To cap off my spring break, I made a two day trip to Florence. When studying art in Italy for four months just a few hours away from the place, it's ludicrous not to visit. I was excited to see their Duomo and compare it to our Milanese Duomo, and I was excited to see how the beauty of the city compared to others. Turns out it is a fabulous city to visit for a mix of traditional Italian atmosphere and modernity. It was like a mix of Venice and Milan, taking good parts of each. Florence is located in the Tuscany region of Italy, a region famous for its beautiful scenery. It really shows even in the city, with the buildings located by a river in a sort of valley, rolling hills above on either side. Seeing the surroundings made me want to get on a bike and ride far out into the suburbs.
While there, I hit the main tourist points and structures, but also went to two museums. The first was the obligatory museum where the David by Michelangelo is located (pictured). The other was chosen by a friend and turned out to hold more famous works than I knew were in Florence. Most notably is The Birth of Venus by Botticelli. You'll see that, along with some of the natural beauty of Florence, in the attached album.
See the album here.
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