Most visited Museums in ItalyPosted by Aakash on February 4th, 2020 PompeiiLocated in Campania in Italy, Pompeii is the country's most visited museum with almost 9 million visitors annually. Tourists from all parts of the world are attracted by the ruins of Pompeii. It is also listed in the UNESCOWorld Heritage site list and preserves the ruins of the Roman ancient city named Pompeii. Due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, everything in the city was buried . The Pompeii museum offers the opportunity to see how ancient Roman people of almost 2,000 years back lived.
Uffizi GalleryLocated in the center of Florence, Uffizi gallery is a world known museum in Florence. It is also the most visited museum in Florence with millions of visitors annually. It was the office for the administration of Florentine people till the 16th century. In 1865 it was declared as the museum which holds the collection of artworks from the Medici family. The gallery includes the artworks of famous Italian artists like Michalangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Raphael and many others.
The Gallery of AcademyThe Gallery of Academy or the Accademia Gallery is the second most visited museums in Florence after the Uffizi Gallery. Although there are a lot of incredible artworks from famous Italian artists, the most famous artwork here is the 17 feet tall statue of David by Michalangelo. The gallery displays the most of the artworks from 13th century to 16th century.
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