Palazzo Davanzati (1330s) is the best-preserved medieval home in Florence. Not a palace. Not a church. A HOME — the merchant Davizzi family's actual house, with frescoed bedrooms (parrots, gardens, love stories painted on bedroom walls), the original kitchen (hanging pots, stone sink), a well system bringing water to every floor (a 14th-century luxury), and furniture dating to the 14th-16th centuries. €6. Free first Sunday. The museum that shows how Florentines actually LIVED.
Highlights: Sala dei Pappagalli (Parrot Room — frescoed parrots on bedroom walls). Sala dei Pavoni (Peacock Room). The kitchen (top floor — original fireplace, stone counters). The well shaft (water to every floor, 14th-century engineering). The privy (medieval toilet — functional, architectural). Practical: Via Porta Rossa 13. €6 (free first Sunday). Open daily 8:15am-1:50pm. 45 min. Near Ponte Vecchio.