Piazzale Michelangiolo Florence

Viale Michelangelo, From the base of Torre Giuseppe Poggi Florence , Tuscany, Italy

TravelPod Member ReviewsPiazzale Michelangiolo Florence

  • Great View of Florence

    5

    heathermarie 11 contributions United States Nov 6, 2011

    A wonderful place for taking photos or video.

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

  • No Better Cardio

    4

    senket 0 contribution Seattle, Washington, United States, United States Sep 19, 2011

    Getting to the Piazzale seems like a difficult task when you first start out- it's uphill from the moment you pass through the old walls.

    But the view is infinitely worth it. All of Florence stretches out in front of you, from the Pallazio Pitti on your left to the hills on your right. If so inclined, you can easily play a game of point-out-the-landmark as well.

    The bronze replica of Michelangelo's David, Dawn and Dusk, and Night and Day is also interesting to look at- it has character, being outside and you're actually allowed to photograph it!

    It's definitely worth a go if you have some time and don't mind the walk.

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

  • Best view of Florence

    4

    k0k0m0 2 contributions Argentina Nov 6, 1998

    The place is worth the visit only to take the best photos of Florence

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

Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Piazzale Michelangiolo Florence

  • 1

    Little Sleep, Excess goodtimes

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    March 16:


    1) So we arrive in my absolute favorite city in the world (after the Rome train experience that I described earlier) and I told Bridget that the place we are staying at is one of the BEST B&B's in florence….which will be worth the 40 minute walk through cobble-stone streets. …

  • 2

    The Perfect Dayyy!

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    It was finally a nice, beautiful, sunny day in Florence so we took full advantage of the opportunity. We grabbed paninis and headed across the river to Boboli Gardens. There was a museum entrance into the gorgeous park that you could climb all the way up to the best overlook of the city. We winded back down through bush pathways to leave.

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  • 3

    Bittersweet

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    My walk across the bridge this morning was the longest walk I took the 4 weeks I called Florence home. I appreciated the walk that I took over that bridge 5 or 6 times each day but this morning there was a different emotion that joined me. I spent 10 minutes taking in the sights and sounds that surrounded me. It is a view that I will miss and …

  • 4

    Florenz

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    Entry containing 13 photos titled: Florenz

  • 5

    Fun in Tuscany

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    Stopped in medieval town Orvieto on the way to Florence. Had some local pork rolls and enjoyed strolling through the quaint little streets. Got into Florence that afternoon and met up with Kate and Micka again for dinner. Hannah finally had the best lasagne ever! Wooo! We enjoyed catching up and they gave us a little walking tour as tonight was …

  • 6

    Quick stop in Florence!

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    This morning we took an early 2.5 hour flight from Cork to Milan, Italy. From there Shawn and I took an hour bus to the train station and a 1 hour and 45 min train to Florence Italy! We quickly found our hotel, dropped out bags, grabbed a map and conquered half the city. We only have about 24 hours here, so we wanted to get as much in as possible …

  • 7

    Gellatti makes ice cream taste like ass

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    Today we spent walking around Florence. We had planned on taking the bus, but are so used to waking, that we forgot until we were nearly halfway there and decided to just keep going. We only did free things today since the train fine still stings from yesterday. The Duomo on the cathedral really is spectacular, and the colours are breathtaking. We …

  • 8

    Día soleado a pleno

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    Amaneció con un día soleado a pleno! Nos levantamos con Teresa temprano y nos dirigimos como primera misión a la Galeria degli Uffizi, para evitar las hordas de turistas que allí se juntan.

    La Galería es magnífica y uno de los mejores museos del mundo a mi entender, con obras únicas de Leonardo, Botticelli, Rafael o Miguel Angel. Prá …

  • 9

    Summer in Italy! (photos to come)

    Campania 29 July - 2 August

    We arrived in Naples on 29 July, checked in to our hostel (Hostel of the Sun) and then went for a wander around the old part of Naples. From our short visit Naples was kinda cool and better than a lot of people give it credit for. Sure it's a bit dirty and there's a lot of crazy traffic with no apparent road …

  • 10

    The Renaissance City, Firenze

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    Bongiorno all:

    Falling further and further behind on these blog entries, this being Friday morning and getting ready to check out of our wonderful hotel in Florence (Firenze) and head south to Siena.

    Wednesday was another full day of art, architecture, romance, and walking. We started the day at the Museum of San Marco, a 15th …

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  • 1

    Florence and how to be eaten alive in 2 ways

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  • 2

    Gellatti makes ice cream taste like ass

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    ... would have enjoyed the sparkliness. Thinking we couldn't possibly have done enough walking yet, we climbed the hill to Piazzale Michelangiolo.  The walk included about a billion stairs, but offered splendid views of Florence and the surrounding ...

  • 3

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  • 4

    Day 4-8

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    ... are going to the Boboli Gardens instead should get some good pictures.   Just got back from the viewing area (piazzale Michelangiolo) above Florence and the Gardino di Boboli.  Jerry and I first walked to the river than up a path that ...

  • 5

    Climb Every Mountain...Twice

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    Hi We had later start this morning and caught the bus up to Piazzale Michelangiolo which is a lookout area with stunning views over Florence. We had a nice picnic lunch and Carolyn bought two Vespa t-shirts for €5 each! Bargain! We then walked ...

  • 6

    Last day in Florence

    ... Florence. Started  off at the Church of Santa Maria Novella and then crossed the Ponte  Vecchio on my way towards Piazzale Michelangiolo on the top of the  hill. Unfortunately the weather was the shits and was raining but at  the ...

  • 7

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    ... lead to a church which was quite lovely on the inside. There are lovely-on-the-inside churches everywhere. So we headed over to the Piazzale Michelangiolo. OMAN IT WAS GORGEOUS. 300 degree view of Firenze. Ngggg. If you are ever in the area, go. see. it. ...

  • 8

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    ... and I were very impressed with Italian food.  After dinner Katrin took us on a walking tour of Florence.  The first place we visited was Piazzale Michelangiolo where we saw a gorgeous view of the city of Florence.  We were both struck at ...