Category: architecture
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
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
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
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.