Category: architecture
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The Piazzas of Florence, Part 2 of 2
We are concluding this long series of posts on Florence with more photos of the public squares or plaza … Part 1 is here. If you are just joining us, you can see some highlights here: il Duomo, David by Michelangelo, Birth of Venus by Botticelli, Ponte Vecchio. If you like to join us on…
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The Piazzas of Florence, Part 1 of 2
To give a sense of what the city of Florence looks like, we have gathered here a selection of snapshots of the many piazzas of the city. Florence has a compact city center (centro storico) of medieval origin made up of a network of piazza (plazas or squares) which are connected by via (streets). Almost…
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Ponte Vecchio, Florence
Ponte Vecchio (old bridge) is the oldest bridge in Florence and one of its famous landmarks. It crosses the river Arno at its narrowest point; its cobbled path connects directly to the Duomo and Piazza della Repubblica on the north side of the Arno, and the Palazzo Pitti on the south. If you just stumbled…
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Il Duomo, Florence
Florence (Firenze) is the penultimate waypoint on our road trip from Lausanne to Tuscany. You can read about our stops in Turin (Torino), Genoa (Genova) and Cinque Terre – here, here and here. If you like to join us on this epic road trip from the beginning in Switzerland, click here for the first post…
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Road Trip: From La Spezia to Florence, via Pisa
Continuing with our road trip from Lausanne to Tuscany, in the segment after Cinque Terre, we left behind the Ligurian coast and headed inland towards Florence (Firenze). And guess what? The city of Pisa was just one hour away on our way, and we couldn’t resist the temptation to check out the famous leaning tower.…
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La Strada Nuova and Palazzi dei Rolli, Genoa
Genoa (Genova in Italian) is the capital of Liguria, Italy’s greatest seaport and birthplace of Christopher Columbus. Since our time in Genova is very limited, we focused on one notable sight, Via Garibaldi, also known as “Strada Nuova” (New Street) or “Via Aurea”. Click ▶ to play Genova was a maritime power in the Middle…