Now when it comes to city halls, this is pretty unique and iconic! It looks like a castle on the outside and going inside, the experience just gets better! During our visit, there were players playing their instruments inside. Could be a Christmas concert or something, but I'm glad that the place is pretty much alive even during the evening. Outside of the entrance, there is a collection of statues which are totally beautiful. Totally worth looking at!

The Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace) was built in the early 14th century. The palace is also known as the Palazzo della Signoria or the Palazzo del Popolo and was the main governmental building of the city of Florence for hundreds of years. It is now a museum.

An absolute must when visiting Florence: the building is fantastic, you learn a lot about the Medici Family and the various inhabitants of the palace. No waiting time for us when visiting in March 2023 and no crowds inside because the whole building is spacious and you can take your time when visiting. Didn‘t pay for the audio guide but is probably worth getting if you want to learn even more about the palazzo (although the descriptions in every room were good, in English an Italian). Spent two hours and were absolutely stunned. The tower can be visited at an extra cost of 17 Euros. After the hustle of the piazza della signora outside and other museums in Firenze, this was relaxing and highly interesting and told you more about the Medici Family than any other place we visited.

I had visited Palazzo Vecchio in the past: this is the place where you learn about the Medici family and the history of Firenze. An absolute must visit, in my opinion. Climbing the tower wasn’t hard and the views were certainly worth the effort. This time I enjoyed the the Christmas light show displayed on the facade of Palazzo Vecchio and its beautiful courtyard, which is free to enter.

Palazzo Vecchio is a must see sight in Florence. The highlight is the Salon Cinquecento, a huge hall, displaying frescos on the walls and ceiling and sculptures. Since I went in March I didn't need need an advance reservation but I did have to wait for 15 minutes. This is a very large venue with several flights of stairs. Plan to spend 1- 2 hours. I highly recommend visiting the Palazzo Vecchio.

This museum is included with the Firenze card. You go to the ticket office and enter the Firenze card line to get tickets. Then head to the museum which is up the stairs. A couple of floors to see. We spent about 40mins in there.

Exhibits and rooms were good but the layout is confusing. It turns out there is a particular route (not marked as such) that you need to follow or you will be told by rude security guards to go back to the beginning and start again. I ended up missing about one quarter of the museum as the rest of my party had already finished and the effort to restart was not worth it. Many museums or places have one direction you need to go but they are quite clear on this. Not here and it was not crowded either.

We had a guided tour, which was excellent - while of course focussing especially and the guided's favourite works. The building as well as the pieces of art were stunning. A guide is highly recommended to find a logical path/way.

Anyone else noticed how many steps there are to visit places in Florence?? So there are lots of steps to start the tour on the first floor and it keeps going up. The building is now used as a civic hall, in fact there was a meeting going on in the great hall when we visited. The great hall is by far the most beautiful room to visit at the former palace. The hall is stunning in detail and artwork, here is the only real option to sit and take in your surroundings. Throughout the rest of the building the main thing to see is the ceilings. They are full of details, there is also some furniture on display. Other than this the rooms are quite sparse. There are hardly anywhere to sit as you make your way round. Whole visit should take 1 1/2 hours. 12.50€ to get in for an adult

Palazzo Vecchio was wonderful place to tour. Lots of amazing paintings, sculptures, gold ceilings and more. It takes you back into the renaissance era. Spent several hours and enjoyed it all.