Piazzale Michelangelo, with a view on Florence and the Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore

Piazzale Michelangelo, con veduta del Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore

Florence is filled with many other churches stuffed with some of the finest art in the world: San Miniato al Monte, San Lorenzo, Santa Maria Novella, Santa Trinita, the Brancacci Chapel at Santa Maria della Carmine, Santa Croce, Santo Spirito, SS Annunziata, Ognissanti, and more.

Santa Maria del Fiore

Santa Maria del Fiore, also known as the Duomo di Firenze is the city's beautiful cathedral, the symbol of the city. Brunelleschi's huge dome was an engineering feat of the rennaissance.
It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436, with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi.[1] The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink, bordered by white, and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris.

The cathedral complex, in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. These three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence and are a major tourist attraction of Tuscany .

Piazzale Michelangelo, view over Florence's most iconic landmarks, Palazzo Vecchio and the Duomo [2]

Palazzo Vecchio

Palazzo Vecchio, the old city palace or city hall, is adorned with fine art. The replica of Michelangelo's "David" is placed outside the main door in the original location of the statue, which is a symbol of the Comune of Florence. The site displays an important collection of Renaissance sculptures and paintings, including the Putto, by Verrochio, and the series of murals by Giorgio Vasari at the Salone dei Cinquecento (Hall of the Five Houndreds) - the hall which used to display the now lost Renaissance masterpiece, that is, the so-called Battaglia di Anghiari, by Leonardo da Vinci

Giotto's Campanile

Standing adjacent to the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore and the Baptistry of St. John, the tower is one of the showpieces of Florentine Gothic architecture with its design by Giotto, its rich sculptural decorations and its polychrome marble encrustations. The bell tower was begun by Giotto in 1334 and after his death, the work was continued by Andrea Pisano. It is 84.70 meters tall (277.9 ft). There are 414 steps to get to the top of the Bell Tower friom where one has a superb and unique view of Florence.

Piazzale Michelangelo, splendid views on Florence [2]

Walk from Ponte Vecchio to Piazzale Michelangelo

Beautiful walk in one of the most authentic neighborhoods of Firenze, San Niccolò. The atmosphere of an authentic Florentine neighborhood still remains here.

From Ponte Vecchio to Piazzale Michelangelo and back

The bars and terraces that are mainly visited by the working locals in the morning and at noon, are populated by young people in the evening. In this district you will also find the only city beach of Firenze, la spiaggia sull'Arno, where you can sunbathe in the summer. River Urban Beach Terrazza Marasco is a great place to enjoy a relaxing, open-air sunset along the river banks. From there you can walk up from Porto San Niccolò along the Viale Giuseppe Poggi, or climbing the stairs of Scalea del Monte alle Croci (follow Via San Niccolò and then up Via Monte alle Croci until you see the famous cypress lined stairs on your left). On top of the Piazzale Michelangelo you can enjoy the most beautiful panorama of the city, with views of the Ponte Vecchio, the Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, the Uffizi, Santa Croce and the Palazzo Vecchio.

Piazzale Michelangelo, con veduta del Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore e Santa Croce [3]
Florence, Photo gallery

Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence's most beautiful terrace, with a view on Oltrarno and San Niccolo (with Santo Spirito, Santa Camine and the Ponte Vecchio)	Piazzale Michelangelo [Magnificent View on Ponte Vecchio]	Panoramic view from Piazzale Michelangelo on Santa Croce

Piazzale Michelangelo	Piazzale Michelangelo, con veduta del Ponte Vecchio e di Palazzo Vecchio	Piazzale Michelangelo al tramonto, con veduta del Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore, degli Uffizi, di Santa Croce e di Palazzo Vecchio

San Miniato al Monte, Cimitero Porte Sante	Giardino Bardini, View east inbetween Porta San Niccolo and Piazzale Michelangelo	Piazzale Michelangelo al tramonto
Historical images of Piazzale Michelangelo

Giacomo Brogi (1822-1881), La Chiesa di San Miniato al Monte a Firenze e il viale alberato sottostante, 1875 ca.	Sommer, Giorgio (1834-1914) - n. 3516 - Firenze - Piazza Michelangelo	La rampa di San Niccolò, [Archivo Alinari]. Nel riquadro la basilica di San Miniato, la chiesa ed il convento di San Salvatore ed il Piazzale Michelangelo collegato al Lungarno attraverso le Rampe [Foto di Giacomo Brogi]

La torre di San Niccolò, le Rampe del Poggi	Le Rampe di San Niccolò nel 1875- 1876, Gabinetto Vieusseux, Archivio Contemporaneo A.Bonsanti


Transport Timetables and routes - ATAF \| Map You can view the bus routes at the Florence transit site: www.ataf.net/en/ataf.aspx?idC=2&LN=en-US
		Bus trasport in Florence

[1] Foto di Kaz Ish , licenziato in base ai termini della licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione-Condividi allo stesso modo 3.0 Unported 21] Foto di i Rufus46, licenziato in base ai termini della licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione-Condividi allo stesso modo 3.0 Unported [3] Foto di Jörg Bittner (Unna), licenziato in base ai termini della licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione-Condividi allo stesso modo 3.0 Unported

Santa Maria del Fiore

Palazzo Vecchio

Giotto's Campanile

Walk from Ponte Vecchio to Piazzale Michelangelo

Historical images of Piazzale Michelangelo