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Florence: Live from the Piazza della Signoria

April 4, 2013 by
Palazzo Vecchio on Piazza della Signoria

The Palazzo Vecchio, the Uffizi, a David, the Rape of the Sabine Women and great coffee The Piazza della Signoria is Florence's most famous square, with legendary sculptures in the open Loggia, the Uffizi Gallery on the corner, and Cosimo de'Medici looking a bit askance at the upstart Gucci Museum behind him. Have a quick look round with Tony Page to get your bearings... "Okay, so here we are in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence and down there you can see the main shopping street (Ed: … [Read more...]

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10 Top Things to See and Do in Florence – Italy

May 5, 2009 by

Florence is a walking city: Florence’s centro historico or historical center is packed to the brim with museums, art galleries, cathedrals, elegant buildings and beautiful squares that it’s possible to see and do a lot here even if you’ve only got a couple of days. Over the past few years, we’ve made a few brief stops here and were able to re-visit all our favourite places each time. Top 10 sites you could visit on foot Uffizi Gallery Art lovers will not want to miss this as it … [Read more...]

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