Palazzo Pitti

I could go on about the Palazzo Pitti forever, there are so many amazing things to see, it's well worth a visit especially as you can get student tickets for €9 which last for 3 days so you can see everything properly. A couple of my personal highlights...

The quadratura by Agostino Mitelli and Angelo Michele Colonna

'The Kiss' by Francesco Hayez

'Portrait of Emilio Zocchi' by Odoardo Borrani

'Portrait of the Painter Ambrogio Raffaelle' by John Singer Sargent

I couldn't take any photos inside and Google hasn't helped either, but I must tell you that the jewellery museum was absolutely mesmerising, I wasn't such a fan of the contemporary designs but they had the most incredible diamond necklaces and tiaras dating back to the early 19th century which I just could not keep my eyes off.

My favourite part though, was the fashion exhibition. It was so cleverly done; comparing different fashion cycles to the political climate of the periods, for example how dresses with fuller skirts generally reflect periods of economic stability or growth, then showing a variety of examples of such dresses, ranging from 1775 to modern day Gianfranco Ferre.