Florence (Firenze), Italy

So famous. Especially if you read Dan Brown 😉

Nearly 2 hrs on the bus through typical Tuscan countryside - well tended, with countless small groves of Olives, vineyards,

City centre still laid out over old Roman roads. Many of the buildings and facades are 700+ years old. Michelangelo's David sits in a large square/piazza with maybe 20 other equally ancient but less famous statues. This David is an exact replica from the same exact same marble ... original is in the museum to help preserve it not your mention the security risk if it was out in an open piazza.

Il Duomo is just incredible ... separate post.Read more