It’s September, but Florence is still crowded and museums are often packed. Far to be snob, I consider myself a Florentine, even if I’ve been living here only since 2013. Maybe, because I feel a local, sometimes you risk to take all this beauty for granted.. That’s why last Tuesday I visited the Accademia Gallery, which is now open until 10 pm twice a week.

Accademia Gallery Entrance

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The wonderful Florence Cathedral rose window has been recently restored and is finally ready to show all its astonishing beauty!

Florence Cathedral Façade

This stained glazed window, an absolute masterpiece by Lorenzo Ghiberti – the great artist who cast the famous Gate of Paradise – will be displayed inside St. John’s Baptistery until the 8th of September, before to return on the Cathedral façade, at the height of 40 mts!

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Are you looking for a new perspective to take a panoramic photo of Florence?
Piazzale Michelangelo is still an amazing point of view, but if you climb Arnolfo’s Tower you’ll find a 360° degree view over this amazing city, known as the cradle of Renaissance. Forte Belvedere, Santa Croce Church, the Badia Fiorentina, the Pitti Palace, the Uffizi Gallery’s Terrace.. everything will be at your feet, except of the Brunelleschi’s Dome.

The view of Florence Cathedral from Arnolfo’s Tower

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Wandering in Piazza della Signoria is a full immersion in the past of Florence.

The Fountain of Neptune

The political message of Cosimo I the Medici shaped the square in which the imposing Palazzo Vecchio (the Old Palace) stands since 1299.
But this lively square hides a sad chapter in the history of Florence..

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The shooting of the film taken from Dan Brown‘s latest book Inferno has just finished and Florence has become the protagonist of the new work signed by the Hollywood director Ron Howard.

The Comedy Illuminating Florence by Domenico di Michelino

The actor Tom Hanks could be seen walking along the Medieval streets of the old city and the major Dario Nardella who got a tiny part in the film (we guess he won’t forget it, since it appears it was shot 12 times!) gave the film maker the keys of the city.

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