Florence Photos
We went to Florence in February half-term 2008. Here's a
slideshow.
Favourites
These are my favourite few photos if you just want a quick peek, and here's a
slideshow of
them.
| Florence: a classic view
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Duomo campanile tower
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Duomo light and shade
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Cupola art: heaven and hell
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| David, haloed
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Duomo from hotel
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An arrest in progress
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Uffizi at night
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| Riverscape
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Reflected bridges
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Lucca street and Guinigi tower
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Churches
There's quite a few churches in Florence. Here's just a few photos around
them.
| Duomo, campanile and baptistry
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Just the campanile tower
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Cupola art: heaven and hell
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Cupola detail
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| Duomo facade
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Just an interesting gap
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Side wall of Duomo
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Duomo from hotel
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| Famous Duomo baptistry gold doors
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Baptistry door detail
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San Lorenzo
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Santa Croce
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| Santa Maria Novella
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Police
Police were everywhere, which is probably not a bad thing.
| The metropolitan police
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Backstreet Police station
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Young lad gets some attention
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An arrest in progress
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On the hill
Here are some pictures from Piazza Michelangelo, up on the hill.
| View and map
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View down to bridges
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Duomo and around
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Eleri and the view
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| Japanese girls, complete with mask
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Wide panorama
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Medium panorama
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Shorter panorama
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| David, haloed
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David shadow
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David silhouette
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River and bridges
Our hotel was near the Ponti Veccio, on the wide Arno.
| Jewellery shops on Ponte Vecchio
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Riverscape
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Bridges from hill
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Vecchio evening
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| Uffizi across Arno at night
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Reflected bridges
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Ponte Vecchio construction
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Statues
Here's assorted statues.
| David, haloed
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David shadow
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David silhouette
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Fake David in square
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| Neptune fountain
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Rape of the Sabine
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Slayer's face
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Tongue water
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| Strange fountain statue in Bargello
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Fat David in shop window
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Gambologna's Mercury
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Michelangelo's Bacchus
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| Statues in square
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Around Florence
Here's other bits and pieces from around Florence.
| Bargello courtyard
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Strange fountain statue
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Most taxis are plain white
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San Lorenzo food market
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| Bikes everywhere!
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Nice place for coffee (between Duomo and Reppublica)
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Lorenzo market
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Mercato Nuovo lucky pig
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| Palazzo Strozzi sky light
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Piazza della Repubblica
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Piazza della Repubblica arcade
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Porto San Niccolo
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| Science museum
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Small car!
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Statue square
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Witty t-shirt
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| Nice place for coffee
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tuc-tuc van
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Uffizi at night
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Lucca
We spent an afternoon in Lucca. What a nice place.
| Anfiteatro Romano
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Locals chilling out
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Shopping area
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Guinigi tower and typical street
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| City walls
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Wall walk
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Wall walk and San Frediano
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San Martino
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| San Frediano frieze
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San Michele. And
detail.
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Sunburst Maddona on San Michele
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Angel on San Michele. And
detail.
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And
And here are the last few odd pictures...
| Hotel room and us, in mirror
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Tuscan countryside
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A no-name train station
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Tuscan sunset
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