The magnificent Santa Maria Novella monastic church, built in the 13th century

The ornate Duomo and its baptistery

 Leonardo and Amerigo helping guard the Galleria degli Uffizi

Queen of the Sweeties

Plaza of the Uffizi Gallery, old and new

Modern and historical ladies under the arches

Founded in Florence in 1581 by the De Medici family, this national gallery is one of the oldest museums in the world. Many important works of Italian and other schools, dating from between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries, are kept here, including the largest existing collection of Tuscan Renaissance paintings.

and paintings, like "Abraham and Isaac" by Caravaggio ~1590

Botticelli's famous "Birth of the Adobe Girl" (otherwise known as Venus).

"Annunciation" by Leonardo da Vinci

"Baptism of Jesus" by one of da Vinci's mentors, Verrocchio. Leonardo reputedly painted the landscape and the angel to the left of Jesus in this work.

Supposedly, no pictures were to be taken. Perhaps this unfortunate lady found out the hard way...