Florence - Italy
Stop 7 on our trip
Welcome to the truly beautiful city of Florence.
We came here for David but spent our time in awe.
Come and explore with us.
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We just had an amazing lunch at the Auditore in Piazza Del Grano in Firenze. We had the Tuscan sharing board and a lovely bottle of wine. All for just €51.
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Just mooching and looking up
Arrived in Florence, found our apartment (more flights of stairs!) And decided to just mooch all over to see what was what...
We found some incredible buildings and immersed ourselves with all the people and noise and music and food and had a great day,
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Galleria dell Accademia di Firenze.
Have spent a happy few hours with Michelangelo, Bartolini and Stradovari.
Dont really appreciate all of the religious artwork but definitely appreciate the sculptures and the music. Definitely worth a visit just for David.
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Basilica di Santa Croce
Spend a happy couple of hours paying our respects to Michelangelo, Galileo , Roasini, Machiavelli, Dante (although he rests elsewhere) and Florence Nightingale. (Although she is buried in Hampshire) Rested our eyes upon sculptures by Donatello and frescoes painted by Gaddi and Giotto.
Honestly humbled to see his work and his final resting place (Michelangelo) and even a memorial to Leonardo Da Vinci.
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Dramatic Floods
In 1966 Florence was hit by a devastating flood. Over 1 million pieces of art were lost forever and 101 people were killed. It is hard to comprehend the flood but the water was 5 meters high throughout the city. The level the water reached is shown by the marker post inside Santa Croce. It us almost impossible to comprehend the damage caused by the water, mixed with mud and oil, as it filled up this beautiful city
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Piazzale Michelangelo
​So... when you have been walking all day, and are a little tired, why not take a stroll up the 100 + steps to the top of the world (honestly feels like it) and look down upon the whole of Florence. It's pretty cool up there.
Take in the views at the front, take a pic or 2 and then turn to find a bronze David... I kid you not... the 3rd copy of the David has been placed at the top of a flippin great hill. Worth the climb though and definitely worth the view.
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Fontane delle Rampe del Poggi.
So... whilst walking down off the top of the world... we stumble upon the most amazing water falls and park. 5 tiers of waterfalls crossing 3 roads.
At the bottom is a fountain and one of the medieval towers that used to protect the city.
Well worth a visit and it's all downhill!