Photos and the City

Tag: Firenze

  • Walking around Florence

    Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine. (Henry James)

     

    Right around the corner of my hotel, I catched the first glimpse of the Duomo, Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore. And decided to have breakfast with a view!italy, florence, medici, walking around, renaissance, travelm diary, autumn, bikes italy, florence, medici, walking around, renaissance, travelm diary, autumn, bikes italy, florence, medici, walking around, renaissance, travelm diary, autumn, bikes italy, florence, medici, walking around, renaissance, travelm diary, autumn, bikes

    Bikes, bikes, bikes – they are everywhere in Florence, even leaning on the Cappelle Medicee and almost everyone seems to be on a bike – maybe except those with the selfiesticks.

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    Lunch at the Mercato Centrale – downstairs there is a market and upstairs you have all the choices of different restaurants, street food and much more!

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  • Arno

    Whenever there is a river in the city, one have to take at least one stroll along…

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  • Piazzale Michelangelo

    Coming from Firenze city center one just have to cross one of the bridges over the Arno River and take a short walk up to Piazzale Michelangelo – you will be rewared with the most spectacular view over Florence.

    Built in 1869 on a hill at the south bank of the river by Guiseppe Poggi. At this time Florence was the capital of Italy and tried to renew the city neighbourhoods ( “Risanamento”). Riverside walkways (“Lungarni”) and broader streets (like the french boulevard) were built along the Arno  – and  a square with panoramic terraces dedicated to Michelangelo.

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