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HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY

River Arno

FLORENCE ,SPELT  THE  ITALIAN  WAY, on a fridge  magnet.

FLORENCE ,SPELT THE ITALIAN WAY, on a fridge magnet.

This was the third time in Florence Italy ,and on this occasion i arrived by train and
stayed at the Atlantic Palace hotel. Visiting all the well known places. The Cathedral, Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo
Vecchio, David statue, Piazzo del Signoria etc. --FLORENCE is a city in Central Italy, and capital of the Tuscany Region. A city of Culture, Art, Architecture and monuments. The currency is the Euro. HISTORIC FLORENCE  ITALY.  I stayed  at  the  Atlantic  Palace  4  star  hotel,  in  Via  Nazionale. Near  train  station. & 4  minutes  cathedral.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY. I stayed at the Atlantic Palace 4 star hotel, in Via Nazionale. Near train station. & 4 minutes cathedral.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY/

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY/

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY .--  Baptistry,  Front  Facade,   Dome ,  and  Bell  Tower.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY .-- Baptistry, Front Facade, Dome , and Bell Tower.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY.  Baptistry,  Front  Facade,  Dome  and  Bell  Tower.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY. Baptistry, Front Facade, Dome and Bell Tower.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY.  Campanile,  the  bell  tower.  The  marble  panals are green, pink, white  and  black.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY. Campanile, the bell tower. The marble panals are green, pink, white and black.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY.  Cathedral  wall  in  marble.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY. Cathedral wall in marble.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY.  --  Dome  of  Cathedral---.Largest  brick  dome  in  the  world.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY. -- Dome of Cathedral---.Largest brick dome in the world.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE.  ITALY.   The  Campanile,  the  bell tower  of  the  cathedral.

HISTORIC FLORENCE. ITALY. The Campanile, the bell tower of the cathedral.

HISTORIC   FLORENCE  ITALY.--   Down  by  the  river  Arno ,with the  medieval Ponte  Vecchio  ,bridge.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY.-- Down by the river Arno ,with the medieval Ponte Vecchio ,bridge.

HISTORIC FLORENCE  ITALY. ---  Ponte  Vecchio  over  the  river  Arno.  The  shops  appear  to  be  clinging  on.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY. --- Ponte Vecchio over the river Arno. The shops appear to be clinging on.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY..  Old  stone  arch  bridge ,called  the  Ponte  Vecchio.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY.. Old stone arch bridge ,called the Ponte Vecchio.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY...  Ponte  Vecchio.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY... Ponte Vecchio.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY. -- Shops  on  the  Ponte  Vecchio.   Bridge  from  1345,  over  the  river  Arno.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY. -- Shops on the Ponte Vecchio. Bridge from 1345, over the river Arno.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY...River  Arno.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY...River Arno.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY.   --  Walkway  by  the  river.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY. -- Walkway by the river.

HISTORIC FLORENCE  ITALY..One  side of the  Uffizi  Art  Gallery.  --  Art  collection of  the  Medici  family.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY..One side of the Uffizi Art Gallery. -- Art collection of the Medici family.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY.      Art  outside  the  Uffizi  Gallery.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY. Art outside the Uffizi Gallery.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY.  -- Loggia  del  Lanz , a  building  on  the  corner  of Piazza del  Signoria.,near  Uffizi  Gallery.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY. -- Loggia del Lanz , a building on the corner of Piazza del Signoria.,near Uffizi Gallery.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY.  Statues  of  David  , and  Hercules  & Cacus to  the  right.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY. Statues of David , and Hercules & Cacus to the right.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY. - Palazzo  Vecchio,,  the  old  Palace  from  1332. - Tower  95 m.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY. - Palazzo Vecchio,, the old Palace from 1332. - Tower 95 m.

HISTORIC FLORENCE  - Statue  of  David ,in  Piazza  del Signoria ,is a  replica of  Michelanglo's  David. Original in Gallery  Academy. Also  Hercules  and  Cacus. on  right  of  picture.

HISTORIC FLORENCE - Statue of David ,in Piazza del Signoria ,is a replica of Michelanglo's David. Original in Gallery Academy. Also Hercules and Cacus. on right of picture.

HISTORIC  FLORENCE  ITALY. --  Statue of Neptune with  monsters  and  nymphs.

HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY. -- Statue of Neptune with monsters and nymphs.

ITALIAN  MEAL  AND  BEER.

ITALIAN MEAL AND BEER.

Art, Architecture, Monuments, Culture.

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