Italy-Day 7

The seventh day 2008.6.12 Mall/Florence

Florence (Florence) in a outlet Mall Outlet, The Prada Outlet, Richard Ginori Outlet, D & G OUTLET, etc.

One of The Mall in centralizing Agnona, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Emanuel Ungaro, Emilio Pucci, Ermenegildo Zegna, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, I Pinco Pallino, Hogan, La Perla, Loro Piana, Marni, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sergio Rossi, Stella McCartney, Tod 's, Valentino, Yohji Yamamoto, Yves Saint Laurent Y-3 e and other brands.

Address, phone number, to routes, bus times please refer to:

http://www.cabbiavoli.it/agriturismo/pdf/cabbiavoli_guide.pdf

(Friendship reminder: go to the outlet shopping to do tax formalities remember to bring passport may drawback to the airport, 12%).

Walk from the train station near SITA bus station, the station originating to the suburbs and neighboring cities of green, with conductor bus called out the names of the mall this guys, very successfully buy a round-trip ticket EUR 6.2.

Got the tickets-50 minutes and arrive at the Mall. Vehicles are basically Asian. Back of the car is 12: 45, in the same place. Not think that United States Super big outlet. Small a, all see at a glance. Gucci shop is up. There is still time to finish Shopping at Cafe for a cup of coffee.

Back to the hotel put things go according to plan trips in Florence.

Unfortunately not, just go to the Cathedral square began to rain.

Cathedral of our Lady of Baihua Doumo

Cathedral of our Lady of flowers, "great lent · del · Flore Cathedral", is said to be the world ranking third in the Cathedral, located in the heart of Florence, and Joe Torre Tower, San Giovanni baptism Church adjacent, three architectural style is very similar.

Tall Bell Tower, with Picciotto "heaven's door" of Saint Giovanni baptism Church, elegant flowers of Notre-Dame Cathedral of this group of buildings has become Florence one of the most famous landmarks. Notre Dame Cathedral, Italy flowers called "Doumo," means that the flowers of the Virgin Mary, flowers is the "city of flowers" in Florence city flower-lilies. Cathedral of our Lady of flowers is the works of the Renaissance in Italy, is the Gothic architectural style, length 153 m, width 38 meters high 106 meters, the Church was built in the year of completion of the principal 1295 in 1496, but it was not until 1887 the Virgin Cathedral of hundred finally completed, participation in the Church during the design of the famous designers have Arnault Vaux · Ducarme Fabio (Anrnolfo di Cambio), Philip • Brune Zaleski (Filippo Brunelleschi), Emilio • Franco-German-en-Brie (Emilio De Fabris), etc., they have designed the Dome Church, and Church of exterior wall decoration, etc.

First sight of the Cathedral of Notre Dame of flowers, will she distinguishes it from other churches of elegance, little more than a hardy, a soft and beautiful.

White, green, pale pink marble the spell geometric patterns of wall decoration, simple lines, walls of statues, paintings and circular Windows background and more elegant, luxurious, full flowers of Notre Dame Cathedral femininity. Exterior wall decoration of white marble from Carrara, Italy, also known as Carrara marble stone; green comes from the Prato Italy; pale pink marble from Martha prema.

Notre Dame Cathedral's main entrance and hundred to three bronze doors, each piece is carved with dozens of beautiful bronze sculpture, block, solemn, above the main entrance of the magnificent, with a statue of the Virgin Mary.

Notre Dame Cathedral, the most famous shrimp is a church Dome, octagonal dome is red, the ceiling height 31 meters, maximum diameter of 43 metres, to the Roman pantheon was built for the model, when was the largest dome in the middle of the dome to Spire Tower Pavilion. Designer Philip in design Dome, abandoned was built of the most popular way — arch structure, instead of using Fishbone structure to the rafters-Watts. In order to prevent competitors stealing design artwork, Philip at design time without the use of a draft, the full design drawings and calculations are in his brain, when the dome is completed, the world was shocked even Michelangelo have exclaimed: "you can create more than she's dome, but not more beautiful than she. "Visitors can ascend the dome, as long as walk past 463-ladder, the panoramic view of Florence, in the eyes of income evergreens red roof, so deeply in love with the city of flowers.

Dome wall mural for mega-trials of the doomsday by Sully (Vasari), happy Cali (Zuccari) have been drawn, is to reach the final · Finch's trial for prototypes and creation of frescoes.

In the Church Hall also portrait hanging there are many horse riding, in Hall Center offering the audience, the first bishop of Florence-San Zeno ratio remains of gold-copper coffin. Notre Dame Cathedral there are a hundred underground Museum, devoted to the exhibition and the Church, Bell Tower, baptism church related artifacts.

Tickets: Free Church Hall

Fee, the Church dome 6 euros/person.

San Giovanni church baptism Battistero (Baptistery)

San Giovanni baptism Church, also known as St. John's baptism Church, and Church of the Virgin of flowers at San Giovanni square, adjacent Bell Tower Picciotto, architectural style and the Bell Tower, the Notre Dame Picciotto flowers slightly similar to the Church.

Towering Picciotto clock tower, elegant flowers of Notre-Dame church, with "heaven's door" octagonal church baptism, this group of buildings has become Florence one of the most famous landmarks.

San Giovanni church baptism with White exterior wall decoration, green marble cross inlay, white Carrara marble-stone, green marble is produced in Italy in Prato.

San Giovanni church baptism as the Octagon, the outer wall is divided into three levels, the first layer has no window, the second floor has a window, Arch coupons, pilaster decoration, the third layer has no window, with marble tiles into geometric pattern decoration. San Giovanni church baptism is Florence's oldest building, it is said that the construction of a recorded history 1400 years ago, 1059 to 1128, Saint Giovanni baptism Church large-scale reconstruction, it is said that the poet Dante is baptized.

San Giovanni baptism Church Hall more famous is the zenith of inset — final judgment, and our Lady Church murals of shrimp, Saint Giovanni baptism Church in Zenith art is a similar mosaic Marble Mosaic, the background of the gold makes the whole day top draw even more luxurious, and inset a content is about Jesus, the Virgin, St. John 's, and other religious character's life story.

The Palace also has died in 1419, the tomb of St. John XXIII.

San Giovanni church baptism is the world known "heaven's door", is the baptism of the East Gate, is the three bronze doors of a city, faces Virgin Baihua Church.

"Heaven's door" by ghiberti (Lorenzo Ghiberti) creation is complete, he spent 27 years, the use of perspective will eat the forbidden fruit yadangxiawa stolen from Eden, Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, ten Old Testament stories, bronze doors of ten previous figure in vivid. Door to the top of the wall there are three angel sculpture, look natural. "Heaven's door" has closed for the visitors, door Emboss posted on thin gold, visitors now see Emboss for copies of the original collection at Notre Dame church of underground Museum of flowers. Church of the North Gate: comander door also designed by the Kiel Betty, carving, 28 picture, taken from the New Testament, carving time earlier than the East, and South Gate — canonici door, en-de Peña · Pisano design creation, 28 picture vividly narrates the life of St. John, is the third gate in the earliest engraving.

Tickets: 3 €/person

Opening hours: 12: 00-18: 00, Sunday 8: 30-19: 30.

Joe Todd Bell Campanile di Giotto

Joe Torre Tower, is located in Florence's Cathedral Square, close to Notre Dame church, near Saint shrimp Giovanni baptism Church, architectural style and very similar to the Church of Notre Dame of flowers.

Towering Picciotto clock tower, elegant flowers of Notre-Dame church, with "heaven's door" San Giovanni church baptism, this group of buildings has become Florence one of the most famous landmarks.

Joe Todd Bell Tower from the "father of modern painting." — Joe Torre design, the Bell Tower by Picciotto.

Joe Todd Bell Tower was built in the year 1334, finalized in 1359, the high 84.70 m, width 14.45 m, square bell tower. Joe Torre Tower is divided into five levels, the first layer is the window closed structure, this layer of the roof of the more beautiful, more time for the genesis of life, called the good art "and other religious themes; the second layer on each side are carved with four small niches statue (statue to St. John's and called the Prophet) and four false niches; the third and fourth-tier structure, each surface has two individual glyphs in a new window of the Gothic architectural style; fifth floor also has a new Gothic architectural style spiral columns window, each surface has a window.

Joe Torre in the build up the Bell Tower of the Foundation and the first layer, they died.

Since then, by Andrea · Pisano · River, Alberto Arnoldi, designers, according to Joe Torre left by the clock tower design drawings of the construction of the second layer, basically respects the original. The third, fourth and fifth floors for Francesco · Tower constructed of cold Te design style is Gothic architecture, multiple Windows.

Joe Torre Tower of exterior wall decoration and flowers are similar to the Church of Notre Dame, white, green, pink marble cross stitching, first and second floors of the Roman classical style and the third, fourth and fifth floors of the new Gothic style of the perfect combination of express a distinguished from Picciotto clock tower of the Church of Notre Dame Baihua simplicity.

Joe Torre Tower has a total of 414 of stairs, the Church of the Virgin of flowers than the dome slightly lower, however, the clock tower at the close of the Virgin of flowers: the Church dome I don't have a taste.

Tickets: 6 €/person.

Opening hours: April through November 9: 00-18: 50, 12 months to March 9: 00-16: 20, 40 minutes before the closing to stop selling tickets.

From the Cathedral square and walk to the town square.

Piazza Della Signoria municipal square

The grand style of the Plaza was the political center of Florence, sculpture, made to become a veritable Plaza open-air Sculpture Museum.

Here you will enjoy the Cosimo I of riding like and Neptune Fountain (1576). In jiugong former Donatello's statue Marzocco replication and Michelangelo's "David" replication statue.

Vennchio jiugong Palazzo

The majestic Majesty, jiugong Gothic (13th century), 94 m tower stands in the square, the elegant.

Renaissance-style Palace internal decoration luxurious elegant, and palaces in contrast to the simple appearance.

Cool arcade Loggia D.Signoria

This cool Gallery dates back to the 14th century, initially meeting place, later replaced by Cosimo I of overseas mercenary guard posts.

Today here at the ancient and Renaissance sculpture: Bologna (Giovanni Bologna) within the hijacking of Sabi (1583) and the Ercole and people struggle with the law, in particular animals worth watching is Benvenuto Celini (Benvenuto Cellini) of the Perseo (16th century sculpture in Pacius brandishing a Medusa's head.

From the old bridge is very near.

Old bridge Ponte Vecchio

Old bridge across the Arno, founded in 1000 years ago, today we can see the old bridge is 1345 year renewal, although than the original bridge time to short, but for humans, it is a precious heritage.

Arno River above the old bridge, after the storm, 7 hundred years though cannot stop the erosion of time, should permit the ancient, MOSS around the old bridge is still in use.

The bridge has many specialized business precious gold jewelry jewelry shops, bustling, lively, it is said that these shops as early as four hundred years ago here is rooted, I'm really old. In these shops to pick up their favorite jewelry, exquisite carving technique, exotic design style that is used as a collection.

About the legends of the old bridge, according to legend, the great poet Dante in 9-year-old, contrast Beatrice at first sight, unforgettable, and finally and eight years later, Dante and Beatrice in old bridge again, Beatrice of the United States shook the Dante's heart.

Although, Beatriz eventually married to other people, and soon died, but Dante on her adore can last a lifetime, to commemorate the Beatrice and wrote the new law, in the Divine Comedy "by love Angels Beatrice guides his tour of heaven, with feelings of deep. The old bridge and you can see the mark this scene entitled "Dante and Beatrice met on postcards.

In addition, it is said that during the second world war, through a series of bombings, arnol River 9 bridge were destroyed by the war, only the old bridge no loss, Hitler was also ordered to withdraw from Florence, bypass the old bridge, then those scenarios have been unable to reproduce, but the legends of the old bridge is continuing ...

The old bridge, to the River, the destination is the Michelangelo square at the top of the Hill.

Rain in the River, the River Lek Lek, no man on the street, particularly silent.

Piazzale Michelangelo Michelangelo square

Michelangelo square is located in Florence at the southern end of the high ground in urban areas, is the best place overlooking Florence, vision is very spacious, panoramic view of the entire face of the city, Arnaud River of bridge bathed in the Sun.

Standing on the square, commands a panoramic view of the city of Florence, Florence from the square symbol — David statue, Michelangelo square has also become many tourists start Florence tour first stop.

Michelangelo square is by Giuseppe ·-waves Kat design, founded in 1868, from the square to Florence city, red brick and tile, antique building, Arno, Virgin white flowers Cathedral dome roof, etc. are clearly seen, the panoramic view of Florence more ancient and elegant.

Michelangelo square is completed, the Centre of the square, the statue placed Michelangelo's marble statue-"David". The last century, Florence City Government from the perspective of the protection of the sculpture, sculpture into the Academy of fine arts in Florence, and the square stands a bronze copy of David.

This bronze sculpture of David copies are copies, but you can also enjoy David from him that perseverance and fear, the perfect size, strength and beauty.

It is said that at the author David Michelangelo, the stone is not a good marble. Is this slight flaw stones, Michelangelo changed the bloody image of David tradition, which lasted three years, has created a ready to take part in the battle of David, tense muscles, focused look is so natural, David has also become immortal works of Michelangelo. According to the anatomical expert new research shows that this seat height 5.5 m statue, the body's muscle ratio extremely well.

Arrive: take a 12-channel, 13 Road bus station in Piazzale Michelangelo.

There should be one of the best places in view of the sunset, you can today because of the rain, the visitors are few and far between, the absence of noise.

In this also on a toilet, a striking landmark know you went to, the result is to charge 0.6 Europe.

The only time spend on the toilet, you know, where markup guide you to the positive charges.

Take the square 13 road back to the train station.

The square of a BAR there is also a bus ticket, I asked a few times before I found this shop. If, on the Piedmont in newsstand buying even more convenient. Get on the bus, the tickets you want to validate the yellow machines. Near to the train station is up to two tickets, and catch the three individuals, take out cards opened the ticket. Glad I have found that House effort ticket BAR, otherwise it is in trouble. Car on the maximum fine is 240 euro.

Dinner comes back to the first day of Nuti.

Today large a meal, 62 euro. Bruschetta, Steak with Pepper, Spaghetti with Clams, Spaghetti sauce, Espression of meat, 1 bottle of red wine.