El Vecchio Palace he was known as the Palace of the Signoria. It is located in the historic center, in the Signoria Square, and is the headquarters of Florence Town Hall and a symbol of civil power since its construction at the end of the XNUMXth century.
Its external appearance is that of a fortress, typical of Italian Gothic palaces. We can highlight the presence of a frieze with the heraldic shields along the façade and the profusion of sculptures that are exposed at the doors of the palace. From its 95-meter tower, the highest in the city, the population was warned by bells, fires, floods or attacks.
In the XNUMXth century Vasari carried out a major remodeling of the interior that significantly modified it. Among the highlights of our walk, we must mention the Courtyard, an inner courtyard with a porphyry fountain topped by a copy of a Verrocchio cupid. The original is on display in another room in the palace.
El Cinquecento Hall, carried out by order of Savonarola in 1495, for the meetings of the Council of the Republic. Its decoration was made by Vasari with frescoes from the history of the city. The Hall of Maps shows us the cartography of the known world in the XNUMXth century presided over by a huge globe.
Another of the jewels is the Studiolo of Francisco I, cabinet of the Grand Duke that Vasari decorated with allegories of man's dominion over the elements of nature. They should not miss the Eleonora de Toledo's apartments, with the Green Room and the Chapel. The frescoes of Ghirlandaio from the Hall of Lilies.
El Time It is working days from 9 to 14 hours. The entry general is € 6, reduced € 2 for children from 4 to 12 years old and € 4,50 for young people between 18 and 25 years old and over 65. The family entrance € 14 for 2 adults and 2 children or € 16 with 3 children.
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