It is a Dominican Church and a cloister with dormitories filled with Fra Angelico's masterpieces. The most impressive is of course "Annunciation." But others such as "Noli me tangere" and "Transfiguration" are also just marvelous. One of the good thing is that you can see those masterpieces at the original settings, not at museums! more
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Per's Bike Rides
Aug 26, 2008
This was not on my “things to do list” but wanting to escape the bustle and hustle of Florence with the long tourist lines to cathedrals and museums, Per’s Bike Rides was one of the few tours highly recommended by the hotel, other tourists and some bike fantasts. Having had reservations about going on a bike tour in the 40... more
Executive Hotel
Aug 26, 2008
Located in a calm quiet area only 30 seconds walk to the beautiful Arno river bank. Less than ten minutes to Ponte Veccho and city center. Around five minutes walk to Firenze Santa Maria Central Train Station. When I entered the lift and then the corridor leading us to our room, I got a bit panicked since the carpets were... more
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- “Overview of Florence” Frommer's
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- “Historic Centre of Florence” UNESCO.org
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- “36 Hours in Florence” New York Times (free registration required)
- “Florence, Italy: Cammillo Trattoria” New York Times (free registration required)
- “Get Your Kids into Culture in Florence” iVillage.co.uk
- “Tripe, the Variety of Italian Life” Washington Post (free registration required)
- “Markets, Michelangelo and meandering in Italy” msnbc.msn.com / Frommer's
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