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The villa belonged to the Medici family and Cosimo, Florence's new Duke, began the work on renovating the grounds, he planned an Italian garden with geometric designs, Vasari made the Duke's dreams become reality. At the center... more
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This basilica is also a sanctuary because one of its chapels contains the picture of the Annunciation. According to legend, this appeared on the wall at the time of the Virgin Mary. The devotional chapel was decorated with prec... more
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Krakow Kate said
… around and saw a bunch of other buildings (Piazza della SS Annunziata, Medici Palace, San Lorenzo… continue reading »
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In times gone by, this lively Piazzetta was the stage for dramatic events in the history of the city; one example is when the workers, excluded from the Arti, revolted in 1378. Today, a flea market is held here. The Loggia, nea... more
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Originally the Summer apartment of the Grand Duke, this gallery houses a highly prestigious collection of gold, enamels, cameos, crystals and stone workings which were originally collected by the Medici and the Lorena. Amongst... more
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Monique & Jason said
… to visit the Museo degli Argenti on Thursday, so we did it today. As we were going through, Florence… continue reading »
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knmcdonald2002 said
… imagine a Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Prada all in one small seaside village? I guess those people… continue reading »
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allymac430 said
… stop was San Marco. Here we saw the church of San Marco, which had unbelievable extravagant… continue reading »
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Florence Travel Experiences
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Day 5: Florence
Side Note: For whatever reason, I wake up finding my face filled with tiny pink spots. No itch, no pain. Just tiny... Continue reading »
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Nice to Florence
16th December 2006 nice-florence up at 7am this morning, getting used to the fact that you get 30mins for breakie and to be on the... Continue reading »
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Spring Break
The first day we boarded the Gran Mistral at the Barcelona port. The entire day we were on the water traveling to Italy. There were storm... Continue reading »
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Epiphany Celebration
I arrived in Florence around 12:30 in the afternoon on January 6th. I took a bus from Sesto Fiorentino to San Min... Continue reading »
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Now I'm Museumed and Cathedraled out
Today I started out early in the morning because Let's Go was saying that there were all kinds of queues to wait in to get into the most... Continue reading »
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