Hotel Machiavelli Florence

... have chosen not to go to this one and will just find somewhere to eat ourselves - shouldn’t be a problem as our Hotel in Florence is central to everything. Just have to continue to be very careful of pick pockets and gypsies! Very tired again ...

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... with a good strong and cold wind to greet me this morning. Had a rough plan to do a bit of a circuit around Florence before heading into a hill and greener pastures on the outskirts of Florence. The 1st lesson was that what looks like a main road on ...

Began the day visiting the roof of the hotel, which boasts a 360 degree view. It was unbelievable, seeing Florence, all at once in all its grandeur. By simply turning around in a circle, one is able to see the Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, tower of the ...

We arrived in Florence in the late afternoon and checked into our hotel. Trafalgar goes to some length to locate its tours as close as possible to the heart of the cities. The good news is that major attractions are usually within walking distance. The ...

... churches, a museum, a walled city, a farm/ winery for lunch, and a 2nd winery in the afternoon that was the home of Machiavelli.  Considering other tours I had found online were upwards of 75 Euros each, I was excited about this tour and I felt it ...

... .  After lunch, we visited Piazza del Campo and Palazzo Pubblico (Lorenzetti frescoes), and then headed for Florence.   We checked into our hotel at around 6 PM.  The hotel was incredibly nice and centrally located in the ...

... and money and that the museum is underrated. 8) Visit some of the smaller churches in Florence:  i) The church of Santa Croce is where Dante, Machiavelli, Rosssini, Michelangelo and Galileo are buried.  Behind the church is Florence's leather ...

... second.  We were finally in Europe!  We started out at Santa Croce which holds the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli to name a few.  I really don't know why I didn't get a picture of the front because it was beautiful.  ...

... the Church of Santa Croce (Holy Cross) where we see the burial places of Michelangelo and Galileo. There is also the tomb of Machiavelli. There is also an empty tomb that is a memorial to the poet Dante. I really liked it here. When Michelangelo died in ...

... stores. Every night in evening free musical concerts are performed before the crowds. In the oldest section of Florence, in which our hotel is located, only special permit vehicles are allowed in the old section of Florence. Every vehicle is photographed ...

... Santa Croce. This Cathedral is the burial place for some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, and Rossini.  The church was under construction when we visited, which was disappointing because we could see that ...

... our favorite indoor attraction in Florence. This church houses the tombs of many famous people throughout history including: Galileo, Machiavelli, Dante and Michelangelo. There were also some very colorful frescos as well as a wooden cross made by ...

... last day in Florence we visited Santa Croce, a church with frescoes by Giotto and the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli to name a few.  We learned more about the floods of Florence which have destroyed much art and artifacts ...

... briefcase from the movie). I've never done a review like that, and probably never will again. The upside of this was I had an excuse to hang out in the only air-conditioned hotel in all of Florence for several hours. Cool, real cool... Klenske, ...

... De Lanzi (late 14th century), the 1294 Basilica Santa Croce ("Holy Cross", burial place of Michelangelo, Donatello, Rossini, Marconi, Machiavelli)....wow did I learn fast! Once again, some of the architecture was out of this world. We enjoyed Gelato ...

... of Florence's favorite sons. Buried here are Dante', that rather obscure artist Michelangelo, and one Nicolo' Machiavelli (the world's greatest apologist for ruthless politicians...). Right outside the church ...

... for a little restaurant looking out on the Ponte Vecchio, the oldest bridge remaining in Las Vegas... ooops, I mean Florence. (Ever since they build the Venetian Hotel on the strip I always get those two cities mixed up). I ordered an old family ...

... Church of San Croce - which is basically a resting place for many of Italy's VIPs - Gallileo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Da Vinci, Machiavelli (pics of all).  I started behind the church at the Leather School of Florence.  It was very cool to see ...