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Arrived in Florence (A), Italian Firenze, afternoon of March 21st. Beautiful old palaces and art galleries and black and white marble cathedral, with Piazza del Duomo in front. Michelangelo’s statue of David prominent in another square.
Campanile and dome of the Duomo (Cathedral)
Florence
Campanile is from design by Giotto and was begun in 1334. 276 ft. high.
March 1932
Florence Cathedral and Bell Tower, March 2026
Credit: Evan and Emily Farrer
David, now inside the Accademia Museum, is truly stunning
Credit: Evan and Emily Farrer, March 2026
Church of Santa Croce
(from 13th to mid 15th Centuries)
Florence
Contains tombs of Michelangolo [sic], Galileo, Rossini, et al.
Church of Santa Croce exterior, March 2026
We were on an e-bike tour and unable to go inside. I showed the tour guide Fawz's interior picture, and he said that was one of the best he had ever seen because there was flooding some time after Fawz took his picture which caused damage.
Credit: Emily Farrer
Portion of wing of Pitti Palace. Boboli Gardens, and tower of Palazzo Vecchio.
Florence
March 1932
An street-side wing of the Pitti Palace while on our e-bike tour, March 2026
Credit: Evan and Emily Farrer
Same tower that Fawz saw, but from the perspective at Michelangelo Point, March 2026
Credit: Emily Farrer
In Boboli Gardens
Pitti Palazzo
Florence
March 1932
In courtyard of Palazzo Ricardi, one of old homes of Medici family, now partly public offices,
partly museum.
Florence.
March 1932
Entrance to Palazzo Ricardi, but the courtyard where Fawz went is inaccessible to the public now.
Credit: Evan Farrer, March 2026
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