Galleria dell'Accademia Florence

I got up early (07:30am) and got packed up since today was my last day in Firenze. Had my usual breakfast and stored my luggage with the B&B - now I was ready to tackle the Accademia! As I didn't make a reservation, I stood in line for about 1.5 hours to get into the Galleria dell'Accademia to see The David and other works, of course. …

Nick made a good observation today: there are no clouds in the Italian sky. And it's true. Every place we have visited has been blue skies only and insanely hot. Florence has been no exception. In fact, we checked the weather report and learned it was a balmy 99 degrees with a 0%252525252525252525252525252525 chance of precipitation. The threat …

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After scintillating you with my tales of Roman adventure on the first half of my trip to Italy with my sister, I shall continue on to our stay in Florence and the conclusion of our Italian tour. But first, I must share this awesome piece of artwork that we came across on the street on the way to catch our train …

Again I started the day off with a caffe latte and a pastry. I needed a little fuel before heading off on several paths throughout the city. On my way to the Accademia I walked by San Lorenzo square. The is a big church that tourists can go check out but since it was a Sunday morning, it was reserved for mass and no tourists allowed. Despite this …

OK so let's get this out the way right up front...ITALY IS HOT IN AUGUST!!! That may sound obvious, and it is, but it's just impossible to really know what it's going to be like walking around a 102-degree-high city all weekend long. The worst part of the heat though was that the apartment we booked didn't have air conditioning!! Apparently it was …

Italy has been having some serious weather conditons! Temperatures haven't been this low since the 80s and the Italians really do not know what to do about the snow. Florence hasn't been hit with too much except for the below freezing temp but all surrounding towns have had up to 3 feet. Trains were delayed so some teachers had to cancel class and …

The names associated with Florence reads like a who's who of history. Michelangelo, the Medicis, the great poet Dante, Raphael, Machiavelli, etc etc.
We had a local guide today who walked us through to historical centre of this magnificent city. First stop was the Galleria dell'Accademia to see many sculpture works by Michelangelo, including …

Walking around Florence you are able to see hundreds of replicas of the statue of David. This afternoon I was able to go to the Galleria dell'Accademi and see the original statue of David created by Michelangelo. I was not able to take any pictures :/ but it was quite a sight. I cannot believe the size of the marble slab that had to be used in the …

For my second full day in Florence I went on a morning tour of the city to see the highlights. I joined a small group and departed the city center in a small van. We first drove around the center of the city as our driver pointed out places of interest. Our driver was a typical Italian motorist I'd had seen thus far, speeding down narrow streets …

A relaxed start to the morning sees us up at the respectable hour of eight, leaving at nine for the Santa Maria do Carmine - The Brancacci Chapel. Again our Boot Camp mentality sees us at the gallery well before the uninitiated, and we have a marvel of Renaissance painting to ourselves. This chapel is renowned for its combination of biblical …

... with beautiful fresco ceilings which were hidden behind semi modern decorative fabric. After lunch we headed out towards the Galleria dell Accademia. This is one of the other signature museums in Florence. When we reached the Galleria we almost walked ...

... find out and I began by visiting couple of museums.  Florence has two world famous museums, Palazzo degli Uffizi and Galleria dell'Accademia, latter having the most famous statue in the world, David by Michelangelo.   I'm not a very artistic ...

Once again, good intentions go out the window. We rose early to return the bike and get to the Galleria dell Accademia before the lines started to build up. As with all Italian timing, 8am means 9am and the scooter shop opened an hour late. This meant ...

... to the sound of the rain beat down. This morning, I got up very early to stand in line at the Academia (Galleria dell' Accademia) where Michelangelo's David and his unfinished 'Prisoners' can be found. In Florence, the smart thing is to make a ...

... and get to see the San Lorenzo, walking through the street market which is being set up and decide to head for the Galleria dell' Accademia which doesn't look far on the map, I have left the guide book for Rob to bring but remember reading about it and ...

... in much artistic history. Once there, our local walking tour guide for the day, Anna-Marie, led us to the "Galleria dell'Accademia" which I recall being quite unassuming from outside on the street, to see for ourselves some of the works of the ...

... would threaten the artistic and cultural legacy of the city. From the Chiesi di San Marco we passed by the Galleria dell' Accademia where Dad caught a glimpse of a notice requesting submissions for photographs from the public for an exhibition of modern ...

... is meant to show, not only human beauty (David is beautiful), but to show strength of mind.  David is in the Galleria dell'Accademia and is considered to be one of the most (if not the most) perfect and beautiful sculptures ever created.  ...

... did not appear as popular as some of the other museums.  After lunch, we then headed over to the Galleria dell'Accademia where stands the oft-admired Michelangelo's masterpiece David.  The statue is impressive (though his pisello is ...

... a US vendetta so were rather pleased when we told them that the Venetians seem to be rude to everyone. The Galleria dell Accademia is a rather small academy which is surprising when you consider it houses one of the most famous sculptures in the ...