Day 12 .. last full day on our tour around Italy, and what a memorable and truly wonderful tour it was!!! Up early .. we made our way towards Siena, home to one of Europe’s greatest medieval squares …. but not before saying our goodbyes to the beautiful Renaissance city of Florence .. Magnificent panoramic view …
Continuing from my last post, and leaving the crowded Piazza dell Signoria behind, please join hubby and I during the rest of our walk-about in Florence while we stroll back to our hotel for a short R&R .. We bought a small watercolour from this chappie .. Walking past the Piazza degli Strozzi again we heard …
Brief history: Florence began as a Roman colony in 59 BC .. captured by the Lombards in the 6th century. By 13th century, trading in wool and textiles, with a powerful banking sector, the city became one of Italy’s leading powers. The Florentine Republic was in control until power passed to leading noble families, of …
From Pisa to Florence is a short distance through Tuscan countryside It’s there that we had a two day stopover at the Croce di Malta Hotel in the heart of Florence .. birthplace of the Renaissance. So much to see .. so little time on a tour. Definitely a place to return to !! Where do I …