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The Newman's European Adventure!
A Travel Blog by thenewmans
... past...and its uncertain future. The rest of your day is free to visit St. Mark's Basilica, the Doge's Palace, or the Titian- and Tintoretto-packed Accademia art gallery. Better yet, get lost (remember, it's an island) exploring the alleys, cruising the ...
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Wi-fi at Last and The Accademia
A Travel Blog entry by juneauwoman from Venice, Veneto, Italy
... Steve navigates largely by landmarks. I found one book of over 300 walks in Venice. After lunch, we visit the Galleria dell' Accademia (Accademia).Today is the start of Italy Culture Week so it is free (usually 6.5E). From April 16-25 many museums and ...
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A EuroTraveler Sojourn to Galleria dell' Accademia
A Travel Blog entry by eurotraveler from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... moments away. My heart was pounding! After our morning walk and introduction tour in Florence, we were on our way to the Accademia Gallery to finally see the David. Upon our arrival, we were greeted by yet, another long queue of tourists that stretched ...
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Sunday - Doge's Palace and the rain
A Travel Blog entry by sulkyblue from Venice, Veneto, Italy
... of the island produced nothing but closed churches and soaked clothes. So we went and hid in another art gallery, the Accademia. Again I skipped the audioguide but the laminated guides were very informative, and long enough to warrant sitting down to ...
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Canals,bridges, gondolos and glass.
A Travel Blog entry by sonyagoltz from Venice, Veneto, Italy
We stayed about an hour out of Venice in Padova at the **** Accademia Palace, as the accommodation is cheaper. It is only a five minute walk to catch the train for the 45 minute trip to Venice. We had been warned that there is no where to park and parking ...
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Venice - San Marco, Doge's Palace, Accademia Museo
A Travel Blog entry by travelingirl from Venice, Veneto, Italy
We spent the day checking out museums. By this point, most of us are really tired and we just don't care about that kind of ...
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Gondola Ferry to Secret Rooms to Weird Shoes
A Travel Blog entry by maryannes from Venice, Veneto, Italy
... and would recommend it. Had our daily gelato fix at the tucked away spot our gondolier frequents. Crossed the Accademia Bridge, the only remaining wooden one, and returned to the hotel. Dinner was canal-side watching the gondoliers pass by, ...
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Firenze
A Travel Blog entry by europe from Florence, Italy
Hello!Well today we woke up bright and early and headed to the Galleria dell' Accademia, where we saw sculptures and paintings. The most famous though is the statue of David by Michelangelo. When we got to the statue Aaron tried to take a picture and got ...
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Beautiful Florence & Pontedera (Piaggio Museum)
A Travel Blog entry by mezzaandyort from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... off into the centre of the city. We line up to wait and see the original statue of David at the Galleria dell’Accademia. Everywhere you go the queues are long and we waited about 1/2 hr to get in which we thought wasn’t too bad. ...
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I Heart Florence and Pisa
A Travel Blog entry by clandybar from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... visited the Academia gallery to see the real David - both very big and handsome! Then we spent some time at the Pitti Palace and thankfully had a lot of sunshine while walking through the massive gardens. We finished our Florence trip with a visit to the ...
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A Day at San Marco and An Unexpected Rendezvous
A Travel Blog entry by alanjgreenhalgh from Venice, Veneto, Italy
... , and as I always said on these solo trips, eating a hearty meal is a good thing. Spent the next few hrs at the Doge's Palace, Church of San Marco (one of the most beautiful churches I have ever seen), and Correr Museum. I met quite a few people on tours, ...
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Tuscany
A Travel Blog entry by geoffrhonda from Prato, Tuscany, Italy
... of Florence, just fewer tourists and people in general. Visiting Florence we saw the Duomo, Uffizi Gallery, Gallerie Dell-Accademia (David), Santa Croce and just reminded ourselves of the beautiful city and it's frescos, marble facades and ...
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A Travel Blog entry by miramar1 from Rome, Lazio, Italy
... there are signs posted on corners of many buildings calling out which direction certain landmarks such as San Marco, Rialto or Accademia are located. After returning to the hotel for my daily breakfast of crepes and cappuccino, we once again ...
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Time for museums
A Travel Blog entry by tommays from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... had a Nebhruski (drink). After a good night's rest at our hotel the Palazzo Magnani Feroni we spent the day touring the Pitti Palace, Accademia, and the outside of the main Duomo. As in Orvieto I tried to capture some of the detail on the exterior ...
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Firenze! Sydford runs into ANOTHER festival!
A Travel Blog entry by sydford from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... action packed day. First off, that famous giant statue of a young man who slayed Goliath! We headed to the Accademia museum early to miss the line....which never actually works with the big museums because there are about 20 groups of 20 ...
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The David..
A Travel Blog entry by flashpackers from Florence, Italy
<Brian's brief chronological list of "highlights" (and of whinging)> - Went to "Accademia"... an art gallery which contains the real original Michelangelo's David (this one is the one originally sculpted by Michelangelo, unlike the ...
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Day 5
A Travel Blog entry by dyer0930 from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... . Lines obnoxious at all art museums so procured phone card and called and made line bypass reservations for tomorrow at Accademia and Ufizzi. Caitlin empowered by use of pay phone, and successful phone communication with Italians. Go her! :o) ...
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A Travel Blog entry by thera from Venice and Bologna, Italy
... George has chocolate cake, and I am content with my cappuccino. Stone lions of St. Mark guard either side of the Accademia bridge. A ghostly white church glows in the lagoon. At the foot of the bridge lies the Accademia Gallery, the first great ...
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A fast train to David and the Duomo
A Travel Blog entry by markditrel from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... of important and valuable sculptures (the "David" here was a copy - the original we saw a little later in the Accademia). Elizabeth gave us insights into the construction and artistic meaning of several of these pieces and then we proceeded on a ...
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The Uffuzi
A Travel Blog entry by laven from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... passed several street performers who, in makeup and costume, appeared as statues between the Doric columns of the palace. Much like the Accademia security was tight and they limited the number of people inside the museum to assist with conservation of ...
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Home of the Renaissance Men
A Travel Blog entry by dig_swashb from San Gimignano, Italy
... supposed to be even less touristy than San G). As far as Florence, there's still a few things I want to see there (the Accademia, Medici Chapels, and Santa Croce), so I'll try to hit those on my way to Rome on Thursday. I certainly liked what ...
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Casci Florence
Via Cavour, 13, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... (a nice perk), gave orientation when we arrived including giving us a good map; great location midpoint between Duomo and Accademia; amazingly helpful staff (one of two high points of the trip hotelwise), good TV access (English language news), adequate ...
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