Florence - Palais Pitti Palace

Pitti Palace

Florence

The Pitti Palace is a huge Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy. Luca Pitti was the rival of the Medici family in 1458 and wanted a more luxurious residence of the Medici. At the time it was built , Palazzo Pitti was the largest residence in Florence and most opulent. Pitti Palace was the residence of […]

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Florence - Loggia del Mercato Nuovo

Loggia del Mercato Nuovo

Florence

Loggia del Porcellino is the popular name of the loggia of the new market in Florence, so called to distinguish it from the Loggia of the Old Market, located in what is now the Republic Square. It is located at the intersection of Via Via Porta Rossa and Calimala. The pavilion was built around 1547 […]

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Florence - Galerie Uffizi Gallery

Uffizi Gallery

Florence

The Uffizi Gallery in Florence is one of the most important Italian museums, and one of the largest and most famous in the world. The building houses a superb collection of priceless works of art from the collections of the Medici, enriched over the centuries by donations and exchanges. Divided into different rooms in schools […]

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Florence - Loggia dei Lanzi - Loggia della Signoria

Loggia dei Lanzi (della Signoria)

Florence

The Loggia della Signoria is an historical monument of Florence, in Piazza della Signoria next to Palazzo Vecchio and the Uffizi Gallery, which have a terrace overlooking the top of the box . La Loggia della Signoria is also called Loggia dei Lanzi. The building dates back to the period between 1376 and 1382.

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Florence - Piazza della Signoria

Piazza della Signoria

Florence

Piazza della Signoria is the central square of Florence; with Palazzo Vecchio is the heart of the social life of the city. L-shaped, is located in the central part of medieval Florence, south of the cathedral and a few meters from the Ponte Vecchio and the Arno. In the past has had different names, such […]

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