Destination: Florence
Sights * Cappelle Medicee * Duomo, Battistero e Campanile di Giotto * Galleria dell'Accademia * Galleria degli Uffizi * Museo di San Marco * Museo Nazionale del Bargello * Ponte Vecchio * Santa Croce	Cappelle Medicee Set behind San Lorenzo, the Cappelle Medicee (Medici Chapels) were built as the mausoleum for Florence's most powerful family. The Sagrestia Nuova, built by Michelangelo between 1520 and 1534, contains some of his most powerful sculpture. Reclining figures representing Night and Day and Dawn and Dusk decorate the tombs of Lorenzo, duke of Urbino, and Guiliano, duke of Nemours. The figures' fluid lines are a perfect foil for the austerity of the archi tecture, and are offset by the artist's lovely Madonna. Address: Via Madonna degli Aldobrandini 6 Phone: 055 238 8602 Hours: Daily 8:15-5 (except alternating Sun. and Mon., when it's closed) Bus: 1, 6, 10, 17 Admission: more than €6	COUNTRY Italy REGION Tuscany & Florence CITIES Rome Florence   Things To Know   Sights   Essential Info   Features Naples Venice MAPS World Europe TRAVEL BOOK