Piazza del Duomo, Italy Travel Journals & Blogs

Traveler HUGETRIP22
- May 30, 2022, 4:18pm · ⛅ 26 °C Altitude: 94 m
  Italy Tuscany Florence Florence Cathedral 43.77322, 11.25688843°46’24” N 11°15’25” E
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Day21
Il Duomo
May 30, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
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Welcome to Florence ⛲️🖤
So we caught the train in the morning and got to our hostel, dropped our bags in their room because it wasn’t check in time yet and then went to get some lunch. We got focaccia’s and baby carrots from the Pam and ate them at a piazza.
We checked into our hostel which we may or may not have accidentally booked for the 29th and 30th nights instead of our actual dates; the 30th and 31st. Oops. But it ended up being okay because the lady was really nice. We did book it while we were very jet-lagged so will try to not do that again.
Then we walked really fast to the Duomo because that made us a bit late and we walked up the 400 and something stairs pretty fast and I mustered up the courage to ask the security guard to take a photo of us, who then told us he would take few so we could change poses 💅
We then saw him later the next day when we went to get dinner. I hope he gets paid good.
Sara took a few of me too but some came out a bit blurry. Maybe it was the stairs. The view was very pretty though. And the art inside the dome was very cool. The longer you stared at it the more weird some of the demons looked.Read more
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Wow that lady at the hostel sounds so nice
6/8/22Reply
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I remember the duomo well, you ran up the stairs, doubt you did this time though,..,.
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We walked fast !
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Europe 2022
- Jun 11, 2022, 10:11am · ☀️ 32 °C Altitude: 223 ft
  Italy Tuscany Florence Battistero di Firenze 43.773333, 11.25543°46’24” N 11°15’18” E
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The Baptistery of St. John in Florence
June 11, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
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The Baptistery of St. John... You know St. John the Baptist. Italians actually call him San Giovanni, not sure I ever knew they were the same person.

The octagonal Baptistery constructed between 1059 and 1128 l, which actually predates the nearby Cathedral of Florence.Read more
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Giovanni is John in Italian San is Saint. pics r awesome and really love all the commentary.
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...speachless....
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wow
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Europe 2022
- Jun 13, 2022, 9:26am · ☀️ 26 °C Altitude: 210 ft
  Italy Tuscany Florence San Lorenzo District Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze 43.776667, 11.26166743°46’36” N 11°15’42” E
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Day36
Scenes of Florence
June 13, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
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Home of the Renaissance, Florence did not disappoint. So far it has to be Emily and David's favorite major city we've visited. A Piazza around every corner, and a matching Church along with it.

If you ever get to go, the Piazzale Michelangelo is a must see. It did show up on our research, but we only went because we stumbled upon it by accident while doing a river walk. It's across the Arno River and offers a stunning skyline view of Florence for free. You can drive or get there by foot from the main Cathedral in maybe 40 minutes (only because its up hill).

It's a gorgeous city.Read more
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WOW!!!
6/14/22Reply
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Endless art treasure in Italy!!! Just looking at every picture you took, I get a headache cause they're just awesome and you always wonder in admiration of the talents of these artist, architects, engineers, painters, etc... Simply great!!!
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wonderful
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Traveler Reiselust
- Apr 2, 2022, 5:44pm · ⛅ 9 °C Altitude: 50 m
  Italy Tuscany Florence Fortezza da Basso 43.78044, 11.2499543°46’50” N 11°14’60” E
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Day2
Florenz
April 2, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Eine etwas kurze Nacht im Zug und schon wird Florenz erkundet ☺️ Eine tolle Stadt mit vielen Erkundungsmöglichkeiten. Hiking Training inklusive, da wir die Rucksäcke vormittags mitgeschleppt haben.
Von den vielen Brücken über den Arno, zu vielen Kirchen und Kathedralen bis hin zu Museen. Da ist für jeden was dabei.

After a short night in the train we started to explore Florence. A great city with a lot of exploring possibilities. Hiking training included, as we had to carry our backpacks with us.
Bridges over river Arno, churches and cathedrals, museums... Lot of things to see for every individual ❤️Read more
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Bella Italia
- Sep 10, 2019 · ☁️ 23 °C Altitude: 81 m
  Italy Tuscany Florence Palatine Gallery 43.76547, 11.2498343°45’56” N 11°14’59” E
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Kulturtag
September 10, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Heute gönnen wir uns einem kleinen Teil der kulturellen Bildung die Florenz zu bieten hat.
Nach dem Frühstück machen wir uns auf den Weg zur Kirche von Santa Croce, heute wollen wir das Innere besichtigen. Geplant ist eine gute halbe Stunde, damit wir pünktlich beim nächsten Posten sind.
Vorallem Tina ist jedoch so fasziniert von der Deko und den Malerein, dass wir etwas in Zeitmangel kommen und die Gräber von Galileo, Michelangelo und Dante nicht sehr lange bestaunen.

