Tag: Florence

Palazzo Vecchio, one of the most beautiful buildings in Florence, is situated in Piazza della Signoria. It is nowadays the Town Hall of Florence, but also a museum where one can visit the magnificent rooms in which were expressed great artists like Agnolo Bronzino, Ghirlandaio or George Vasari. There are works by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Donatello, […]

The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore was consecrated in 1436. It is the fifth largest church in Europe. Its dome from the year1463, dominates the city with 91 meters height. It is remarkable not only for its height, but also for the fresco that covers its interior, representing the Last Judgment, done in part […]

The Ponte Vecchio was built in 1345, designed by Taddeo Gaddi who was a pupil of Giotto. It is located at the narrowest point of the Arno where it is supported by three arches. It replaced a Roman bridge, destroyed in 1333 by a flood. At the same time quays were built to channel the […]

For centuries this square has been the heart of the Florentine social life. Numerous sculptures recall the events that took place in the city, such as the festivals, revolts, gatherings or even tortures that took place there. His style is essentially Renaissance. Its present form is inherited from the twelfth and fourteenth centuries. The Piazza […]

Basilica Santa Croce The church of Santa Croce is in Gothic style. Completed in 1294, it is the largest Franciscan church in the world. Several of its chapels are decorated with very beautiful frescoes, realized in particular by Giotto and Gaddi, as the chapel of the Cappella Bardi (XIV). It is a precious testimony of […]