Like Rome, Florence was another beautiful city with its own historical and architectural flavor. My mother and I actually didn’t stay here a full two days, since we traveled from Rome the first day and traveled to Venice the next afternoon. I wish we had more time to explore the city, but I’m glad we at least made it to the major tourist destinations, all walking distance from our hotel.

ใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒฌใƒณใƒ„ใ‚งใฏใƒญใƒผใƒžใจใฏใพใŸ้•ใ†้›ฐๅ›ฒๆฐ—ใฎ่ก—ใงใ€ใƒ›ใƒ†ใƒซ่ฟ‘่พบใ‚’ๆญฉใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใงๆ˜ ็”ปใฎไธญใซใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ไธธใ€…๏ผ’ๆ—ฅ้–“ใฎๆปžๅœจใงใฏใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใŒใ€็Ÿญใ„ๆ™‚้–“ใฎไธญใจใ‚Šใ‚ใˆใšๆœ‰ๅใช่ฆณๅ…‰ใ‚นใƒใƒƒใƒˆใซ่กŒใ‘ใŸใฎใงๆบ€่ถณใงใ—ใŸใ€‚

Day 1 – Basilica di San Lorenzo and Cathedral di Santa Maria del Fiore

The Basilica di San Lorenzo was only a few minutes away from our hotel, and just from looking at the exterior, you wouldn’t imagine the beauty within. I’ve always been a fan of a mainly white interior, and this basilica really hit the spot. The perfect symmetry, the intricate detail, the beautiful artwork – I would have sat in the pew for a good hour just admiring everything if I had the luxury.

๏ผ‘ๆ—ฅ็›ฎใฏใƒ›ใƒ†ใƒซใ‹ใ‚‰ๅพ’ๆญฉๆ•ฐๅˆ†ใฎใ‚ตใƒณใƒปใƒญใƒฌใƒณใƒ„ใ‚ฉ่–ๅ ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒฌใƒณใƒ„ใ‚งใƒ„ใ‚ขใƒผใŒๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅœฐๅ‘ณใชๅค–่ฆ‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ€ใˆใชใ„ใปใฉใฎ็พŽใ—ใ„ใ‚คใƒณใƒ†ใƒชใ‚ขใซๅœงๅ€’ใ•ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆธ…ๆฝ”ๆ„Ÿใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ•ใ›ใ‚‹็™ฝใฏๅ…ƒใ€…ๅฅฝใใชใฎใงใ€ใ“ใฎ่–ๅ ‚ใฏใ™ใใซใŠๆฐ—ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Šใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅฎŒ็’งใชใ‚ทใƒณใƒกใƒˆใƒชใƒผใ€็ดฐใ‹ใ„ใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒ†ใƒผใƒซใ€ใใ—ใฆๆ•ฐใ€…ใฎไฝœๅ“้”ใ€‚ๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚‰่–ๅ ‚ใฎใฉ็œŸใ‚“ไธญใฎๅธญใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Šๅ‘ณใ‚ใ„ใŸใ‹ใฃใŸใชใใ€‚

 

Cathedral di Santa Maria del Fiore

Like the Fountain of Trevi in Rome, this was another one of those instances where I turned the corner and BAM! The Cathedral di Santa Maria Fiore was like a dream standing majestically before me. My photos of the Cathedral do not do justice to it at all – this is truly a must-see at least once in your lifetime. My mother and I had not reserved anything for this, but as we made our way around the vicinity taking photos and the like, a tour group offered 2 discount tickets, explaining these would be the last two slots available for a guided tour up to the dome of the Cathedral. Since waiting in line didn’t seem like it would get us up to the dome anyways, we jumped on the opportunity for an amazing experience ahead.

The construction of the Cathedral began in 1296 and was completed in 1436. We climbed over 400 steps to get up to the dome, the highest point in all of Florence. While the view from the top was amazing beyond words, traveling up to and down from the dome was pretty claustrophobic. It was definitely worth it though. The tickets we purchased also included entry to the Museum of Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, which we went right after the Cathedral.

