best way to see florence Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/best-way-to-see-florence Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:40:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Traveling in Florence http://toursmaps.com/traveling-in-florence.html http://toursmaps.com/traveling-in-florence.html#respond Sat, 28 Jan 2017 11:33:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=227112 Traveling in Florence Historically disdained by downtown Florentines, the far side of the Amo remains a lively and unpretentious quarter, even in high season. PALAZZO PITTI. Luca Pitti, a wealthy banker of the 15th century, built his palazzo east of P.S. Spirito against the Boboli hill. The Medici acquired the palazzo and the hill in 1550 and expanded in every way possible. Today, it houses six museums, including the Galleria Palatina. The galleria was one of only a few public galleries when it opened in 1833 and today houses Florence’s most important art collection after the Uffizi. Works by Raphael,

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