Background
Our first trip to Florence was part of an Italy Tour in Fall of 2017. Florence is the birthplace of Reconnaissance, home to some of the best museums in Italy and the largest city in Tuscany.
Getting There
We arrived in Florence from Venice via Bologna by train. The trip took about 2.5 hours. We booked the tickets months before online back in our home in Atlanta, GA, USA. Train reservations are fairly easy via the train italia website.
Below is a clip of our train passing Bologna.
Passing Bologna on the way to Florence
Galleria dell’Academia
We stayed at a Air BnB rental in Florence. The city center was a 15 min walk and the train station was a 20 min walk. We could also opt for a taxi or bus.
Our first stop next morning was Galleria dell’Academia which houses one of the most famous sculpture – Michelangelo’s David. The lines at the entrance goes around the block, so it was good we did our reservation online a week before. Below is a picture of Glenda on the reservation line as some street musicians entertain us by the sidewalk.
Here are some pictures from the museum including the sculptures – David and ‘Sabine Woman’ .
The museum’s gift shop was pretty good. And just 10 minutes walk from the Academia Gallery takes us to the historic city center. More on that in the next blog! Below is the highlight video of our visit to this world famous museum. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel or add the Tuscany Playlist in your favorites to view all the videos from tbis region.
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