Top 10 to see in Florence
- On 4 January 2019
- In Monuments and Churches
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Florence is without a doubt one of the 3 most beautiful Italian cities and if you are spending your holidays in Italy deserve to be seen.
The city, known as “The Cradle of the Renaissance”, has many attractions, we will indicate the 10 that having some days available must be seen:
1. Uffizi Gallery
2. Florence Cathedral
3. Giotto’s bell tower
4. Baptistery
5. David by Michelangelo
6. Piazza della Signoria
7. Palazzo Vecchio
8. Palazzo Pitti
9. Ponte Vecchio
10. Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
Uffizi Gallery
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence collects works from the private collection of the Medici family. Is certainly one of the two most famous and visited Italian museums in the world. The U-shaped structure, with niches that they contain works of art unique in the world, they also make it one of the most evocative museums in the world, besides the fact that the portico joins Piazza della Signoria with the Lungarni and allows you to see the Palazzo Vecchio. At the Uffizi you can see unique works in the world such as the world famous Venus of Botticelli or the Scudo with the head of Medusa del Caravaggio but also works by Leonardo, Michelangelo, Tiziano, Goya.
Florence Cathedral
The Duomo is the symbol and heart of the city. The facade of the Dumo is in precious Carrara marble and is in contrast with the Dome that was created by Brunelleschi whose tiles are instead of color bright red. With patience and a little physical effort, you can climb over 450 steps and enjoy a magnificent view of Florence: the path through the inside of the dome will allow you to see from near the beautiful frescoes by Giorgio Vasari. The construction of the Duomo lasted about 170 years and to his the most important artists of the century took part in the project. Today it is the 4th largest basilica in the world.
Giotto’s bell tower
The bell tower of Giotto is in fact the bell tower of the Duomo of Florence. It is another 85 meters and it was created by Giotto starting from 1334. It represents one of the symbols of the city of Florence with his red and green white polychrome marbles covering the sides and niches containing statues and sacred representations. It is possible to climb 414 steps and enjoy an incomparable view from the top of the City of Florence.
Baptistery
Being part of the Duomo complex, the Baptistery represents the place where Christians come baptized. It has an octagonal plan and is completely covered with white Carrara marble and green of Prato. The three bronze doors of access are examples of valuable manufacture, the most beautiful is the Gate of Paradise that depicts scenes from the Old Testament.
David by Michelangelo
Michelangelo’s David has always been considered the ideal of male beauty in art like art Venus of Botticelli for women. It is preserved in the Accademia Gallery but until 1893 he found in Piazza della Signoria. The sculpture was made of marble by Michelangelo Buonarroti and It is an absolute masterpiece, it is 5.17 meters high and represents David, the biblical hero, before facing Goliath.
Piazza della Signoria
The square is an open-air museum of art and houses monumental buildings or Palazzo Vecchio, Loggia del Lanzi, the Fountain of Neptune by Ammannati, a copy of Michelangelo’s David and the Uffizi. The square was the center of the political and social life of the Florentine Republic and today is one of the greatest masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance. Unmissable
Palazzo Vecchio
Is the seat of the City of Florence and is located in the magnificent Piazza della Signora. In it are preserved some works by Michelangelo and Donatello; built from 1299 it was originally called “Palazzo dei Priori” then became in the fifteenth century “Palazzo della Signoria” because it was the seat of the Lordship of Florence and then “Palazzo Ducale”, to become “Palazzo Vecchio” in 1565 when the Duke Cosimo de Mecidi is moved to the “new” Palazzo Pitti. Emblematic is the Tower whose shape is particular and suggestive not being in the center of the building but moved south.
Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens
The historic residence of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany where you can admire the sumptuous royal apartments and some of the collections of the Medici grand-ducal family of the Medici within the path of the Palatine Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art in addition to the Museo degli Argenti; that of the Porcelains and the Costume Gallery. The Giardino dei Boboli is the largest monumental green area in the city and is a wonderful example Italian garden full of statues and plants that are a splendid setting for the enchanting Palazzo Pitti.
Ponte Vecchio
Ponte Vecchio is one of the symbols of Florence and was built in 1345, it was the first and oldest bridge of Florence that crosses the Arno river at its narrowest point. Ponte Vecchio has survived events disastrous of every kind including the second world war whose bombings have left unharmed.
The Bridge is occupied by shops once of butchers and vegetables and from 1600 exclusively by goldsmiths they have the cantilevered back rooms on the river.
The Vasari Corridor, built in 1565 above the shops, is also part of the old Ponte complex from the architect Giorgio Vasari for Cosimo I De ‘Medici to put in communication the political center of Palazzo Vecchio, with Palazzo Pitti, then the Medici’s private residence.
Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
It is another of the symbols of Florence in the world, whose facade, created by Leon Battista Alberti, represents one some of the finest examples of the Italian Renaissance. It contains works by Giotto (painted Crucifix) and the crucifix sculpted by Brunelleschi. Inside there are beautiful frescoes typical of the Florentine Renaissance; from admire the Strozzi chapels, the Cappellone degli Spagnoli and the Cappella dei Bardi.
Dolcevitatour
With Our Private Day Trip you can enjoy the taste of Florence in one day. Book a share in a confortable Minivan with maximum 7 people. We will bring
you from your hotel and drive back to the end of the tour.
Walking in the center of Florence You will see the famous artwork of the Reinessance, a step into the past for the family of Medici.
We will start the walk from the Cathedral and admire the Brunelleschi’s dome and the tower of Giotto. We will continue through Via dei Calzaiuoli to the Signoria square with the wonderful Palazzo Vecchio and the Michelangelo’s statue of David. A few steps ahead is Old Bridge the main bridge on the Arno river, from there we will return to the star point, passing by the leather market.
The visit to the old cellar is a chance to learn the history and the tradition of thisbeautiful place.
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