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Piazzale Michelangelo
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What travelers are saying
- Frank K3 contributionsMy family went there to get a few pizzas before the sunset at the famous hill in Florence. They welcomed us in and made us delicious pies. Had cold beer and let us use their clean restroom. Super nice and friendly staff. Chef is excellent.Written April 12, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- mrskrunLarvik, Norway2,902 contributionsOne of the most beautiful squares in Florence, Italy. It’s surrounded by cafes & restaurants, shops, statues and beautiful buildings.Written April 16, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Laura PMarietta, GA115 contributionsThe upstairs food court and outside market are open daily. The downstairs market, which caters to locals, is closed on Sunday. There is something for everyone. The upstairs has free public toilets.Written April 12, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Marco JMexicali, Mexico17 contributionsThe place is a MUST. Beautiful from top to bottom. Masterpieces are awesome. Got to catch your breath to make it to the top of the tower but, you will get the BEST view in Florence.Written April 9, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- ChloeBristol, UK13 contributionsWe queued for around 45 mins to get in to the church for free. It was well worth it! There are side entrances with much shorter queues for those that have paid for to climb the dome or bell tower so make sure you get into the right one!Written April 17, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Alpaslan6 contributionsThis chapel is a living, breathing reminder of why you must read a few paragraphs about a site you are about to visit before actually visiting the site. When my wife and I came here for a visit over a decade ago, we did not realize that the Michelangelo statues were in another much smaller room, and we just left after seeing the main chapel.
Thankfully, we are seasoned tourists now, and we went straight to the Michelangelo statues this time. These statues are some of the best I have ever seen from Michelangelo. I would go so far as to say that they are far better than any other Michelangelo statue in Florence with the obvious exception of the David in the Accademia Gallery. This is a must visit site if you are in Florence for more than a day trip, and if you do it efficiently by buying your ticket online, I promise it will only take 30 minutes.
We were in Florence for only one day. We took the fast train in Rome, and since the Medici Chapel was right on the road from the train station to the Duomo, we spared 30 minutes to see it. I would understand if other day trippers who are paranoid about time skipped it. But if you are in Florence for a day and a half or two days, after the Duomo, the Accademia, and the Uffizi, this is the next major site to see in my opinion.Written April 7, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - BradJillHong Kong, China160,075 contributionsThe Baptistery is a landmark religious building in the city centre of Florence. Its history dates back over a thousand years but its origins are under much debate beyond that. What you see here is an octagonal-shaped building with a gorgeous exterior of inlaid marble and design known as Florentine Romanesque, matching up perfectly with Campanile di Giotto and Santa Maria del Fiori (also known as Duomo).
The interior is similar stylistically and includes impressive ceiling frescos. Of highest regard however are the two bronze doors of the Baptistery embedded with golden panels and these can be viewed just fine from the outside.
These are the works of Andrea Pisano (South Door 1330-1336) as well as Ghiberti (North Door 1403-24) & (East Door (1425-52). Dubbed the 'Gates of Paradise' by Michelangelo, the Ghiberti's East Door is considered a masterpiece of Florentine Renaissance.
Note: The bronze doors are usually the scene of fantastic crowds these days, those trying to enter Baptistery with tickets as well as many others simply taking pictures up close. Visit early in the morning or in the evening if you fancy a photo or two of the bronze doors unobscured.
Further note: If you want to enter Baptistery, you must have one of the Duomo combo passes that include the Baptistery.Written April 13, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - toslJersey City, NJ815 contributionsI like baroque so I love Rome. It was very nice to find this gem so close to my hotel. We attended a latin mass here and it was quite the experience among all the art. Definitely worth a visit, especially after seeing the relatively austere Duomo and Santa Croce.Written April 6, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Antonio QCluj-Napoca, Romania145 contributionsIdeal to search for a restaurant or a quick bite while being able to admire the church of Santa Croce and the statue of Dante.Written March 23, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- KestasKSVilnius, Lithuania2,931 contributionsA modern exhibition of Anish Kapoor with provoking colors, visually challenging. The black black works are really cool.Written January 13, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Antonio QCluj-Napoca, Romania145 contributionsNot as impressive as the other squares of Firenze but it is still quite a pleasent place for a walk. Can be crowded at times at it is in a central area.Written March 23, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Bob WNewington, CT365 contributionsWe have spent five weeks over the last two years at AirBnB’s in Piazza Santo
Spirito. It a lively area that the locals spend leisure time in the evenings and weekends. Easily mingle with the residents of San Frediano! Many restaurants along the border of the piazza offer wonderful food. Located in the Oltrarno neighborhood, Piazza Santo Spirito offers a quieter atmosphere to take in all of Florence’s sites which are easily walkable. Wander off a bit and find artisan shops, panini restaurants and the best gelato the city has to offer. There are even a couple small grocers to stock up on wine, and pantry needs.Written April 1, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - RebeccaCambridge, UK13 contributionsSmaller version of famous garden, won’t take you long to walk around the gardens. Lovely view of Florence.
The View at the top is worth the walk up!Written September 24, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Brun066Florence, Italy12,728 contributionsIn addition to the Certosa del Galluzzo (which I visited for the second time after many years) I have experience of some other Italian Carthusian monasteries, more or less famous: Pavia, Naples, Padula, Calci, Pontignano near Siena. In none of these have I been able to take advantage of a guided tour so complete and so easy to practice (but I haven't been from Pavia for decades, so things could have gotten much better there): summer and winter, every day of the week except Mondays, visits are possible at set times by accessing at the moment, without reservation (I don't know if, by reservation, guided tours are also possible in other languages).
This admirable service is due to the so-called "Community of San Leolino": a mixed community of lay people and religious, whose institutional seat is at the Pieve di San Leolino (Panzano, hamlet of the municipality of Greve in Chianti) and which was commissioned by Archbishop of Florence to administer the abbey after the departure of the last (Cistercian) monks in 2017.
This way, the peculiarity of the abbey can be fully known: the visit (included in the entrance ticket, at a fair price of 5 euros) lasts almost an hour and a half, and concerns all the practicable parts of the abbey (therefore, for example, not the dungeons).
The visitor is thus able to get to know the peculiarities of the attraction: the story of Niccolò Acciaioli, rich and influential Florentine merchant, founder of the Certosa, is illustrated. The precious frescoes by Pontormo are illustrated in depth, executed in 1523 in some arches of the larger cloister of the Certosa, and now brought to the building called "Palazzo Acciaioli". The frescoes are partly ruined by time, but in my opinion they have acquired a new charm through the white surfaces that have replaced the lost colors. The harsh discipline of the Carthusian monks is illustrated, as the distinction between full-fledged cloistered monks and the so-called "conversi" who can have links with the rest of the world: a distinction that is reflected among other things in that of the two juxtaposed churches, for cloistered and not. You can appreciate the fascinating succession of cloisters (three) from the smallest to the largest, which also here follows the rigorous architectural rule of the order founded by San Bruno of Cologne. You can visit one of the monks' cells, large and airy, also equipped with a personal garden, which somehow compensated them for their hard life of penance. You can admire the choir stalls in the cloistered church, with their precious inlays.
At the end, the visitor enjoys the satisfaction coming from having fully understood (as far as possible for a non-specialist) the functioning not only of this "machine" of penance and industriousness, but of all similar ones, scattered around the Europe.Written December 20, 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - John A CarterLower Sackville, Canada3,756 contributionsIt’s a great place to go and visit large open space lots of shops along the sides beautiful basilica behind you. Great place to take a break. Rest relax.Written March 19, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
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