Top 12 Piazzas in Florence

Here are the top 12 piazzas (squares) in Florence :

1. Piazza del Duomo

Piazza del Duomo

Piazza del Duomo as you can see from the top of Giotto's bell tower (campanile), the building with white roof is the  Baptistery, located right in front of the Duomo / Il Basilica Santa Maria del Fiore 

Piazza del Duomo is located in the heart of the historic centre of Florence. It is one of the most visited places in the Europe and the world; here we can find the Florence Cathedral with the Cupola del Brunelleschi, the Giotto's Campanile, the Florence Baptistry, the Loggia del Bigallo, the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, and the Arcivescovile and Canonici's palace. The west zone of this square is called San Giovanni square.

2. Piazza della Repubblica

Piazza della Repubblica

It is a square in the centre of Florence, location of the cultural cafes and bourgeois palaces. Among the square's cafes, the Giubbe Rosse cafe has long been a meeting place for famous artists and writers, notably those of Futurism.

3. Piazza della Signoria

It is the focal point of the origin and of the history of the Florentine Republic and still maintains its reputation as the political hub of the city. The impressive 14th century Palazzo Vecchio is still preeminent with its crenellated tower. The square is also shared with the Loggia della Signoria, the Uffizi Gallery, the Palace of the Tribunale della Mercanzia (now the Bureau of Agriculture), and the Uguccioni Palace (16th century, with a facade by Raphael). Located in front of the Palazzo Vecchio is the Palace of the Assicurazioni Generali.

4. Piazza della Stazione

Piazza della Stazione

It is a big square in the center of the city, one of the main focal point of transport in Florence. Here converge almost the entire bus-line, and tramways, and the central station of Florence the biggest and masterpiece of Rationalism Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station, that is used by 59,000,000 people every year. On piazza della Stazione we can also find the Palazzina Reale di Santa Maria Novella (where the king of Italy stayed), and the Palazzo degli Affari.

5. Piazza Santa Maria Novella

With the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella and the Alinari phography museum, is one of the principal squares of Florence. It is opposite of piazza della Stazione, accessible by Via degli Avelli.

6. Piazza Santa Croce

Dominated by the Basilica of Santa Croce it is a rectangular square in the center of the city. Here the Calcio Fiorentino is played every year and when can find on this square the Palazzo dell'Antella, the Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori (main office of center of Florence quarter) and the Dante's statue.

7. Piazza Santa Trinita

The bridge of Santa Trinita connects the Oltrarno with Centro Storico, if you cross from the Oltrarno you will arrive right at the Piazza Santa Trinita. A the background is the famous old bridge 'Ponte Vecchio'

It is near the Arno that mark the end of the elegant fashion-street of Via de' Tornabuoni. On the Piazza Santa Trinita overlook the Basilica of Santa Trinita (that gives the name to the square), the Palazzo Spini Feroni, the Palazzo Buondelmonti, the Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni and the Column of Justice.

8. Piazza San Marco

Located in the north zone of the historic centre of Florence near the Piazza della Santissima Annunziata, it hosts the Basilica of San Marco, the headquarters of the University of Florence and the renowned Academy of Fine Arts of Florence.

9. Piazza  San Lorenzo 

It offers the great Basilica of San Lorenzo with the Cappelle Medicee and the Laurentian Library.

10. Piazza de' Pitti

Piazza de' Pitti

Piazza Pitti is a large square in the Oltrarno district of Florence, dominated by the imposing Palazzo Pitti.

The square was enlarged in 1837, demolishing some buildings on either side, for example, the Palace Guidetti, put Palazzo Guicciardini at the corner.
The other buildings of the square, although some of them considerable merit, can not be put in any way in compete with the palace of the Grand Duke.
On 24 June 2011, the square has been pedestrianized.

11. Piazzale Michelangelo

Piazzale Michelangelo also known as Il David viewpoint.

It is a famous square with a magnificent panoramic view of Florence, Italy and is a popular tourist destination in the Oltrarno district of the city. The view from this most famous observation point of the city landscape has been reproduced in countless postcards and snapshots over the years.


12. Piazza della Santissima Annunziata
Located near piazza San Marco and piazza del Duomo is a harmonious square which overlook the Ospedale degli Innocenti, the Loggia dei Servi di Maria, the Budini Gattai palace and the National Archaeological Museum