Machiavelli Palace

... a tour and I could get in the next day. I chose the tour. I still had the afternoon so I was off to the Pitti Palace. Firstly I stopped off in the Piazza della Signoria, were I saw the replica of the statue of David and other beautiful pieces of art like ...

... was in a state of disrepair and I think it was some kind of school. Headed back down a road towards Palazzo Piti. A renaissance palace that was home to the Medici family and later Napolean. Crossed the Ponte Vecchio and then rang back along the river ...

... tombs on the floor to frescoes on the walls. I was not impressed by the "important" tombs for Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, Dante, Marconi (Marconi! Radio!) and Gioachino Rossini, as these were big slabs of stuff assembled against the walls (have ...

... streets hundreds of years old where once walked, just like us, Michelangelo, Leonardo DaVinci, Raphael, Galilieo, Lorenzo di Medici, Machiavelli, Petrach, Bocccacio, Giotto, Botticelli, and on and on and on. Right then and there it gripped me tight and ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... a lot of time in the museum, we went to the Basilica of Santa Croce. There we saw the tombs of Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Rossini, Marconi, Galileo, and probably 100 more tombs. Tombs are everywhere, on the floor, the walls, and basically an entire ...

... I crossed the Ponte Alle Grazie on my way to the Church of Santa Croce. This church houses the tombs of Galileo, Michelangelo, Machiavelli and Dante. There were a few markets on around town to I visited the Wild Boar Market (Porcellino) and San Lorenzo ...

... Palace. How about the Santa Croce? It houses the tombs of a few folks you might have heard of... Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli. (In horse racing that’s a trifecta). But the hits just keep on coming! How about the Uffizi Gallery? Works by ...

... we made our way over to Santa Croce church. Inside the church we saw the burial places of Michelangelo, Dante, Galileo, and Machiavelli among others. After the church we went to the train station again to ask about trains to Rome. This time we found out ...

... with a bill for 30€ ($40). Saint Groce Church Saint Groce Church contains the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo, Dante, Machiavelli and many others. Dante's tomb was undergoing a restoration so we could not get a clear view due the ...

... .     We then hiked to Santa Croce, which was built in 1294.  It houses the tombs of Michelangelo, Machiavelli, and Galileo.  We weren’t able to go in, but the outside was beautiful.  Interestingly enough, the square in ...

... bag and on to Santa Croce where we started.  What an incredible experience to see the gravesites of Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, et al.  The church is in the process of renovating and restoring, but it still shines with its beauty and ...

... 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.  ...

... has housed many famous people. The king liked the idea of living among artists, so would sponsor and put them up there. Da Vici, Machiavelli and many others. Right outside is a huge statue of Poseidon as the centre of the fountain, and a smaller one of ...

... From there we walked to Santa Croce to lay our eyes on the decorated tombs of several esteemed Florentines, including Michelangelo, Bruni, Machiavelli, Galileo, as well as the empty tomb of Dante.  We took in as many tombs as possible before walking ...

... 1922, and died 1945. (Couple more 'weird' photos for the collection - an example of Florentine "touch parking", and Machiavelli, one of Florence's favourite sons) Matt left for home this morning, and I'm about to jump on the train down ...

... begging by the Santa Croce church (final resting place for Michelangelo - the Florentines stole him back from the Romans - Machiavelli, Florence Nightingale, Leonardo da Vinci, Rossetti and Fermi) and I declined her request for funds. She, irratated by ...

Florence was a good experience as well especially for Rachel as we signed her up for HomeEconomics classes so that she could keep up with her wife duties. Cooking classes, of course. This was a great experience and the food was absolutely phenomenal. I ...

After my infamous last run in Rome, I was well armed with a bit of a plan and a map for this mornings run. After pretty warm weather for the last 6 days it was a bit of throw back to Wellington conditions with a good strong and cold wind to greet me ...