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1000places > FLORENCE'S "A" TEAM - If there was any question that Florence had its fair share of geniuses, one only has to walk along the exterior corridor of the Uffizi Gallery where among the many statues of Florentine notables are (l-r) Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Dante, and (our favorite, being former government policy wonks), Macchiavelli....
1000places > ...or yes, and tucked away in the corner by the drainage pipe, is another Florentine, Amerigo Vespucci -- from whom America got its name.
1000places > FLORENCE - On our walk along the Arno River back to our hotel, we passed through the Piazza di Santa Croce and past the church of the same name. As a boy, Michelangelo played soccer in front of this church, now paved and glistening in the evening mist.
1000places > FLORENCE - We stayed near the Ponte Vecchio Bridge for much of the evening, but as night fell, it was time to head back to our hotel and prepare for further adventures.
1000places > FLORENCE - Walking along the Ponte Vecchio Bridge, however, one can still see traces of its medieval history. Above this jewelry store, for example, is a centuries-old fresco, virtually hidden by the bright lights of the shops below.
1000places > FLORENCE - Today, nearly 500 years later, the Ponte Vecchio Bridge is still packed with jewelry shops.
1000places > FLORENCE - We continued our walk through Florence until we came to the famous Ponte Vecchio Bridge. Built in 1345, the bridge was once a "mini-mall" of grocers, fishmongers, and butchers whose shops overhung the Arno River. In 1593, however, the Medici Ferdinand I objected to having to smell the market as he walked along his personal passageway above the markets. He ordered the shops replaced by jewelers and goldsmiths.
1000places > FLORENCE - Across the square from the Duomo is a rather diminutive structure that many people walk by. It is the Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistery of St John). Believed to be the oldest building in the city, it is particularly famed for its three sets of magnificent bronze doors.
1000places > FLORENCE - Ghiberti's efforts were obviously well spent. When Michelangelo saw the finished east doors, he described them as "so beautiful they are worthy to be the Gates of Paradise."
FLORENCE'S "A" TEAM - If there was any question that Florence had its fair share of geniuses, one only has to walk along the exterior corridor of the Uffizi Gallery where among the many statues of Florentine notables are (l-r) Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Dante, and (our favorite, being former government policy wonks), Macchiavelli....

1000places > FLORENCE'S "A" TEAM - If there was any question that Florence had its fair share of geniuses, one only has to walk along the exterior corridor of the Uffizi Gallery where among the many statues of Florentine notables are (l-r) Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Dante, and (our favorite, being former government policy wonks), Macchiavelli....
FLORENCE'S "A" TEAM - If there was any question that Florence had its fair share of geniuses, one only has to walk along the exterior corridor of the Uffizi Gallery where among the many statues of Florentine notables are (l-r) Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Dante, and (our favorite, being former government policy wonks), Macchiavelli....

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