Exploring Florence

After arriving in Florence, we went exploring and took pictures of Basilica of Santa Croce, Palazzo Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio, and Palazzo Pitti.

Later in the week, we made a proper tour of Basilica of Santa Croce. But isn’t the facade Charming!

Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli are buried inside.

Later in the week a Christmas Market went up here in Piazza di Santa Croce.

Palazzo Vecchio is the Town Hall of Florence, and there is a wonderful tour and museum inside.

Savonarola, Machiavelli, and Cosimo de’ Medici The Elder all had the honor of being imprisoned in the tower.

Ponte Vecchio is a covered bridge filled with shops.

The top deck of the bridge, the Vasari Corridor is an enclosed passage built for the de’ Medici family in 1565, so they could move secretly about the city.

Palazzo Pitti is the 2nd most prestigious art gallery in Florence, and home of the de’ Medici family in the 16th Century.