Giotto's Bell Tower (Campanile di Giotto) Florence

Piazza del Duomo, Historical Center Florence , Tuscany, Italy - Phone: 055-230-2885
  • Traveler Rating 4.50
    271 reviews 17 travel blogs 20 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Architectural building, Historic site, Observation deck/tower

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    21of 208 attractions in Florence

TravelPod Member ReviewsGiotto's Bell Tower (Campanile di Giotto) Florence

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    magicoftravel 4 contributions Salt Lake City, UT, United States Mar 14, 2012

    Beautiful from the outside. I didn't get an opportunity to go inside, but it was a great view.

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Giotto's Bell Tower (Campanile di Giotto) Florence

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    La Bella Firenze: The Start of My Solo Traveling

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    I headed to Florence from Venzia to the 7 Santi. I paid for the previous night that I had missed because I stayed an extra night in Venice to take care of my friend who was ill and had to go back to Geneva, Switzerland.

    I was exhausted from not sleeping for nearly a week. I walked up the stairs and went into my hostel room to chill out. …

  • 2

    Fun in Florence

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    I am quickly falling in love with this beautiful country! My trips into Florence seem to be a daily occurrence, and I am perfectly all right with that. This past week has been a whirlwind, but I am gradually becoming more adjusted to life in Italy. Robbie took us into Florence for the first time on our first Sunday afternoon here. We visited The …

  • 3

    WTF size

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    So today we went to Il Duomo. For Real this time. We bought the Everything Pass, which was totally worth the ridiculous price.

    Here's how it is: there is a gigantic dome on top of a gigantic building that is entirely decorated with three different kinds of marble (white, pink and green). The building was made in the 13th century, the dome …

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    ... but seemingly immobile and after a 30 mins fruitless wait, we decided to move on.  We climbed up the campanile di Giotto (the bell tower) which did not have any wait at all.  The climb was rather arduous considering I had heels on (unwise, but ...

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    ... by a relative of his, and Dan, Eric and I went roaming around... the guys decided to climb the 439 steps (x2!) in Giotto's Bell Tower, and I waited out front and people-watched, and saw Ralph talking to a policeman! So I snagged him and we all walked ...

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    ... compared to the people in the information booth in Rome. We explored The Duomo and this time we did not climb the Giotto's Bell Tower. We also looked at the replicas of the Gates of Paradise at the entrance of The Baptistry. We toured the ...

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    ... bands had to repeat the already existing bands on the walls of the earlier adjacent baptistery the Battistero di San Giovanni and Giotto's Bell Tower. There are two lateral doors, the Doors of the Canonici (south side) and the Door of the Mandorla (north ...

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    ... tower is surrounded by other buildings. The things you learn. Spent the rest of the day seeing the sights of Florence - Giotto's Bell Tower, Baptistery, Signoria Square, Sante Croce. Cant help but stand in awe of these magnificent places that hold so ...

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