Florence in Italy

Florence is the capital city of the Province of Florence and the Tuscany region of Italy. Things to do include:

Giotto's Tower

Giotto's Tower is the Duomo Campanile.

Piazzale Michelangelo

A square, built in 1869, with panoramic views of Florence. The square was designed by architect Giuseppe Poggion and dedicated to Michelangelo, the renaissance artist.

Il Duomo

The domed Cathederal of Santa Maria del Fiore.

Ponte Vecchio

The only bridge in Florence to survive World War II

Shopping

Visit Del Moro (Lungarno delle Grazie 18) for hats, Bronzista Baldini (Via Palazzuolo 101-103r) for bronze items and Fonte dei Dolci (Via Nazionale 120-122r) for confectionary.

Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore

The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore dominates Florence's skyline and is the major architectural attraction, official cathedral of Florence and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence. The cathedral complex includes its domed roof, the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile.

Ted
Home in Florence
4 Nov 2009

Ted took the Eurostar train from Rome to Florence, where he stayed in a youth hostel called "Plus Florence" (said hostel was more like a luxury suite, with jacuzzi and free wifi).

Duomo in Florence, Italy

Dome of the Cathedral

A good way to work off calories is to climb the Dome (entrance on the side of the church), a total of 463 steps.

Schuberts
Florence Duomo
26 Jan 2010

"Those crazy Schuberts" decided to climb il Duomo at sunset.

view from top of Duomo in Florence, Italy

American Cemetery

4,402 US soldiers have been laid to rest at the American Cemetery in Florence, Italy.

American cemetery in Florence, Italy

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Resources

Florence in Wikipedia

Florence in Wikitravel

Snippets of its history

1921

Gucci opens in Florence as a small leather shop.

1774

Francesco Pineider opens a shop in Florence, specialising in leather goods, handmade papers & personalised stationary.

Top 2 restaurants in Florence

Il Cibreo
cibreo.fi@tin.it
055 234 11 00

One of the top restaurants in Italy, offering a trattoria, ristorante and café all served from the same kitchen. The menu focuses on traditional Tuscan cooking (before the introduction of pasta).

Covolo Nero
cavolonero@cavolonero.it
055-294744

Serves fresh food changing by the season.

Top Florence-related blog postings

Gabe in Florence Italy
27 Nov 2009

Although Gabe doesn't rate Florence as highly as Barcelona, he took some stunning photos. Here's one of the Ponte Vecchio. He describes Florence as being about half the size of San Francisco and packed with tourists.

Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy

Benj Haisch
Florence Wedding
25 Oct 2009

Benj flew to Florence to photograph a friend's wedding, and took some spectacular photos. Look at his website for details, but here's one of the spectacular photos he took.

City of Florence, Italy

Schuberts
Olives in Florence
11 Dec 2009

"Those Crazy Schuberts" learned how to make olive oil on an estate near Florence - from laying fabric under the olive trees to catch the olives that are picked, to pouring it into a machine, to pressing the oil out of the paste, to storing the oil in large jugs until it is ready for bottling.

olive jugs in Florence, Italy

MR TTHK
Travel, Italy, Florence
26 Jun 2009

MR TTHK took this stunning photo of a sunset in Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, Italy.

Pizzale Michelangelo in Florence, Italy

Craig
Trip Florence, Italy
13 Jun 2009

Whilst in Rome, Craig took the Eurostar bullet train to Florence, and took some nice clickies, including the one below of the Ponte Vecchio.

Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence, Italy

Map of Florence

 

Hotels in Florence

Hotels, guest houses, bed & breakfasts and self-catering accommodation option in Florence, Italy.

 

 

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