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Travel Blogs from Florence
Day 10: Florence
We started the day with a major bummer: Bradley left for home bright and early, which makes me really sad. I miss him already and I'm jealous that he gets to see our pooch and smoosh his little Louie face. There are a ton of dogs in Europe, by the way, and people bring them everywhere with them. We have FaceTimed with Lou a couple times to make us (me) feel better... but I digress. Anyway, I miss my husband a lot. Today's drizzly, cold weather matched the gloominess of Bradley's ...
Day 9: Florence
... we walked more than 400 stairs to the top of the tower for a spectacular view of the city. It hurt, but it was worth it. It gave us a better idea of the size if the city, which is pretty small and walkable. After that, we stopped for some pizza and walked down to the Uffizi, the famous museum that houses Renaissance masterpieces by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, you know... Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Rafael. The line ...
Pisa..The City of Leaning Towers and Naked Statues
... so we watched as the policemen proceeded to take all of his stuff off the ground. After we finished eating we went to the Palazzo Vecchio Square to see the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and a replica of Michael Angelo's David statue (we didn't want to pay to see the real one). We all felt a little awkward taking pictures of a statue of a naked man...but it's famous. We only spent about half an hour there then headed to get on our bus to ...
The City of Severed Heads
... is home to the statue of David by Michelangelo and an assortment of other statues and painting from the Medievel period.
Tonight Alex and I stayed in and read (me) and played computer games (him) while Mom and Dad went our to get dinner. They brought back pizza and everyone was happy.
7/29/12
This morning we got up and walked over to a church where they sold tickets to the Uffizi Gallery and the Accadamia. We got tickets ...
Day 8 Rain in Florence
... leaning on and pushing over the tower we headed back to the coach and continued on our way. We arrived at Florence at about 4 so we had time to go for a short walk and get our first Italian gelato. Yum yum, I got mint, chocolate and ricotta.
After gelato we headed back to the hostel where we did some washing and Julia and I did a half hour in the 'gym' ...
Location
TripAdvisor Reviews Villa Le Rose Florence
Other places to stay in Florence
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Grand Hotel Mediterraneo
Santa Croce, Florence | 4 star hotelfrom $101- Great view and location
- Loud and hot
- Good location, not so good property
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Nilhotel
Airport/Calenzano, Florence | 4 star hotelfrom $128 -
Sheraton Firenze Hotel
South Florence, Florence | 4 star hotelfrom $88 -
Grand Hotel Baglioni Firenze
Historic District/City Center, Florence | 4 star hotelfrom $174- Hit or Miss
- Dark, noisy and depressing
- Very nice!
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Hilton Florence Metropole
Isolotto/Legnaia, Florence | 4 star hotelfrom $96- 4 star quality for about 100 Euro
- Inconvienent location
- Here is the low down-
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Hotel Londra
Historic District/City Center, Florence | 4 star hotelfrom $140- Very Nice Stay At The Londra
- Never s!!
- Not a bad location, lavish appearance, service can be better
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The Westin Excelsior Florence
Historic District/City Center, Florence | 5 star hotelfrom $285- Rossinis' restaurant
- Excellent!
- We adored the westin excelsior in florence
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Novotel Firenze Nord Aeroporto
Airport/Calenzano, Florence | 4 star hotelfrom $90 -
Relais Uffizi
Historic District/City Center, Florence | 2 star hotelfrom $128- Charming little place, great location
- Perfect in every way
- Wonderful Hotel, Relais Uffizi is a 'sure bet'
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NH Firenze
Historic District/City Center, Florence | 4 star hotelfrom $109 -
Hotel Raffaello Florence
Viale Morgagni, 19, Florence | 3 star hotelfrom $130 -
Grand Hotel Minerva
Historic District/City Center, Florence | 4 star hotelfrom $231- Awesome hotel!
- Excellent Hotel
- Beautiful hotel centrally located
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Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
Santa Croce, Florence | 5 star hotel -
Hilton Garden Inn Florence Novoli
Airport/Calenzano, Florence | 4 star hotelfrom $90 -
BEST WESTERN Grand Hotel Adriatico
Historic District/City Center, Florence | 4 star hotelfrom $117- A satisfactory (but not a great) experience.
- Ho hum...
- Average
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Starhotels Michelangelo
Historic District/City Center, Florence | 4 star hotelfrom $116- Good Hotel but racist staff :(
- A little far from everything... But otherwise a very comfortable hotel
- Best hospitality
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Vivahotel Fleming
Viale Guidoni 87, Florence | Hotelfrom $98 -
AC Hotel Firenze by Marriott
Santa Maria Novella, Florence | 4 star hotelfrom $128 -
Bernini Palace Hotel
Historic District/City Center, Florence | 4 star hotelfrom $178- Beautiful, Elegant Hotel
- The Bernini was a terrific find
- Luxurious and Classy
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Starhotels Tuscany
Airport/Calenzano, Florence | 4 star hotelfrom $108 -
Grand Hotel Villa Medici
Historic District/City Center, Florence | 5 star hotelfrom $298- Pure luxury
- Great Family Retreat
- Expensive but a real treat
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Golden Tulip Mirage Hotel Florence
Airport/Calenzano, Florence | 3 star hotelfrom $84 -
Auto Park Hotel
Airport/Calenzano, Florence | 3 star hotelfrom $74 -
The St. Regis Florence
Historic District/City Center, Florence | 5 star hotelfrom $442- Real personal touch
- Wonderful hotel
- Wonderful experience
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Boscolo Hotel Astoria
Historic District/City Center, Florence | 3 star hotelfrom $232- Excellent in every respect
- Overall, very nice
- Spectacular but expensive
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Gallery Hotel Art
Historic District/City Center, Florence | 4 star hotelfrom $222- One of our favorites!
- The best staff!!
- Great Location with poor service
