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FLORENCE
WHERE IS SITUATED?
In Tuscany:
west central part of Italy
crossed by the Arno river
surrounded by hills
HOW TO GET THERE?
-By air
-By train
-By car
It's a vast and beautiful monument to the Renaissance
THE STORY
-The first origins was Etruscans and then became a Roman colony
MIDDLE AGE
particular florid, powerful banking city
guilds
Noble families
The Medici
take all the political control
Lorenzo il Magnifico
Rebirth of city
-Austrian
-Napoleone
-Italian Unification
WHAT TO SEE
SANTA MARIA DEL FIORE AND THE BAPTISTERY
(THE DUOMO)
created by Arnolfo Di Cambio
only then crowned with Brunelleschi's famous cupola (DOME)
The last Judgement by Vasari
Renaissance period
Cathedral mixes Romanesque and Gothic elements
beside the duomo
Giotto's campanile(belltower)
Opposite the duomo
Baptistery of St John
SANTA CROCE
East of Duomo
home to frescoes by Giotto and the tombs of some importan artist
13th centuries
Neo-Gothic campanile
cloister stands Cappella dei Pazzi
SANTA MARIA NOVELLA
West of Duomo
Dominicans
facade with upper and lower part by Leon Battista Alberti
Masaccio Trinity
some frescos by Paolo Uccello
PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA
here rises Palazzo vecchio, tomwhall of city
medieval palace
Piazza's Statue
-THe Fountain of Neptune
-Michelangelo's David
Loggia Dei Lanzi
THE UFFIZZI
hospit important paintings
designed by Vasari for the Medici
sculputres in second floor
art in chronological order
Botticelli's masterpiece, Cimabue and Giotto
PONTE VECCHIO
Oldest bridge of Florence
originally was domiated by blacksmiths, butchers and tanners
now by jewellers and goldsmiths
Corridoio Vasariano
PALAZZO PITTI
Built by Luca Pitti
very big palace
built to contrast the dominian of Medici
but then became residence of Medici
famous fashion exibition
Boboli's garden
GALLERIA DELL'ACCADEMIA
First school in Europe to teach the techniques of drawing, painting and sculpture
WHAT TO DO
Scoppio del Carro
WHAT TO EAT
-crostini alla Toscana
-bistecca alla Fiorentina
-arista alla Fiorentina
-red wines