Exploring Florence

We arrived at our hotel in Florence, Italy this morning at 9am, which was well before check-in, so we stored our bags, grabbed a map and hit the pavement. We are located in the city center so everything is within easy walking distance. The first sight we visited was Piazzale Michelangelo to see Michelangelo’s statue of David. The climb up to the statue gave us great views of the city and made us excited about exploring it. We next walked along the river to the Ponte Vecchio, taking a quick side step to see the Palazzo Pitti. The Ponte Vecchio, erected during Roman times, is characterized by the 3 arches and 2 wide arcades on each side and is a famous place to purchase jewelry. It was understandably a busy place and we continued on to Piazza della Signorio which had some interesting sculptures. Last stop was Piazza Del Duomo which contains the Basilica of Santa Maria Del Flore, the 3rd largest cathedral in the world. It blew us away with its intricate design. We had been hankering for a pizza and it wasn’t hard to find a good restaurant offering one. Yum, yum. After stuffing our faces we made our way back to the hotel to check in and take a well deserved nap. We are delighted to be back in Italy and look forward to visiting the parts yet unexplored.もっと詳しく