Things to do in San Marco, Florence

Home to Michelangelo's original David, the centrepiece of a gallery that feels like a temple to humanism. The hall leading to it is lined with Michelangelo's unfinished Prisoners, which seem to struggle out of the marble.

"Home to Michelangelo's original David, the centrepiece of a gallery that feels like a temple to huma"

A former monastery with a peaceful cloister, home to the greatest collection of Fra Angelico frescoes, including his sublime Annunciation and a meditative fresco in each monk's cell. Visitors can also see the cell of the firebrand monk Savonarola.

"A former monastery with a peaceful cloister, home to the greatest collection of Fra Angelico frescoe"

This is Europe's oldest foundling hospital and an early example of Italian Renaissance architecture. Its museum covers the building's history and the lives of the children who lived there, including a historical archive of their records.

"This is Europe's oldest foundling hospital and an early example of Italian Renaissance architecture."

A beautiful square in front of the Hospital of the Innocents museum.

"A beautiful square in front of the Hospital of the Innocents museum."