ใƒˆใƒฌใƒ“ใฎๅ™ดๆฐดใ‚’ๅˆใ‚ใฆ่ฆ‹ใŸๆ™‚ใจๅŒๆง˜ใ€่ง’ใ‚’ๆ›ฒใŒใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ‚ใ‚Šๅพ—ใชใ„ใใ‚‰ใ„ใฎๅ‡„ใ„ๅ…‰ๆ™ฏใŒ็›ฎใฎๅ‰ใซๅบƒใŒใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆ˜ ็”ปใ‚„็‰ฉ่ชžใซๅ‡บใฆใใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚ตใƒณใ‚ฟใƒปใƒžใƒชใ‚ขใƒปใƒ‡ใƒซใƒปใƒ•ใ‚ฃใ‚ชใƒผใƒฌๅคง่–ๅ ‚ใ€‚็งใŒๆ’ฎใฃใŸๅ†™็œŸใงใฏใใฎ็พŽใ—ใ•ใฏๅๆ˜ ไป•ๅˆ‡ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ไธ€ๅบฆใฏๆ˜ฏ้ž่ถณใ‚’้‹ใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใ ใใŸใ„ๅ ดๆ‰€ใงใ™ใ€‚็งใจๆฏใฏใƒ„ใ‚ขใƒผใ‚’ไฝ•ใ‚‚ไบˆ็ด„ใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใงใ€ใจใ‚Šใ‚ใˆใšๅคง่–ๅ ‚ใฎๅ‘จใ‚Šใ‚’ใใ‚‹ใฃใจๅปปใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ‚‰ใ€ใƒ„ใ‚ขใƒผใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใฎใ‚ฌใ‚คใƒ‰ใ•ใ‚“ใซใƒ‰ใƒผใƒ ใพใงไธŠใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ฌใ‚คใƒ‰ไป˜ใใƒ„ใ‚ขใƒผๅ‰ฒๅผ•ใƒใ‚ฑใƒƒใƒˆใ‚’่–ฆใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆœ€ๅพŒใฎ๏ผ’ๆžšใงๅˆ—ใซไธฆใ‚“ใงใฆใ‚‚ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใชใใ†ใ ใฃใŸใฎใงใ€ๆฑบๆ–ญใฏใ™ใใซใงใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ๅคง่–ๅ ‚ใฏ๏ผ‘๏ผ’๏ผ™๏ผ–ๅนดใ‹ใ‚‰ๅปบ่จญใŒๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใ€๏ผ‘๏ผ”๏ผ“๏ผ–ๅนดใซๅฎŒๆˆใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚๏ผ”๏ผ๏ผใ‚นใƒ†ใƒƒใƒ—ใฎ้šŽๆฎตใ‚’ไธŠใ‚Šใใ‚Šใ€ใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒฌใƒณใƒ„ใ‚งใงใ‚‚ใฃใจใ‚‚้ซ˜ใ„ไฝ็ฝฎใฎใƒ‰ใƒผใƒ ใพใงใŸใฉใ‚Š็€ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใฆใฃใบใ‚“ใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎๆ™ฏ่‰ฒใฏๅ‡„ใ็ถบ้บ—ใงใ—ใŸ๏ผใŸใ ใ€ใŸใฉใ‚Š็€ใใพใงใฎ้“ใฎใ‚Šใฏๅคงๅˆ†็‹ญใใฆใ€ๅก€ๆ‰€ๆๆ€–็—‡ใฎไบบใซใฏๅ‘ใ„ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚็งใŸใกใŒ่ณผๅ…ฅใ—ใŸใƒใ‚ฑใƒƒใƒˆใฏใ€ๅคง่–ๅ ‚ไป˜ๅฑžๅš็‰ฉ้คจใธใฎๅ…ฅๅ ดใ‚‚่พผใฟใ ใฃใŸใฎใงใ€ใƒ‰ใƒผใƒ ใƒ„ใ‚ขใƒผใฎๅพŒใซ่กŒใฃใฆใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

 

Day 2 – The Uffizi Gallery Museum

We only had the morning and part of the afternoon to spend before taking a 2 hour train to Venice on the second day, so we made sure to check out the famous Uffizi Gallery Museum. I read about it in an Italy travel magazine I bought in Japan, and I knew it was a must-see attraction while in Florence. These are street shots leading up to the Uffizi – the architecture and the pebbled paths really reminded me of Disney’s Pinocchio (I can’t believe I didn’t know it was a fairy tale based in Florence!).

