Florence – Via dei Calzaiuoli and around

Florence – Via dei Calzaiuoli and around

On time, when it is not possible to walk in Piazza della Signoria, via dei Calzaiuoli has no competition for an evening stroll, that is, passeggiata. Two different "economic systems" operate here: for …

Florence – Bargello

Florence – Bargello

For a complete overview of the achievements of the Renaissance in Florence, must visit museums: Uffizi oraz Bargello National Museum (wt.-sb. 9.00-14.00, nd. 9.00-13.00; 3000 L), located in the spacious Palazzo del Bargello on via del Proconsolo. Nowhere in …

Florence – Uffizi

Florence – Uffizi

W 1560 r. Cosimo I commissioned Vasari to design an administrative building, which was to rise on a site occupied by houses and a church between the Palazzo Vecchio and the river. After Vasari's death, work on an elongated U-shaped building …

Florence – City

Greater Florence today stretches down the Arno Valley and into the hills north and south of the city, but more important attractions can be found in the area, which you can walk across in half an hour. A short walk from the train station brings you …

Florence – communication and accommodation

Drive, information and communication.

The nearest international airport is in Pisa, which has direct train connections to Florence Santa Maria Novella Station; the journey takes an hour, and tickets are purchased at the information desk inside the terminal building. Coming to the city by car is best …

Florence (Firenze) Story

FLORENCE (FIRENZE)

FLORENCIA has been one of the holy places of beauty worship since the revival of the Renaissance in the 19th century. The marble-clad Baptistery and the Duomo are extraordinary, and the architectural perfection of the cathedral's vault has been a subject of admiration since its inception. But these colorful buildings and …

TUSCANY (TUSCANY)

A Renaissance was born in Tuscany, and this fact gave the province a meaning beyond its political role. W XV i XVI w. artists like Masaccio, Donatello and Michelangelo created works here, which influence painters and sculptors as much as …

Rimini

Rimini

RIMINI is the least pretentious city in Italy, an archetypal seaside town, famous for a hint of vicious bliss, which puts them on a par with Blackpool and Torremolinos. The city is bold enough and multi-story, to withstand this comparison, and abundance throws itself in …

Ravenna – The rest of the center

Ravenna – The rest of the center

Street of Rome, built-up with monotonous, official palaces, it crosses the modern center of Ravenna and accumulates a large part of the road traffic, squeezing through the streets in a horrendous one-way system. In the middle of the street on the right side rises the Basilica of Sant 'Apollinare …