Touring Florence in Italy
Florence in the region of Tuscany with its 371,517 citizens is a city located in Italy - some 144 mi or ( 231 km ) North-West of Rome , the country's capital city .
Time in Florence is now 12:10 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Signa, San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Rome, Ravenna, and Prato. Being here already, consider visiting Signa . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Florence ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Season 7 Preview — Florentine Delights and Tuscan Side Trips
The seventh season of Rick Steves' Europe — 14 new episodes — debuts this October on public television (check your local listings). In this second of two episodes on Florence, we'll enjoy more of the ..
Boboli Gardens in Florence Italy
The Gardens, behind the Pitti Palace, the main seat of the Medici grand dukes of Tuscany at Florence, are some of the first and most familiar formal sixteenth century Italian gardens. The mid-16th cen ..
FLORENCE : Hotel Pitti Palace al Ponte Vecchio suite
Near Pitti Palace, a stone's throw from Ponte Vecchio and the Vasari Corridor, the Hotel Pitti Palace al Ponte Vecchio is located in one of the districts most evocative of medieval Florence. It is als ..
B&B Soggiorno Pitti video, Florence - Budgetplaces.com & Florence30.com
www.budgetplaces.com The B&B Soggiorno Pitti is a pretty, neat, and simple bed and breakfast located in the centre of Florence. Staying here, each morning, you'll wake with the enchanting Palazzo Pitt ..
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Santo Spirito, Florence
The Basilica of Santa Maria del Santo Spirito ("St. Mary of the Holy Spirit") is a church in Florence, Italy. Usually referred to simply as Santo Spirito, it is located in the Oltrarno quarter, facing the square with the same name. The building on the interior is one of the pre-eminent examples of Renaissance architecture.
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San Jacopo sopr'Arno
San Jacopo sopr'Arno is a church in Florence, Italy. The church was built in the 10th–11th centuries in Romanesque style. It subsequently experienced heavy modifications including the addition of a triple-arched portico. According to the Renaissance art historian Giorgio Vasari, Filippo Brunelleschi built here a chapel, the Ridolfi Chapel, in which he studied, in smaller scale, architectural elements later later used in his famous dome of Santa Maria del Fiore. The chapel is now destroyed.
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Santa Felicita, Florence
Santa Felicita (Church of St Felicity) is a church in Florence, Italy, probably the oldest in the city after San Lorenzo. In the 2nd century, Syrian Greek merchants settled in the area south of the Arno and are thought to have brought Christianity to the region. The first church on the site was probably built in the late 4th century or early 5th century and was dedicated to Saint Felicity of Rome.
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Ponte Santa Trinita
The Ponte Santa Trìnita (Italian for Holy Trinity Bridge, named for the ancient church in the nearest stretch of via de' Tornabuoni) is a Renaissance bridge in Florence, Italy, spanning the Arno. The Ponte Santa Trìnita is the oldest elliptic arch bridge in the world, the three flattened ellipses giving the structure its celebrated elegant appearance. The outside spans each measure 29 m (95 ft) with the centre span being 32 m (105 ft) in length.
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San Felice, Florence
The Chiesa di San Felice (Church of St Felix) is a church in Florence, Italy. It is located on the south bank of the River Arno, just west of the Pitti Palace. It is predominantly Gothic, but has a Renaissance façade by Michelozzo, added in 1457. Over the high altar is a large Crucifix attributed to Giotto or his school.
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