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Dome
Saint Maria of the Flower, the risen gotic cathedral on the ancient basilic of Reparata Saint, was planned from Arnolfo di Cambio, that she began the jobs in 1296; Brunelleschi completed it in 1436 with the elegant Cupola, than to the inside completely it was frescoed from the Vasari and the Zuccari.
The last participation on the cathedral, with the completion of the facade, laughed them to the second half of the 1800's.
On the skillful side of the Cathedral erge the Bell tower, planned from Giotto in 1334, to plant square and covered from marbles red white men, greens and, decorated from formelle and sculptures, lightened from double lancet windows and trifore.
Florence dome
In front of the Dome, the Baptistry of Saint Giovanni (1128) in Romanesque style fiorentino, covered in marble white man and green. The inside of the cupola entire is covered of mosaics.
The splendid doors in bronze (between which the door of the Paradise) they are work of Andrea Pisano and Lorenzo Ghiberti.
In the Museum of the Work of the Dome coming from works of art from S. are conserved Maria of the Flower, from the Baptistry and the Bell tower, between which the sculptures realized for the facade of the Dome. The more meaningful works are than Michelangelo (Mercy), Donatello (the Maddalena, the Cantoria), Arnolfo di Cambio (Bonifacio VIII), Luca of the Robbia (Cantoria).
Palazzo vecchio and Signoria square
It is the more important civil building of the city, whose construction began in 1299 on plan of Arnolfo di Cambio. It was center of the Priori of the Limbs, the Lordship and ducale residence, and endured in the numerous centuries rimaneggiamenti. The trecentesco courtyard, adorned from graceful Fontana with putto, copy of originates them of the Verrocchio, then was restructured from Michelozzo. To visit the inside with the Hall of the 1500's, the Studiolo di Francisco I, the quarter of the Elements, It knows it it of the Gigli.
On the public square the Loggia of the Lordship or the Lanzi shows oneself, that it receives important sculptures between which the Perseo of the Cellini and the Rape of the Sabine of the Giambologna. In public square of the Lordship the Collection of Contemporary Art To of the Reason is found also, that it comprises important works artists of the 1900's.

Galleria degli Uffizi and Ponte Vecchio

Between the greater museums of Italy and the world, the Gallery of the Uffizi was founded in the 1581 from Francisco de' Doctors, that it collected numerous works of art in the building planned from the Vasari. The today capolavori Gallery conserve of Italian and foreign painters from the XIII to XVIII the century, between which Cimabue, Giotto, Masaccio, Angelic Blessed soul, Leonardo, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Piero of the Francesca, Raffaello, Caravaggio and moreover Rubens, Rembrandt, Dürer, Goya and many others.
The Vasariano Corridor, than from the Uffizi door to Pitti Palace, accommodates a rich self-portrait collection, that it arrives until today. Constructed from the Vasari in 1565, it passes also over Old Bridge, the most ancient bridge of the city, with typical shop and the gold laboratories.
Florence Galleria degli Uffizi
Basilica of Santa Croce
This Franciscan basilica was begun in 1295 on plan of Arnolfo di Cambio. It collects innumerevoli art works, between which the famous ones it frescoes of Giotto in the nails head Peruzzi and Bardi, and is universal famous because some between the more illustrious personages of our country are buried you. To cite, between the more important monuments, the tomba of Flagmen, it operates of Canova, that one of Leonardo Tawny, operates of Rossellino, that one of Carlotta Bonaparte, work of Bartolini. The Museum of the Work is of great interest for celebrates works to them that conserve: the Crocifisso di Cimabue, frescoes it of Taddeo Gaddi and Andrea Orcagna and the harmonious planned Nail head of the Crazy ones from Brunelleschi.
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Florence is caught up comfortably from Viareggio (approximately 90Km) taking to the motorway from Viareggio Pisa-Livorno direction and exiting to Pisa Center. From the SGC is feed here Florence direction. To the term of the freeway the indications for Stazione-Centro are followed. Under the station a wide parking is available. From the station raggiunde easy the center (approximately 5 minuteren on foot).
Florence very is connected also with the trains to Viareggio.
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