Tuesday, 25 October 2011

30/7/2011 Florence, Italy – Contiki tour day 12

We set off for a day in Florence, the first stop was Leonardo’s leather factory where we learnt how to tell if something is made from real leather and about their products. From there we did a walking tour of Florence with a local guide through the main sights of Florence. We walked past loads of sculptures , the Duomo, Basilica Santa Croce (3rd largest cathedral in the world), Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry and Piazza della Signoria. After the walking tour we had free time to do our own exploring so I wandered around the open air market and back around the water front. We went back to the campsite to get changed before heading back into the city for dinner. On the way to dinner we stopped at the statue of David piazza for a group photo out over the city at sunset – very pretty.   



Banks of the Arno River, Florence

Banks of the Arno River, Florence

Taking in the amazing buildings in Florence

One of the main squares

One of many amazing sculptures

Everywhere you look...

Florence is like an outdoor sculpture gallery

A busker trying to fit in...

Leonardo Davinci

Noccolo Macchiavelli

The pair together

Pont Vecchio

Looking down the River Arno

Pont Vecchio and the River Arno

Exploring the Duomo area

Exploring the Duomo area - Giotto’s Bell Tower

Exploring the Duomo area

Amazing intricate carving in the Basilica Santa Croce  

Exploring the Duomo area

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The streets of the Duomo area

Basilica Santa Croce  

Basilica Santa Croce  

Basilica Santa Croce  

Giotto’s Bell Tower

Basilica Santa Croce  

Giotto’s Bell Tower

Exploring the Duomo area

More amazing sculptures

The ceiling of one of the sculpture museums

One of the scultpture museums

Exploring the Duomo area

One of the main squares in the Duomo area


The view of Florence from the statue of David piazza

The view of Florence from the statue of David piazza

The view of Florence from the statue of David piazza

The view of Florence from the statue of David piazza

The view of Florence from the statue of David piazza

The view of Florence from the statue of David piazza

The view of Florence from the statue of David piazza

Along the banks of the Arno River


Beautiful evening light in the main square


The agenda for Florence!


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