Four surprising things I found in Florence

Even though I consider Florence as the least well-known city that we visited in Italy when you compare it with Rome and Venice, I found many more interesting things about Florence than other places. It may also be that I did not know much about the city, so everything is surprising to me. And I would recommend anyone to visit Florence if you have a chance to come to Italy. 
1. Lots of places about Galileo 

Museo Galileo, Florence, Italy

I didn't realize about it until I came to Florence that Galileo was born in Florence and there are many things associating with him in Florence such is this Museo Galileo which is the home of the huge collections of Galileo's invention. I did not have enough time to visit this museum since I only have the whole of 24 hours to visit the whole city, but I will definitely come back and visit it if I have time.

which he is from here. And also this awesome statue that I stumbled upon while I walked around the city which is really cool. 

Galileo's statue in Florence

2. Michelangelo is also born here.
Michelangelo is a creator of several great artworks in the world, especially sculptures and paintings. The most well-known pieces are Pietà (located in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City), David (relocated to the Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence) and The Last Judgment painting (located in the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Rome).

A replica of David now stands outside the Palazzo Vecchio

3. There is the tomb of Galileo, Machiavelli, Michelangelo and surprisingly Enrico Fermi (a physicist from Chicago): Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence.

Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence

But unfortunately, I also did not have time to visit inside the Basilica because of the timing and when the basilica closes.


4. How easy it is to navigate around the city.  
We basically walk everywhere in the city without feeling overwhelming. I would recommend this place for people who just start to travel by themselves since it is much easier than Venice where everything is much more expensive and Rome where the city is huge and feel overwhelming all the time. 
  
Lastly, I want to recommend Gusta Pizza where you can get a whole pizza for yourself for €5-€8 which is really cheap compared to anything else you can get in Italy, and they are great.

Florence Cathedral view from Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence