NYE Florence
Dec 28, 2017- Jan 4, 2018
Arrive
in Florence December 29 / City Tour on Dec 30
City Tour starts with
overview vista
Next stop
to Museo Academia
David is a masterpiece of
Renaissance sculpture created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by Michelangelo. David
is a 5.17-metre (17.0 ft) marble statue of a standing male nude. The
statue represents the Biblical hero David, a favored subject in the art of
Florence.
(two
images below from web source)
Walking
through various sights including Duomo
After
lunch and leather shopping, a visit to Uffizi Gallery
The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum in the
Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most
important Italian museums, and the most visited, it is also one of the largest
and best known in the world, and holds a collection of priceless works,
particularly from the period of the Italian Renaissance. (two
images below from web source)
Two photo views from Uffizi
Two post
cards of famous works
The
Baptism of Christ by Leonardo da Vinci
The Holy
Family with Young St. John by Michelangelo
Relaxing
days with assorted little visits Dec 31 and Jan 1
Central Market Visit (images from web source)
New Year Eve Dinner
Santa Maria Novella Tour -
Basilica and Cloisters
(images from web source)
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at
Auditorium Santo Stefano
(image
from web source)
Time
to visit some Tuscan cities Jan 2 and Jan 3
Arawjo Group to Siena and San Gimignano
(above
images from web source)
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San Gimignano is a small walled
medieval hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, north-central Italy. Known
as the Town of Fine Towers.
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Off on the train to Lucca
Lucca is one of Tuscany's
prime attractions. The intact 16th century wall that surrounds the historic
center has kept out the modern industrial scourge that has made other towns
rather ugly in parts.
(above
two images from web source)
The walls encircling the old town remain intact, even as the
city expanded and modernized, unusual for cities in the region. Initially built
as a defensive rampart, once the walls lost their military importance
they became a pedestrian promenade,
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THE END
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