๏ผ’ๆ—ฅ็›ฎใฏใ€ใƒ™ใƒใƒใ‚ขใธ่กŒใใพใงใฎๅˆๅ‰ไธญใจๆ˜ผ้–“ใ—ใ‹ๆ™‚้–“ใŒใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใงใ€ใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒฌใƒณใƒ„ใ‚งใงใฎใƒฉใ‚นใƒˆใ‚นใƒˆใƒƒใƒ—ใฏใ‚ฆใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒ„ใ‚ฃ็พŽ่ก“้คจใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆ—ฅๆœฌใง่ฒทใฃใŸใ‚คใ‚ฟใƒชใ‚ขใฎๆ—…่กŒ้›‘่ชŒใง่ชญใ‚“ใงใ€็ตถๅฏพ่กŒใใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็พŽ่ก“้คจใพใงใฎ้“ใฎใ‚Šใ‚‚็ด ๆ•ตใ ใฃใŸใฎใงใ€ๅ†™็œŸใซๅŽใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅปบ็‰ฉใ‚„ใ‚ดใƒญใ‚ดใƒญใ—ใŸ้“ใฏใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚นใƒ‹ใƒผใฎใƒ”ใƒŽใ‚ญใ‚ชใ‚’ๆ€ใ„ๅ‡บใ•ใ›ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅฎŸใฏใ€ใƒ”ใƒŽใ‚ญใ‚ชใŒใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒฌใƒณใƒ„ใ‚งๅ‡บ่บซใฎ็‰ฉ่ชžใ ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ—…่กŒไธญๅˆใ‚ใฆ็Ÿฅใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็ฌ‘

 

The Uffizi Gallery Museum

The Museum was a gorgeous structure both inside and out, and while I would have loved to take more photos of the artwork, I figured better versions were alreadyย available in print or online so I decided to take a significantly fewer amount this time and enjoy it more. I was going through each exhibit in the Vatican Museums in Rome with camera in one hand for blog photos, iPhone in the other for Instagram story photos and it was, to put it simply, a bit ridiculous. I’m sure my mother thought so too. Anyways, the Uffizi was less confusing as you walk along a large hallway that follows the rectangular structure of the building, with entrances to the exhibits. It was crazy to finally see famous paintings and sculptures in person that I’d seen in books since I was a little girl!

ใ‚ฆใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒ„ใ‚ฃ็พŽ่ก“้คจใฏไธญใ‚‚ๅค–ใ‚‚็ด ๆ•ตใงใ€็พŽ่ก“ๅ“ใฎๅ†™็œŸใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฃใจๆ’ฎใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใจใ„ใ†ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใฏใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚‚ใฎใฎใ€ไปŠๅ›žใฏใ‚‚ใฃใจใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Šๆฅฝใ—ใ‚€ใ“ใจใซใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใƒใƒใ‚ซใƒณ็พŽ่ก“้คจใธ่กŒใฃใŸๆ™‚ใฏใ€ๅณๆ‰‹ใซใ‚ซใƒกใƒฉใ€ๅทฆๆ‰‹ใซiPhoneใจใ„ใ†ใจใ‚“ใงใ‚‚ใชใ„ๅงฟใง้คจๅ†…ใ‚’ๅปปใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใƒปใƒปใƒปๆฏใ‚‚ใใ†ๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใญใ€‚ใใ‚Œใฏใจใ‚‚ใ‹ใใ€ใ‚ฆใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒ„ใ‚ฃใฏใƒใƒใ‚ซใƒณใจใฏ้•ใฃใฆใ€ใ‚‚ใ†ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚Šใ‚„ใ™ใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ€‚้•ทๆ–นๅฝขๅž‹ใ‚’ๆใๅปŠไธ‹ใ‚’ๅปปใ‚ŠใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ๅ„้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎๅฑ•็คบๅ“ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ๆตใ‚Œใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅฐใ•ใ„้ ƒใ‹ใ‚‰็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹็พŽ่ก“ๅ“ใ‚’ใ“ใฎ็›ฎใง่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใฆๆ„Ÿๆฟ€ใงใ—ใŸ๏ผ

 

My last post on my Italy travels will be about Venice and Milan! I hope you are enjoying them so far. If you haven’t read my travel post on Rome, check it out here.

