Visiting Florence

Florence, Firenze in Italian, is located in the center of Italy's Tuscany region, along the Arno river. It's the capital of the Tuscany and has a population of around 400,000 people. In the Renaissance, Florence was the centre of art, politics and intellectual thought. The town is the most important visitor attraction in the region with lots to do and see. The town is sufficiently small to walk to most places, but offers many attractions to keep you interested for weeks : if you would like to go to Rome, book your appartamenti Firenze before your exit.

The Uffizi gallery is one of the oldest museums in the world ( opened it's doors to the general public in 1765 ) and holds the planet's most critical collection of Renaissance art. There are works of art by a number of the best artisans in Florence, geniuses like Botticelli, Brunelleshi, Cellini, Donatello, Fra Angelico, Ghiberti, Giotto, Raffaello, Leonardo and Michelangelo.
You can spend three hours in the Uffizi and not see everything : the collection is massive. There are over seven hundred self portraits of the artists. Many of them were presented to the studio by the artist, themselves.
You will be able to see the superb Birth of Venus by Botticelli. Also in the studio are works by Leonardo da Vinci and Caravaggio. There are 45 rooms on the second and 3rd floors which comprise of the Uffizi gallery. Each room is about to chronologically show style of painting throughout the ages. Though you might need to view each one of the stunning pieces of design, there are more than just paintings. The Uffizi studio also has statues, tapestries, and an entire room dedicated to miniatures.

Piazza del Duomo is located in the historical center of Florence. It is dominated by the cathedral and related buildings such as Giotto's Campanile and the Baptistery of San Giovanni, although the theoretical line between via de 'Martelli and via Calzaiuoli divides the square into 2 sections, with the Baptistery in the square St. John. Ibn this famous Florentine square there are examples of the most vital building of Italy : as an example the "Campanile di Giotto" and the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. The enormous cathedral of Florence is among the most significant architectural works of the time between the Gothic and the Renaissance, and one of the biggest and most beautiful churches of Europe. Its construction begun, commissioned by the Signoria, in 1296 by designer Arnolfo di Cambio in the location of the traditional cathedral of Santa Reparata. Giotto's bell tower ( the Giotto's campanile ) is located next to the cathedral, originally placed at the side of the facade rather than rearward. It was designed by Giotto, therefore the name, but manufactured by Andrea Pisano and finished by Francesco Talenti and it's 84 meters high.

The Baptistry of John the Baptist is a luxurious church that was built in the 11th century :
It is one of Florence's oldest buildings. Its exterior is made from green and white marble and has three sets of fantastic bronze doors ( the originals are in the Duomo Museum ).

A visitor to Italy can never miss visiting the wonderful Ponte Vecchio, the Europe's oldest wholly stone, closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge built over the Arno stream in Florence. Also called as the Old Bridge, Ponte Vecchio houses a considerable number of jewelry shops selling antique and designer jewelry.
It is thought that this bridge was first built during the Roman times with wood. In 1333, a flood seriously wiped out it after which it was again rebuilt with stone in 1345. Taddeo Gaddi was the master brain behind the design of this excellent piece. In 1565, Cosimo I de Medici got the famous Vasari Corridor above the bridge. The designer this time was Giorgio Vasari and the corridor connected the Palazzo Vecchio with the Palazzo Pitti.Down the ages, the bridge had been a big shopping complicated. Originally, shoppers preferred this place due to some tax exemptions. Since 1942, a corporate organisation of butchers had monopolized this bridge. To maintain the dignity of the bridge, Cosimo I de Medici proscribed the meat shops here. Immediately, gold merchants took the place. Don't forget booking your appartamento Firenze.
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