Florence is an incredible city, filled with art and culture. Armed with a laundry list of things to do and see, I hit the ground running and packed my six days full of wonderful sightseeing and doing. I walked, photographed, biked, cooked, read, studied, and sweated in this treasured Tuscan city. Here are just a few of my photos from Florence...
The Dome of the Duomo...one of dozens of pictures I took of this church |
The front of the Duomo without the Dome |
No photos of Michelangelo's David in the Accademia are allowed, but this is a reproduction outside Palazzo Vecchio |
There are no shortage of artists in Florence |
Ghiberti's famous bronze doors of the Baptistery--if you look really closely you can sneek a peek of what's inside |
The mosaic covered Baptistery ceiling--this was one of my favorite finds in Florence |
The height of the flooded Arno River in 1844 at Santa Croce |
Palazzo Vecchio |
Ponte Vecchio--the bridge lined with gold shops |
A black and white close up of some of the window shutters on Ponte Vecchio |
Santo Spirito in the Oltrarno area of Florence--a stark contrast to the other churches in the city |
Just for gross factor, this is Galileo's finger in the science musuem |
An early periodic table in the science museum |
This is what you see before a fresco is painted. This was in San Miniato Church over looking Florence, a true gem |
Amazing frescoes in San Miniato illuminated |
A grey evening in Florence, but a beautiful overlook of the city from Piazzale Michelangelo |
The Baptistery, Duomo, and Giotto's bell tower at twilight |
I love the beautiful terra cotta, yellow, and rose colored houses built into the cliffside |
It was a grey morning, but the water still sparkled in different shades of blue |
Soon these olives will be ripe and ready for harvesting |
Proof that I survived the trek from Corniglia to Vernazza |
Terraced landscapes |
The five towns... |
One of the beautiful beaches |
Boats, boats, boats...and old guys sitting around talking about boats (out of frame) |
The famous lover's lane, and the only paved part of our entire trek |
Beautiful Siena |
A horse stable in one of the districts |
The famous campo, or square, in Siena |
A view of the Tuscan hillsides bursting with olives and grapes from San Gimingiano |
One of San Gimingiano's towers |
Ah, bella Toscana |
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