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What to do ➤ during the day Considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, Florence is rich in history and art. Visit the Uffizi and Palazzo FaMiLy MUSEO GALILEO VIP contact: Professor Paulo Galluzzi Phone: +39 055 265 311 Email: p.galluzzi@museogalileo.it Email Secretariat: info@museogalileo.it Address: Instituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Piazza dei Giudici, 1, 50122 Website: www.museogalileo.it In 2010 the Institute and Museum of the History of Science was revamped and renamed the Museo Galileo. Dedicated to the father of modern science, Galileo SPort elite destination guide | florence www.elitetraveler.com Vecchio to admire the work of Renaissance masters and learn about Florence’s scientific revolution at the Museo Galileo. 20 Alternatively, escape to the beautiful Tuscan countryside and enjoy a round of golf on the world-class course, Poggio Dei Medici. ROOM III, vIRtUAL RECOnStRUCtIOn, MUSEO GALILEO GALILEO’S MUMMIFIED FInGER, MUSEO GALILEO POGGIO DEI MEDICI GOLF COURSE VIP contact: Mr. Loris Vento, Golf Course Director Phone: +39 055 843 50 Email: info@golfpoggiodeimedici.com Address: Via San Gavino, 27 50038, Scarperia Website: www.golfpoggiodeimedici.com Poggio dei Medici lies in the beautiful Mugello valley only 20 miles from the center of Florence. The course is a design collaboration between T R A V E L E R deStination guide SerieS Galilei, the Museum houses over 1,000 instruments and devices, including the telescope Galileo used to find Jupiter’s moon. Alongside the impressive scientific collections of the houses of Medici and Lorraine, look out for Galileo’s mummified middle finger. Missing for decades, this legendary digit turned up at auction in 2009 mounted on a marble base. The rest of Galileo’s remains are buried at the Sante Croce Basilica in Florence. A family centered museum, Museo Galileo offers an interactive video guide with animations showing how the scientific instruments actually worked. Contact the Museum’s secretariat for a child-friendly private tour with a knowledgeable guide dressed as Galileo. Italian architect Alvise Rossi Fioravanti and professional golfer Baldovino Dassù. Thanks to its worldwide reputation, Poggio dei Medici hosted the Ladies European Tour from 1999 to 2003. The quality course offers five different starting tees, and an extensive driving range together with pitching and putting greens. Book a private lesson with a PGA instructor. There is an onsite resort with a swimming pool, gym, Turkish bath and spa. The clubhouse occupies an attractive 16th century building and there are plans to construct nine more holes in this beautiful Tuscan location.
What to do ➤ during the day UFFIZI CuLturaL UFFIZI VIP contact: Dr. Cristina Acidini Phone: +39 055 238 8651 Email: segreteria@polomuseale.firenze.it Address: Piazzale degli Uffizi, 50122 Website: www.uffizi.firenze.it Designed by architect and painter Vasari, the Uffizi was completed in 1581 under the supervision of architect Bernado Buontalenti. The Uffizi, meaning ‘office’, originally housed government offices and the official mint before its conversion to a national art gallery that first opened to the public in 1756. One of the world’s oldest and most influential galleries, the Uffizi displays the greatest Italian and European art from the 13th to 18th centuries, including Botticelli’s stunning Birth of Venus, Leonardo da Vinci’s the Adoration of the Magi and Carravagio’s Medusa. The walls of Bernardo Buontalenti’s octagonal Tribuna room are decorated with impressive floor-to-ceiling Renaissance paintings from the Medici collection. The Vasari corridor, commissioned by the Grand Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici in 1564, houses the Uffizi’s dazzling selection of self-portraits. The corridor links Palazzo Pitti, the Duke’s former residence, with the government palace, Palazzo Vecchio. Crossing the famous Ponte Vecchio bridge, the corridor joins up with the Uffizi gallery. The Vasari Corridor can only be visted by guided tour for groups of up to five people. In the summer, waiting times for the Uffizi can be up to four hours. To avoid the long queues, contact Dr Cristina Acidini to arrange private guided tours of the Vasari Gallery and private viewings, conferences and gala dinners in the Uffizi. elite destination guide | florence www.elitetraveler.com 21 CuLturaL PALAZZO vECCHIO VIP contact: Elena Pianea Phone: +39 055 276 8224 / +39 055 276 8558 Email: info@museicivicifiorentini.it Address: Piazza della Signoria 1, 50122 Website: www.palazzovecchio-familymuseum.it Palazzo Vecchio is the historical seat of government for the city of Florence. Currently the office of the Mayor of Florence and the seat of the City Council, many of Palazzo Vecchio’s monumental rooms and halls are now open to visitors. Guests are greeted at the entrance by a replica of Michelangelo’s David, since the original now resides at the Accademia Gallery. Designed by Duomo architect Arnolfo di Cambio, the Palazzo Vecchio was built in the late 13th century on the Piazza della Signoria. Remodeled by Cosimo I de’Medici in 1540, the elaborate interior is an unexpected revelation, contrasting starkly with the coarse stone exterior. Home to the Florentine Republic parliament in 1494, the 13,000 square foot Salone dei Cinquecento is bursting with outstanding artwork from frescoes by Vasari to Michelangelo’s formidable Genius of War. To arrange private viewings of the site or private guided tours contact Elena Pianea at e.pianea@comune.fi.it/gestione.musei@comune.fi.it MICHELAnGELO LA vIttORIA, PALAZZO vECCHIO
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