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The Newman's European Adventure!
A Travel Blog by thenewmans
... is on your own. You can sleep in a bit - or get an early start to scramble to the top of Brunelleschi's dome, or browse through Florence's colorful food and craft markets. After lunch, we'll tour the wealth of Botticellis, Leonardos and Raphaels in the ...
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Day 19 - Train thru Italy...and Florence
A Travel Blog entry by wanderingwyatts from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
OK...I'm sitting in what has to be the best hotel room in Florence, and the thought of writing today's blog is mind- boggling because it as been a mind boggling day! Luckily I started writing the morning events on the train while everything was fresh ...
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Florence Duomo-Steeped in 1600 Years of History!
A Travel Blog entry by eurotraveler from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
One can't help feeling humbled and quite frankly, dwarfed as you stand beside Florence's Duomo with Brunelleschi's dome rising boldly to the heavens or next to Giotto's campanile standing alongside since 1333. Imagine for a moment, what life was like ...
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La Dolce Vita 4) Firenze (Florence)
A Travel Blog entry by drfumblefinger from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... , Duomo Museum, Accademia and Bargello. As statues and paintings changed, so did architecture. During the same period Brunelleschi created the magnificent dome on the city's cathedral (Duomo) -- the first dome built since the Pantheon and ...
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Ruth's italy travelogue 1998 florence the ...
A Travel Blog entry by thera from Florence, Italy
Ruth's Italy Travelogue 1998 Florence The Hotel Morandi alla Crochetta March 26. The Gems of the Duomo The next train to Florence, or Firenze, is by reserved seats only, and there are no more seats available. Eventually, a non-reserved train ...
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Florence/Firenze Where The Renaissance Still Lives
A Travel Blog entry by studt.family from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... through the Piazza del Duomo, just as we did yesterday. The incredible cathedral here has a massive cupola (dome) designed by Brunelleschi in 1420. The campanile (bell tower) to the right was designed by Giotto in 1334. These structures ...
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EuroTraveler Studies the Masters Uffizi/Florence
A Travel Blog entry by eurotraveler from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... works. Lacking in the art of this time period was perspective, an idea born of a Renaissance man some 300 years later - Brunelleschi in the 15th century and demonstrated later by Masaccio in his Holy Trinity, a fresco on the inside wall of the Santa ...
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Florence
A Travel Blog entry by dangerousperson from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... multiple courses and followed with Italian Vodka to "help digestion". The next day we visited the Pitti gardens, the top of Brunelleschi's dome, and the shopping district (Daniel and Tim not included in shopping). The following day we caught a train to ...
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Fun in Florence
A Travel Blog entry by kelncre from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... the dome during construction and lace the dirt with coins so peasants would take away the dirt for free. Eventually, Brunelleschi pulled it off, not only engineering the dome within a dome construction (providing a hollow space making it light ...
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EuroTraveler Seeks Art & Architecture in Florence!
A Travel Blog entry by eurotraveler from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... some of the most inspiring architecture in the world. Monuments and buildings designed by Michelangelo - the Florentine and Brunelleschi, a "Diving Comedy" by Dante, the master strokes of Botticelli and let's not forget the Medici, the leading ...
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Florence - Pisa
A Travel Blog entry by judyann from Florence, Italy
... turn it into the new home of the Medici family. The most brilliant architect of the times, Filippo Brunelleschi, was commissioned to carry out the design of the building around 1440. I'll just have to ...
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Florence
A Travel Blog entry by mrcolella from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... is topped by a gigantic red-brick dome completed during the High Renaissance in 1434 by the architect/artist Filippo Brunelleschi. This dome is the most recognizable feature of Florence, and it took quite a bit of heartache (15 years of it, to be exact) ...
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Day 13 Florence, Italy
A Travel Blog entry by ebaltrip from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... and built the bell tower (campanile). He was said to be the ugliest man to ever have walked the streets of Florence. The tomb of Brunelleschi, who was the architect of the Duomo, was also near the front entrance doors. There was an opening in the ...
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Brunelleschi, Donatello, and Masaccio, oh my!
A Travel Blog entry by emilystrickland from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... ride was long and uncomfortable and we were all so incredibly anxious to get there. After we settled into our hotel (right in the center of Florence by Piazza della Repubblica!) we made a beeline to the Duomo and the baptistery. I love Rome because it's ...
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Exploring Florence
A Travel Blog entry by naslund13 from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... top. A competition was held to determine which architect would be able to device a way to build the dome Filippo Brunelleschi is given credit for designing the most impressive dome in the world. When looking at the cathedral from the outside ...
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florence, we meet again
A Travel Blog entry by bbethell from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... ; Our teacher told us it was a love story but it sounds kind of creepy to me…The Foundling Hospital was designed by Brunelleschi and was a working orphanage until 2000. There used to be an area with Mary and Joseph and an empty crib where the ...
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Florence
A Travel Blog entry by tracylynf from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... , the Renaissance and opera. A guided walking tour introduces you the city's Renaissance splendor. Marvel at Brunelleschi's masterpiece - Florence's massive pink, white and green Duomo. Then discover the Bapistery of St. John. Today we ...
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Florence
A Travel Blog entry by tendashseven from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... could board with the receiptI printed at home. We enjoyed the wonderful 90 minute commute to the heart of Florence and an easy taxi ride to our hotel. Thank goodness the train had losts of spare seats. We needed to move to the other ...
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What a difference a day in Florence makes!
A Travel Blog entry by thomasgillam from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... , we walked along the cobblestone streets between rows of medieval buildings. The highlight of our stay was our climb to the top of Brunelleschi's dome. There are no lifts. There are 463 steps from the floor of the Basilica to the top of the Cupola. ...
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Florence (and making up for mosquito bites)
A Travel Blog entry by carnold from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... day. While our stomachs settled, we started Rick's Florence walk. Conveniently, the first stop was right outside our hotel at the Florence Duomo and Baptistery. The Duomo is quite impressive, though I think I like the one from Orvieto ...
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Piazza Santa Elisabetta 3, Via De Calzaioli, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... experience until Mssrs Litta and his friends get their act together. A gem of a hotel from anonymous The Hotel Brunelleschi is very well located in the pedestrian area in the centre of Florence, only moments away from the Duomo. Its rooms ...
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Calzaiuoli Florence
Via Calzaiuoli 6, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... have been more of an ombudsman for us. Awful service, okay room, good location from anonymous The hotel was in a perfect Florence location - right in the center of everything. Unfortunately the staff was generally very rude and did not ...
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