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Santa Maria del Fiore Piazza del Duomo 17, Firenze, 50122 | ![]() |
I don't know how people pray here. I was far too busy looking around with my mouth open to concentrate on prayer. Maybe you get used to this fabulous scene? First, look down at the intricate geometric patterns and multip... more
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Basilica di Santa Croce Piazza Santa Croce 16, Firenze, 50122 | ![]() |
The beautiful Santa Croce and its namesake piazza, lie in the eastern part of the city centre, north of the River Arno. It was started in 1294, and contains must-see 14th century frescoes by Giotto and Gaddi (his later p... more
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Palazzo Pitti Piazza Pitti 1, Firenze, 50125 | ![]() |
Halfway through the 15th century Luca Pitti entrusted Brunelleschi with a large building project in the Boboli hills. Work began in 1457 but was only completed after the middle of the 16th century by the Medici who chose... more
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Santa Maria Novella Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Firenze, 50123 | ![]() |
This church was built in 1278 by architects (Brother Sisto, and Brother Ristoro) who were part of the Dominican order, the work was carried on by Brothers Jacopo Talenti and Giovanni da Campi, and was constructed along G... more
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Piazzale Michelangelo Piazzale Michelangelo, Firenze, 50125 | ![]() |
Poggi's design also included the continuation of the main circular boulevards up into the hills to the south of the city, which he carried out by knocking down what was left of the third circle of city walls of Florence,... more
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Ponte Vecchio Ponte Vecchio, Firenze, 50123 | ![]() |
The Ponte Vecchio is one of the most unusual and romantic bridges in the world. It has stayed in place since being rebuilt in 1345, and amazingly withstood the flood of 1966. There is a secret passageway running above th... more
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Giardino di Boboli Piazza Pitti 1, Firenze, 50125 | ![]() |
There are fountains, a grotto, an amphitheatre, an oblisk from Egypt and ponds and statuary abound. The manicured paths lead past beautiful marble statues of every imaginable size and shape. Swans skim the tranquil pond ... more
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Galleria degli Uffizi Piazzale degli Uffizi, 6, Florence, 50122 | ![]() |
Of course, we all know most of these masterpieces very well from reproductions - perhaps too well, because in many cases I found the "real thing" a big disappointment, the colours much more muted than I remembe... more
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Boboli Gardens Piazza de` Pitti, Florence, 50125 | ![]() |
I had the best time today at the Boboli gardens. I woke up early and decided to go to the gardens and see the Pitti Palace. I could have stayed there all day and just walked around. I did explore thearea and then I would... more
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Loggia dei Lanzi Piazza della Signoria, Florence, 50122 | ![]() |
Also called the Loggia della Signoria, the Loggia was named the Loggia dei Lanzi when the Duke Alessandro de'Medici made it the camp of the Lanzichenecchi after the fall of the Florentine Republic. It was the Signoria wh... more
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