Zügigen Schrittes gehts weiter zum Palazzo Pitti. Hier haben wir Tickets reserviert, damit wir nicht in der Schlange anstehen, daher der "Zeitdruck".

Im Palazzo schlendern entlang der Wandteppiche, Deckenfresken und Gemälden die sich hier amgesammlet haben. Hercules als auserkorener Beschützer der Medici-Familie ist Prominent vertreten, hier und da erkennen wir sogar einen Künstelernamen.
Inzwischen ist es Nachmittag und unsere Bedürfniss nach kultureller Fülle ist eindeutig befriedigt, dafür melden sich Durst und etwas Hunger. Um dem Abhilfe zu schaffen kaufen wir im nächsten Supermarkt Wasser und gleich daneben ein Focaccia-Sandwich. Beim Takeaway stand, stehen sogar einige Einheimische und nach dem ersten Bissen wissen wir auch warum, die Brote sind sehr lecker. Mit einem Lächeln auf den kauenden Gesichtern erklimmen wir den kleinen Hügel zur Piazzale Michelangelo. Da wir nicht den kompletten Eintritt in die Galerie der Academia bezahlen wollen nur um den David zu sehen, geben wir uns mit der Aussicht über Florenz und der Bronzestatue des David auf dem Platz zufrieden.
Den Vorabend nehmen wir gemütlich und liegen etwas herum.
Zum Abendessen besuchen wir das Il teatro. Hier probieren wir die Vorspeise mit toskanischen Happen für zwei. Die Platte ist sehr italienische-Nonna berechnet und würde als Vorspeise locker für 3-4 Personen reichen. Trotz dem Vorsatz sich nicht so sehr zu überessen, laufen wir deshalb auch heute mit runden Bäuchen nach Hause und nehmen uns fest vor, nach dem Ferien die Extraportionen weg zu trainieren.Read more
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Walk Like An Italiana
- Jun 22, 2022 · ☁️ 91 °F Altitude: 194 ft
  Italy Tuscany Florence Giardino Bardini 43.766487, 11.25575843°45’59” N 11°15’21” E
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Well, Ciao Pilgrim!
June 22, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 91 °F
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After our walking tour in Florence (“Firenze” to us now), we felt we needed to do some more training for our hike, so we set out to discover a few historical landmarks. We found the Ponte Vecchio (which translates to “Old Bridge”), built in 1345 to cross the Arno River and is one of many engineering achievements in Florence from the Middle Ages. People still live in apartments on that bridge!

We became a bit turned around and lost for an hour or so, but finally found the Basilica of Santa Croce, sometimes called, “the Mausoleum of Italy.” There were so many people dying to get in, that we felt lucky enough to skip the line and walk our Credenziale del Pellegrino (Pilgrim Credential/Passport for The Way of Saint Frances) up for our very first pilgrim stamp. We didn’t feel a thing… and only 35 more to go!

We even fit in a little tour of Dante’s childhood home. And, that place was no joke! It was hell to get there. (That’s divine comedy, people!)

After paying our respects at the tombs of Galileo Galilei, Machiavelli and Michelangelo, we left the cathedral ready to carbo-load today and hike tomorrow.