ๆฌกๅ›žใฏใƒ™ใƒใƒใ‚ขใจใƒŸใƒฉใƒŽใซใคใ„ใฆๆ›ธใใพใ™๏ผใƒญใƒผใƒžใฎ่จ˜ไบ‹ใ‚’ใพใ ่ชญใ‚“ใงใ„ใชใ„ๆ–นใฏใ“ใกใ‚‰ใ‚’ใ”่ฆงไธ‹ใ•ใ„ใ€‚

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wonderful place!
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The basicilia is one of my favorite places in Rome. I absolutely love your photos and really appreciate you giving background and history of the sights. Also I am obsessed with your bag, it’s so adorable and stylish ๐Ÿ™‚

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Wow, I can’t believe you did all of this sightseeing in Florence in less than two days! Florence is a bit smaller than the other Italian cities, but you really managed your time well and saw the best sites. The Basilica di San Lorenzo is so beautiful and I love the white interior as well. It’s hard to really capture the beauty and intricacy of the architecture because they truly look so amazing in person and when you see it through the camera you’re like gosh that doesn’t do it justice. I’m glad you got to see most of Florence even though your trip was short. You will love Venice and Milan too! xoxo, Christine
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Your photography of Florence is incredible. I feel like I toured the city with you. I was in Rome back in the spring and loved loved this city but Florence is definitely on my list when I have more time. Loved your bag. Thank you for sharing this beautiful city.

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Wow. Everything in this post just makes me go ‘wow’. Lovely place. Love your outfit as well.

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I’m definitely living vicariously through you! I want to travel to all of these places you are visiting and will in due time. Until then I have your blog to stalk! Lol. The architecture is so beautiful and the history makes it even more interesting. Oh and your purse is too cute! Perfect accessory!

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Wow, that seems like an incredible adventure. I love the architecture of the buildings in Italy. Also, your outfit is so cute and perfect for exploring! Glad to hear that you enjoyed your vacation.

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One of my favourite things about Italy is how engrained the intricate art, and design brought on by Catholicism is. The gothic cathedrals are so eyewatering, and how haunting it is to look at artwork of angels or biblical moments. So amazing to see how one religion inspired so much and commissioned so much work!
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I have truly enjoyed all of your adventures and all your gorgeous and amazing captures! It is like a dream to see all the magnificent artwork and culture and you definitely made the best use of your two days! I grew up fascinated with all things European because of my heritage and actually have a Pinocchio collection. It’s such a pleasure to visit your blog and see it all through you. I love the outfit here and especially the bag!!

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Florence looks so beautiful. The architecture looks so breathtaking in your pictures. I can only imagine how much more so they are in person! I can’t wait to see more photos from your Italy trip. Sounds like you had such a wonderful time!

xo, Jo

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Absolutely loving this euro trip Sam!! I’m such a fan of architecture and been trying to do a trip like this for a while but I wanna really take the time to really enjoy it!! Im the kind of person that things if im going to visit something a may just take the right amount to days to see it properly. The Basilica di San Lorenzo looks so beautiful!

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ใ‚คใ‚ฟใƒชใ‚ขใฏใพใ ่กŒใฃใŸใ“ใจใŒใชใ„ใงใ™ใŒใ€ใพใ‚Šใ“ใ•ใ‚“ใฎ่จ˜ไบ‹ใ‚’ใƒญใƒผใƒžใ‹ใ‚‰็ถšใ‘ใฆไธ€ๆฐ—ใซ่ชญใ‚“ใ ใ‚‰ใ€่กŒใใŸใใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ๏ผ
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wow!!! such gorgeous images babe! I love Florence so much! It is just so magical! hope you enjoyed it babe!

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ahhh my friend is currently traveling italy as well and he also sent me really beautiful photos of florence! my breath was taken away and i just really want to hop on a plane to visit now! so glad you got to experience such beauty in person! xo, sharon

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So great to read your recap from Florence. I love Florence so so much, I have been there like five times and will continue to visit if I have the opportunity again. It is such a dream. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Florence is magic!!!

xx. Gina

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Absolutely awesome memories and pictures . I live in Italy from 15 years but I still have not had the opportunity to see all these beautiful architecture and museums. I am very happy for you especially because you will have beautiful memories with your Mom.
Xx
Eva
http://www.themermaidfashion.com

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I love Florence so much! Last time we were in Italy we went in for a super long day trip. It was as beautiful as I had remembered. Though, I haven’t actually made it into any of the galleries yet!
xx Jenelle
http://www.inspiringwit.com

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