Walking Around Florence

Flowers in Florence

Florence is a charming town, kernel of the Rennaissance, and blessed with the greener end of the Mediterranean climate spectrum.

A Few Days

The most was made of our time in town. On the schedule was a day of riding bikes in Tuscany, strolling around in Boboli Gardens and Pitti Palace and a bit of milling around town a bit to see the sights you see on this page. We also checked out the original statue of David in the Galleria dell'Academia but I cannot find the negatives for those images. However, you can see a copy of Michelangelo’s master work in the high-resolution photo of the Palazzo Vecchio. On the right you can see the corridor of the Piazzale degli Uffizi which leads to the River Arno. These and other famous scenes are backgrounds in Ridley Scott’s Hannibal.

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Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

Downtown Florence

All these buildings are in the classic downtown area of Florence. The Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore, Palazzo Vecchio in Piazza della Signoria, and Santa Maria Novella, all in a radius around Piazza della Republica.