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The Costume gallery is located on the top floor of the Palazzo Pitti. The exhibition illustrates the evolution of fashion from the 16th century to around 1930 by showing a series of characteristic clothes for each period. Acces... more
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Tanmoy said
… are Ganymede and Neptune but the small Museo della Porcellana always draws me, as does the Galleria del Costume… continue reading »
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The Accademia Gallery is perhaps best-known for Michelangelo's David, removed after four centuries from Piazza Signoria, now exhibited in a specially constructed hall. Other works by Michelangelo include some of his Slave serie... more
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Abbey-and-Jen said
… headed to the Galleria' dell Accademia to see the David.Everyone waiting in line hated us… continue reading »
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The famous Gambrinus cinema is located under the porticoes in Piazza della Repubblica. It has spacious stalls and a gallery, and a very large screen. This cinema offers all the latest Italian, European and American releases, an... more
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Gelateria La Carraia 2 is a perfect excuse to make the trek to Piazza Santa Croce, a convenient stop on the way to the catch a glimpse of the Arno, and a few steps from several trendy bars. Unlike the long, disorderly lines and... more
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This excellent, traditional gelateria can be found behind the Piazza della Signoria where ice cream flavored with fruits which are in season can be enjoyed and semifreddi. The flavors are always changing and there is a lot of o... more
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This beautiful garden reopened in 2005 after a long restoration. Bardini, the Florentine antique dealer who bequeathed it to the city of Florence, used to call it "Garden of the 3 Gardens" because of its English garden, the... more
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Giardino Botanico Tropicale, managed by the Istituto Agronomica per l'Oltremare, is a beautiful botanical garden having a splendid variety of tropical plants. Opened in 1904, the garden has around 300 species of tropical plants... more
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The Giardino Torrigiani extends from Viale Petrarca, with the old Arnolfi walls on each side, to Piazza Torquato Tasso. The gardens were designed in the 19th century by Luigi Cambrai-Digny but were finished by Baccani, who also... more
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The Giardino dell'Iris is a botanical garden that specializes in the beautiful Iris flower species, which is the symbol of Florence. The garden has been open to the public since 1954 and is owned by the Società Italiana dell'Ir... more
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Situated between Via Vittorio Emanuele and Via Bolognese near the Ponte Rosso, these gardens created in 1859 are home to one of Florence's more unusual architectural treasures. Built by Giacomo Roster in 1879 for the Società To... more
Florence Travel Experiences
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Florence: In Love With David
Florence/Firenze was our next stop via Eurail or Trenitalia to be exact. Before I tell you about our crazy day, we have noted a few diffe... 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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Florence
Florence is a beautiful city that is rich with history. Michelangelo and Machiavelli are buried in Santa Croce Church... Continue reading »
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Florence, Day 4 - An entire museum dedicated to s...
Since we spent the majority of the previous day shopping, we got up really early to see the rest of Florence that we had missed!We walked... Continue reading »
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Day 22: Florence
Today, we made SURE we woke up early. We were unable to get reservations for the Uffizi and the Accademia so we knew we were going... Continue reading »
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