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Santo Spirito and Michelangelo Piazzale

A quick bus ride to the other side of the Arno to check out the Santo Spirito Church and Piazza Market then a walk to Porta Roma to catch another bus up to the Abbey of San Miniato al Monte, San Salvatore al Monte Church and the Piazzale Michelangelo before hiking down the hill past Fontane della Rampe del Poggi to Porta San Niccolo and the bus home!
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Santo Spirito Belltower
Santo Spirito Belltower		 Santo Spirito of the Augustinian order-construction begun in 1444 by Filippo Brunelleschi
Santo Spirito of the Augustinian order-construction begun in 1444 by Filippo Brunelleschi		 Inside Santo Spirito- classic Brunelleschi design, a cavernous but harmonious space
Inside Santo Spirito- classic Brunelleschi design, a cavernous but harmonious space		 Fanciful carved, inlaid, and statue-studded high altar baldacchino, a baroque work which dates from the early 17th century
Fanciful carved, inlaid, and statue-studded high altar baldacchino, a baroque work which dates from the early 17th century
Crucifix carved in wood by Michelangelo when he was 17
Crucifix carved in wood by Michelangelo when he was 17		 Santo Spirito Cloister of the Dead takes its name from the great number of tombstone decorating its walls, built around 1600
Santo Spirito Cloister of the Dead takes its name from the great number of tombstone decorating its walls, built around 1600		 Santo Spirito Cloister of the Dead wall tombs with frescoes above the alcoves
Santo Spirito Cloister of the Dead wall tombs with frescoes above the alcoves		 View of Belltower and Dome from Cloister
View of Belltower and Dome from Cloister
Porta Romana is the southernmost gate in the 13th-century walls around Florence
Porta Romana is the southernmost gate in the 13th-century walls around Florence		 Porta Romana retains its original massive, iron-clad doors
Porta Romana retains its original massive, iron-clad doors		 Porta Romana- the plaque on the external wall claims the gate was erected in 1327
Porta Romana- the plaque on the external wall claims the gate was erected in 1327		 The majority of the defensive walls were razed in the 19th century, only a few partial gate structures were left standing
The majority of the defensive walls were razed in the 19th century, only a few partial gate structures were left standing
Porta Romana with a controversial modern marble statue of two women, named Dietro-Front or Turnabout, was erected in the circle
Porta Romana with a controversial modern marble statue of two women, named Dietro-Front or Turnabout, was erected in the circle		 San Miniato al Monte stairway-refered to as Jacob's Ladder since the Abbey warns the traveler this is the Gate to Heaven
San Miniato al Monte stairway-refered to as Jacob's Ladder since the Abbey warns the traveler this is the Gate to Heaven		 Cemetery starts at San Miniato about 3 quarters of the way up the stairs
Cemetery starts at San Miniato about 3 quarters of the way up the stairs		 Amazing view of Florence from San Miniato
Amazing view of Florence from San Miniato
I made it to the top- barely
I made it to the top- barely		 San Miniato-Hilltop, 11th-century (1013) church with a gleaming Romanesque facade, medieval interiors & city views
San Miniato-Hilltop, 11th-century (1013) church with a gleaming Romanesque facade, medieval interiors & city views		 Cemetary vault area at top
Cemetary vault area at top		 Inside San Miniato-St. Miniatus the first martyr in Florence, beheaded during Emperor Decius's anti-Christian persecutions
Inside San Miniato-St. Miniatus the first martyr in Florence, beheaded during Emperor Decius's anti-Christian persecutions
Georgous vaulted ceiling- looked really Viking like to me
Georgous vaulted ceiling- looked really Viking like to me		 Really close up of the ceiling- not my picture, stolen from the webs
Really close up of the ceiling- not my picture, stolen from the webs		 San Miniato al Monte wall frescos
San Miniato al Monte wall frescos		 San Miniato's center nave is dominated by the beautiful Cappella del Crocefisso , designed by Michelozzo in 1448
San Miniato's center nave is dominated by the beautiful Cappella del Crocefisso , designed by Michelozzo in 1448
The apse is decorated by a 1297 mosaic depicting St. Miniato to the right of Christ holding a crown
The apse is decorated by a 1297 mosaic depicting St. Miniato to the right of Christ holding a crown		 San Miniato Pulpit
San Miniato Pulpit		 The 11th-century crypt has its original altar containing Saint Miniatus' remains, on the site where Bishop Hildebrand found it
The 11th-century crypt has its original altar containing Saint Miniatus' remains, on the site where Bishop Hildebrand found it 		Curious Shepherd boy sculpture in the crypt
Curious Shepherd boy sculpture in the crypt
Olivetan monastic pharmacy of San Miniato a Monte
Olivetan monastic pharmacy of San Miniato a Monte		 San Miniato Cemetery
San Miniato Cemetery		 In the cemetery, called Porte Sante, is the tomb of Carlo Collodi, the creator of Pinocchio
In the cemetery, called Porte Sante, is the tomb of Carlo Collodi, the creator of Pinocchio		 Unfinished Campanile built by Baccio d'Agnolo 1520 as the existing tower had collapsed in 1499
Unfinished Campanile built by Baccio d'Agnolo 1520 as the existing tower had collapsed in 1499
Inside San Salvatore al Monte, Michelangelo spent a lot of time and called it la mia bella villanella, his little country lass
Inside San Salvatore al Monte, Michelangelo spent a lot of time and called it la mia bella villanella, his little country lass		 San Salvatore al Monte looks like Rae pulling Tony out by the ear
San Salvatore al Monte looks like Rae pulling Tony out by the ear		 San Salvatore al Monte Tammy and Andrea all churched out
San Salvatore al Monte Tammy and Andrea all churched out		 Finally refreshments at the La Loggia del Piazzale Michelangelo
Finally refreshments at the La Loggia del Piazzale Michelangelo
The view from our table at La Loggia
The view from our table at La Loggia		 Green David at Piazzale Michelangelo
Green David at Piazzale Michelangelo		 Green David at Piazzale Michelangelo
Green David at Piazzale Michelangelo		 Green David at Piazzale Michelangelo
Green David at Piazzale Michelangelo
View of Florence from Piazzale Michelangelo
View of Florence from Piazzale Michelangelo		 Tower of San Niccolo, the tallest surviving gate of the 1324 Florence walls
Tower of San Niccolo, the tallest surviving gate of the 1324 Florence walls		 Fontane delle Rampe del Poggi cave with wonderfully cool and refreshing water spray after hiking down that hill
Fontane delle Rampe del Poggi cave with wonderfully cool and refreshing water spray after hiking down that hill		 Fontane delle Rampe del Poggi was still under heavy restoration so we really couldn't see much of it
Fontane delle Rampe del Poggi was still under heavy restoration so we really couldn't see much of it
Tower of San Niccolo with lower pool of Fontane delle Rampe del Poggi- Arno river, Duomo and Florence towers in background
Tower of San Niccolo with lower pool of Fontane delle Rampe del Poggi- Arno river, Duomo and Florence towers in background		 Fontane delle Rampe del Poggi the top part we didn't get to see
Fontane delle Rampe del Poggi the top part we didn't get to see		 Fontane delle Really looks like now from the Tower of San Niccolo uampe del Poggi what the entire fountain to Michelangelo Plaza
Fontane delle Really looks like now from the Tower of San Niccolo uampe del Poggi what the entire fountain to Michelangelo Plaza		 La Terrazza Florence Rooftop Restaurant with great view of Duomo- Our Terrace is better
La Terrazza Florence Rooftop Restaurant with great view of Duomo- Our Terrace is better
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