p.s. If anyone reading this post is worried about our mapping skills (Travis, Jen R, our families, the citizens of Italy…), don’t worry! We are too.Read more
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Already got lost? 🤦‍♀️ #goodluck
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less than a day and already lost multiple times. Should we post your job positions just in case??
6/23/22Reply
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Wait, people were dying to get into the mausoleum? Heh
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Traveler Mediterranean Cruise and Rome
- Jul 29, 2022, 10:38am · ☀️ 86 °F Altitude: 157 ft
  Italy Tuscany Florence Oltrarno Piazalle Degli Uffizi 43.7677, 11.25527543°46’4” N 11°15’19” E
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Day15
Ponte Vecchio and the Cathedral
July 29, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Our favorite sites were the Ponte Vecchio and the Cathedral, especially seeing the Duomo and learning about the Medici family. Although we didn’t do an official Cathedral tour, it was massive and there was an incredibly long line to enter. The piazza where it was located was lined with cute cafés, restaurants, and shops. Clearly jewelry and leather are the hot items in Florence.Read more
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Bella Italia
- Sep 9, 2019 · ☀️ 23 °C Altitude: 61 m
  Italy Tuscany Florence Museo Galileo 43.76825, 11.25643°46’6” N 11°15’22” E
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Day9
Galileo und Schlendern
September 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Frühstück? Naja halb. Es ist immer no italienisch aber immerhin gibt es Früchte und eine Kaffeemaschine. Leider ist der Lungo auch hier nicht gut. Nach dem Frühstück packen wir unsere Sachen wir ziehen vom 1. Stock in den 2. Stock um. Juhu. Dort ist es ruhiger und später zeigt sich, auch gleich schön mit Blick auf den Garten. Heute wird kein Kirchentag, deshalb ziehen wir kurze Sachen an und los. Die erste Zeit bummeln wir einfach so durch Florenz. Stephan liebt die alten Gebäude, Annatina eher weniger. Wir bummeln durch ein paar Läden und schauen uns Vitrinen von teuren Marken an. Am Nachmittag beschliessen wir etwas sinnvolles zu tun und besuchen das Galileo Museum. Hier werden viele Messgeräte, Globolis, und Erfindungen von Galileo und vielen Anderen Wissenschaftlern aus dieser Zeit ausgestellt. Leider nicht all zu gut erklärt. Es gibt aber zu einigen Erfindungen und Experimenten Erklärungen was damit entdeckt wurde und wieso. Dank der Tatsache, dass Stephan bei Naturwissenschaften keinen Fensterplatz hatte, lernt wenigstens Annatina, dank fachkundigen Erklärungen etwas. Über Galileo erzählt das Museum leider nicht so viel.
Nach so viel Wissenschaft geniessen wir in einem Irishen Pub ein richtiges Bier und ruhen uns dann etwas im Zimmer aus. Langsam macht sich das schnelle reisen bemerkbar. Im Gegenteil zu Asien verstehen wir hier aber immerhin die Gepflogenheiten und die Kultur.
Zum Abendessen zieht es uns in ein Restaurant welches angeblich etwas speziellere Versionen der italienischen Küche kocht. Stephan ist begeistert. Annatina etwas weniger, aber man kann nicht immer so Glück haben wir gestern.
Hoffen wir auf morgen. 😉Read more
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Europe 2019
- Sep 28, 2019, 9:00pm · ⛅ 22 °C Altitude: 200 ft
  Italy Tuscany Florence Statue of Dante Alighieri 43.76833, 11.2616743°46’6” N 11°15’42” E
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Day12
Just mooching and looking up
September 28, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Arrived in Florence, found our apartment (more flights of stairs!) And decided to just mooch all over to see what was what...
We found some incredible buildings and immersed ourselves with all the people and noise and music and food and had a great day, ending with a trip to a supermarket and a home cooked dinner of spag bol and salad. Off to see David in the morning and more exploring...Read more
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Europe 2022
- Jun 11, 2022, 5:07pm · ☀️ 30 °C Altitude: 197 ft
  Italy Tuscany Florence Museo Galileo 43.768333, 11.25666743°46’6” N 11°15’24” E
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Day34
Uffizi Gallery
June 11, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
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The Uffizi Gallery was amazing.

Before I bury the lead, the Uffizi houses the original Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli. Never thought I'd get to see that in person.

The gallery was laid out as a journey through the Renaissance. One of the first exhibits showed the same 3 basic altar pieces of madonna and child (see the image with 3 frames). All 3 painted within a few decades around 1300.

The leftmost was painted in the Medieval style. Pay attention to the angels, they have no depth and are stacked on top of each other. Even Mary is a bit flat.

The middle is an improvement in Byzantine style. Depth has been added, but the stacked nature of the angels still shows a rigidity in staying with expected art practices of the time.

The last and rightmost one is a Renaissance painting by Giotto. It shows a cluster of angles in different poses. The freedom to add depth as freeform images and exploration of human figures is what made the Renaissance what it is.

The Uffizi Gallery showed paintings by Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raffaele, and of course, Botticelli.Read more
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great commentary. Your Grandfather would have loved all this. He was there in the late in the late 50s
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wonderful!
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