Florence

Walked around the historical district of Florence.

Incredible to think that such influential people as Michelangelo and
Leonardo da Vinci walked these streets back in the 1500s.

We saw a number of significant sculptures in the Piazza Della Signoria and wished we knew a little bit more about art history. But we do know of Michelangelo’s statue of David. What we didn’t appreciate was the attention to detail of the sculpture and the significance to the birth of the Renaissance period. The statue in Florence is an exact copy but stands in the original position. The original is in a museum to help preserve it.

Florence is also home to what was once the world’s largest Church ‘Santa Maria del Fiore’.

Some of the most world renown fashion houses such as Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton and Valentino, were founded here.Read more