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Florence Travel Pictures

Florence was probably one of the most scenic cities we visited. The sky was blue, clouds fluffy and the landscape was breathtaking.

After arriving by train, we walked around town on the first day. One of the major sites is the bell tower by the Duomo. Surprisingly, I don’t have a good picture of the Duomo and we also didn’t go up the Duomo. It costs a couple of euro’s and there are better places in Florence to get a view of the area.

On the next day we went for a very long walk up to Piazza Michelangelo. It was a windy road uphill, took about 1.5 hours, but had a lot of places to stop and look out into the countryside. You could cheap out and take a 15 minute path from the city, but this way is far more fun and rewarding.

In addition to the panorama views, here are some other pictures we took:

It wouldn’t be complete without a picture of me staring through closed binoculars or a picture of the David as it is named after his creator.

On a more educational note, we rounded out our museum trips with a walk through the Academia for the David, the Uffizi and the Galileo museum. The David is definitely worth checking out, it is mighty impressive how you approach it and the podium that it sits on.

Here’s a replica of the David by the Uffizi.

I’m including a picture of the food at this local diner we ate at. The restaurant opened at 7PM and there was a line up when we arrived at 6:50. We got in and got the last free table. After ordering, the food would be served 5 minutes later. It was really good home cooked food and definitely worth visiting. The place is called “Le Mossacce” and its located at Via del Proconsolo 55r.

Another great place for dinner is “Trattoria da Benvenuto” at Via Mosca 16r. Right around the corner from the Trattoria is a gelato place called “Gelateria dei Neri” and it is absolutely amazing!

Tags: Academia, Bell Tower, Florence, Gelateria dei Neri, Le Mossacce, Piazza Michelangelo, Trattoria da Benvenuto, Uffizi