Without a doubt, the best view of Florence is on the other side of the Arno River on a hill overlooking the center city from Piazzale Michelangelo. The Duomo (cathedral) dominates the skyline with it's impressive dome designed by Brunelleschi in the 1400s. Michelangelo was a Florentine and this dome was his inspiration for the dome on St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. However, because of the many other buildings and narrow streets, you can't really capture a great or complete picture of the Duomo without heading uphill. So we hiked about 15 minutes -- much of it quite steep -- from the Ponte Vecchio -- Florence's famous bridge -- to see the Duomo and Florence in all her glory. We were certainly rewarded for our efforts.
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| Duomo |
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| Panorama of Florence |
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