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 ...

... 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 to ...

... 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 itself there is& ...

... 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 crpyt ...