I've not been all over Italy but have seen and enjoyed and fell in love with a lot of it with more favourite places than I could easily list; high up on that list is the Tuscany region and the city of Firenze, (Florence) itself.
There's a lot of reasons I love it from the deep history, culture, art, food, it's sheer beauty, the people, the architecture and gardens and the ease at which a person can get into the countryside and immerse themselves in the Tuscan way of life. It's simply beautiful and I've completely enjoyed the several occasions I have stayed there, each for many days, and while I only speak very basic Italian I would go as far as saying I feel somewhat local. Ok, the locals would probably scoff at that and it's ok.
in this post I've selected only a few of my images and these, while sufficient to paint a picture, do Firenze no justice at all. I am looking forward to going back and experiencing more of Firenze and Tuscany in general and maybe I'll have the right camera on that occasions and end up with some better images.
In this post you'll see the Pontevechio, medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge which spans the Arno, A view of the city, part of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), a couple views from inside the Boboli Gardens, one overlooking the Palazzo Pitti and the old Roman city wall with watchtowers which is legit cool! Imagine the legionnaires that stood post back thousands of years!
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Image(s) in this post are my own