Florence. One day Walking Tour
Ponte Vecchio
Picturesque medieval arched river bridge with Roman origins, lined with jewelry & souvenir shops.
The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy. The only bridge in Florence spared from destruction during the Second World War, it is noted for the shops built along it; building shops on such bridges was once a common practice. Wikipedia
Benvenuto Cellini
3 November 1500 – 13 February 1571 was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and author.
His best-known extant works include the Cellini Salt Cellar,
the sculpture of Perseus with the Head of Medusa, and his autobiography,
which has been described as "one of the most important documents of the 16th century.
Uffizi Gallery
Galleria degli Uffizi, pronounced [ɡalleˈriːa deʎʎ ufˈfittsi]) is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best known in the world and holds a collection of priceless works, particularly from the period of the Italian Renaissance.
After the ruling House of Medici died out, their art collections were given to the city of Florence under the famous Patto di famiglia negotiated by Anna Maria Luisa, the last Medici heiress. The Uffizi is one of the first modern museums. The gallery had been open to visitors by request since the sixteenth century, and in 1765 it was officially opened to the public, formally becoming a museum in 1865.
Palazzo Vecchio
Piazza della Signoria
The Loggia dei Lanzi,
also called the Loggia della Signoria, is a building on a corner of the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy, adjoining the Uffizi Gallery. It consists of wide arches open to the street. The arches rest on clustered pilasters with Corinthian capitals. Wikipedia
Perseus with the head of Medusa
Heracles and Nessus
Patroclus and Menelaus
Hercules and Cacus
Putto
David of Michelangelo
David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture, created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the Italian artist Michelangelo. David is a 5.17-metre marble statue of the Biblical figure David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. Wikipedia
Piazza della Signoria (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjattsa della siɲɲoˈriːa]) is a w-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio. It is the main point of the origin and history of the Florentine Republic and still maintains its reputation as the political focus of the city.[1] It is the meeting place of Florentines as well as the numerous tourists, located near Palazzo Vecchio and Piazza del Duomo and gateway to Uffizi Gallery.
Fountain of Neptune
Piazza della Repubblica
Piazza della Repubblica is a circular piazza in Rome, at the summit of the Viminal Hill, next to the Termini station. On it is to be found Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri. It is served by the Repubblica – Teatro dell'Opera Metro station. From the square starts one of the main streets of Rome, Via Nazionale. Wikipedia
The Baptistery of St. John
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
Piazza Santa Maria Novella
One of the most beautiful squares in the city
Piazza Santa Maria Novella is one of main squares in Florence and one of the most beautiful, making it one of the top attractions in the city. The historical center is divided into 4 quarters and life in the quarter of Santa Maria Novella revolves around its square. The enchanting beauty of the Dominican Basilica of Santa Maria Novella's Renaissance facade is usually what impresses the most at first sight, but any visitor will quickly find themselves spending time in the square at one of many fairs and festivals organized there throughout the year.
The Church of Santa Maria Novella
The main attraction in the piazza is obviously the basilica. Enlarged between 1279 and the middle of the 1300s, the facade by Leon Battista Alberti dates to the 1470s and it is the oldest standing facade to still exist in Florence (all of the other main churches had their facades redone or actually finished in more recent times).
The Basilica is not only a top attraction in Florence for its architecture, but also for the masterpieces of art in contains within which includes works by Masaccio, Ghirlandaio and Giotto.
https://www.visitflorence.com/florence-monuments/piazza-santa-maria-novella.html
Tuscan restaurant with a bright dining room as well as brick-walled & frescoed interior rooms.
Address: Piazza del Mercato Centrale, 26r, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 11 AM
Menu: trattoriazaza.it
Phone: +39 055 215411
Reservations: trattoriazaza.it
Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella
https://www.smnovella.com/