Medici Chapels (Cappelle Medicee) Florence

Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini, Florence , Tuscany, Italy - Phone: 055-238-8602
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    Florence

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    On April 9th we took a train to Florence. After some confusions in plans we all arrived. Ana, Will and I explored the city with a new friend. He seemed to be nice and first and offered to take us into the city. We saw the Duomo and some of the sites around it, but our new friend quickly became unsettling and we decided that we better leave him and …

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    Heat Makes us Lazy

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    Today we were going to do a walking 'tour' of the Northern areas of Firenze. ...It didn't really work out, hahaha.

    Due to yesterday's misadventures, we left at around 12:30 (my fault), almost went to Il Duomo because the line was shortish but couldn't really because apparently you can't wear sleeveless shirts (I'm guessing religious …

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    The Birth of The Renaissance

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    ... information, I will just list some of the places I visited without giving you the full history of Florence. I started out with a quick visit to the Medici Chapels, and then headed toward one of the two world class museums that call Florence home. The ...

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    EuroTraveler Seeks Art & Architecture in Florence!

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    ... Ponte Vecchio; the sculpture collections at the Bargello Museum, the art of the Uffizi and Accademia (my next posting); the Medici Chapels in San Lorenzo; Santa Croce where Michelangelo lays to rest; the Piazza della Signoria; the Pitti Palace and ...

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    David....David....and More David

    ... woudl have liked it, they had Ghiberti and Brunelleschis baptistry door entries and little versions of the Day/Dusk/etc from the Medici Chapels.) Cool place. Apparently, it used to be a former police station of Florence. Finally, I made my way to ...

  • 4

    Florence is a money pit, but oh so exquisite!

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    ... in the day. After I had my fill of the view I went back down all the interesting stairs and headed over to see the Medici Chapels. Rick Steves rated it two triangles (three is the highest), so I figured it would be good. But the one really big chapel ...

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    Im a dumb tourist.....

    ... the best hostel shower of my life (er....of the trip), we set off. we had 9am reservations at the medici chapels. it was essentially a shrine featuring masterpieces from michaelangelo to the medici family. apparently, lorenzo the magnificent, the ...

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    Florence

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    ... one work for so long until the excitement wears off. From here we continued on to the Medici Chapels. The Medici family was the most powerful in Florence during the Renaissance and these chapels were built to honor some of their family members. ...

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    Firenze...

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    ... the Magnificent and his family lived, including Michelangelo who lived there almost as an adopted son. Then we went to the Medici Chapels which are part of the San Lorenzo Church and saw the Michelangelo-designed sacristy that holds the tombs of four ...

  • 8

    Under the Tuscan Sun (and a little rain)

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    ... , but she will be so busy when we get home.  She is going to make everything we saw!! We went into the Medici chapels. The Medici family was a very wealthy family that were art patrons. The chapel had a lot of beautiful, very ornate and gilded items ...

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    Women's day in Florence. Free entrance Museums

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    ... the Uffizi Gallery, the Bargello Museum and the Academy Gallery. You can also visit all museums of Pitti Palace, the Medici Chapels and all the beautiful Medicean Villas in the surroundings of Florence. In addition you can enter the Brancacci Chapel ...

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    Irish eyes are smiling!

    ... !! ;) Mom and I are in Florence now, and it is as wonderful as we both remembered it. We have plans to visit the Medici chapels (designed by my new favorite dude, Michelangelo) and the Medici palace today, then we will figure out the rest of the day ...