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San Miniato al Monte Via Monte alle Croci, 34, Firenze, 50125 |
seen from the outside was designed by Baccio d'Agnolo. In 1530 the combined troops of Charles V and Medici Pope Clement VII, who had recently reconciled with each other, lay siege to the newly declared Republic of Floren... more
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Piazza del Duomo Via della Canonica, 1, Next to Piazza San Giovanni, Florence, 50122 |
Throughout many centuries during which it has served the needs of both Church and City, the Square has grown in size. Originally a modest cemetery surrounding the Baptistery, towards the end of the 13th century it began ... more
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Battistero di San Giovanni Piazza San Giovanni, Firenze, 50129 |
The Baptistery is a building that is beautiful to look at, both inside and out. It is a masterpiece of architecture whose beginnings date back to antiquity. Our carefully researched tour identifies and locates the most r... more
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Campanile di Giotto Piazza Duomo, Florence, 50122 |
In 1334, Giotto started the cathedral bell tower (clad in the same three colors of marble gracing the Duomo) but completed only the first two levels before his death in 1337. He was out of his league with the engineering... more
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Santa Maria del Carmine Piazza del Carmine, 14, Florence, 50124 |
Santa Maria del Carmine church probably wouldn’t be such a huge tourist attraction if it weren’t for Brancacci chapel, located inside of Santa Maria del Carmine. The chapel has famous frescoes started by Masolino but mos... more
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Museo del Bargello Via del Proconsolo, 4, Florence, 50122 |
After serving for many centuries as a prison and police station, the fortress-like Bargello was transformed into the National Museum of Sculpture in 1886 - on Donatello's five-hundredth birthday. The Bargello's courtyard... more
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Palazzo Strozzi Piazza Strozzi, Firenze, 50123 |
Over one hundred works recount the extraordinary love affair of Egisto Paolo Fabbri and Charles Alexander Loeser, two young and wealthy American collectors with the art of Paul Cézanne. In the early 1900s the pair gather... more
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Forte Belvedere Costa San Giorgio, Florence, 50125 |
Sculptural installations at Forte Belvedere play off of this great expanse of space and distinctive monuments. If this is formidable visual competition for Pepper's work, so are her predecessors at the Fort -- stellar sc... more
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Basilica di San Lorenzo Piazza San Lorenzo, Firenze, 50123 |
S.Lorenzo contains masterpieces by Donatello, including the sarcophagus of the Martelli family, and the two bronze pulpits. The sarcophagus, in the form of a wickerwork basket, was commissioned by Roberto Martelli around... more
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Museo delle Cappelle Medicee Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini 6, Firenze, 50123 |
We hadn't planned on visiting the Medici Chapel while in Florence, but Fodor's recommended seeing it and it was right in our path between where we parked and the duomo. It ended up being my favorite site in Florence. The... more
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