Fancy Florence

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This was a free holiday courtesy of Opodo (website for British Airways, Lufthansa and seven other airlines) whose photo competition Gerry won! We stayed in the Villa Gabriele d'Annunzio Hotel, a former monastery a fair bit out of town in an area called Fiesole. The village of Fiesole is worth a visit as it is high up on a hill overlooking Florence and is a pretty place with some old Roman ruins.

Florence itself is stunning, packed as it is with statues, art, and ancient buildings.

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Photos

On a door of the Battistero
Opposite the Cathedral

David and pigeon
This is not the real David, just one of many copies. Outside the Palazzo Vecchio

Hercules
In the Piazza Della Signoria

Windows
Near the Piazza Mercato Centrale

The Grotto of Buontalenti
In the Boboli Gardens

Grotto of Buontalenti
In the Boboli Gardens