marini, a 20th-century Italian sculptor born in the Tuscan town of Pistoia. Spread over four floors in a former 9th-century church, the museum exhibits about two hundred pieces of his artworks organized in a thematic order. The collecti
  7. Cenacolo di Fuligno7

    Cenacolo di Fuligno

     Florence
    The Cenacolo di Fuligno is a museum in Florence that is dedicated to the great Last Supper by Pietro Perugino, in the refectory of the former convent of Sant'Onofrio, also known as the nuns of Foligno. In addition to The Last Supper of Perugino on the back wall of the refectory, the museum is dedica
  8. Museo Casa Rodolfo Siviero8

    Museo Casa Rodolfo Siviero

     Florence
    Museo Casa Rodolfo Siviero is a museum in Florence that is dedicated to Rodolfo Siviero, who was an Italian secret agent and art historian who was most notable for his work in recovering artworks stolen from Italy during the Second World War. Rodolfo Siviero left his house and all the assets contain
  9. Complesso di San Firenze9

    Complesso di San Firenze

     Florence
  10. INAF Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory10

    INAF Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory

     Florence
  11. Villa del Poggio Imperiale11

    Villa del Poggio Imperiale

     Florence
  12. Museo del Ciclismo Gino Bartali12

    Museo del Ciclismo Gino Bartali

     Florence
    The Museo del Ciclismo Gino Bartali ("Gino Bartali" Cycling Museum) is a museum in Florence that consists of three exhibition rooms, a reading room, an audio / video room and an archive. The first room is dedicated to Gino Bartali (an Italian a champion road cyclist) and his memorabilia, including t
  13. Museo del Bigallo13

    Museo del Bigallo

     Florence
    Dating back to the 14th century, this Gothic building houses the Museo del Bigallo. The collection includes both historical and religious works donated by the brotherhood Compagnia della Misericordia and most of the paintings depict their life. Furthermore, the museum displays frescoes which origina
  14. Casa Guidi14

    Casa Guidi

     Florence
  15. Museo della Pagliazza15

    Museo della Pagliazza

     Florence
  16. 16

    Sala del Perugino

     Florence
  17. 17

    Museo Agrario Tropicale

     Florence