I was going over previous posts I wrote about visiting churches recently and I just really love visiting churches. Not only are they architecturally gorgeous but they are dark and mysterious with some of the most beautiful artwork. So here are some of my favorite traveling church posts: Scrovegni Chapel I had been looking forward [...]
Tag: Florence
The Churches of Florence
San Lorenzo So this church is seriously ugly on the outside, like atrocious and I'll be honest, it isn't that fantastic on the inside either. Brunelleschi chose a very minimalist Renaissance geometric style over the more ornate Gothic style (so it is an art historically important church). But, I would have totally skipped this church [...]
Discovering Dante in Florence
While studying abroad in Florence the first time I had the absolutely pleasure to study the Inferno; what a better place to engross myself in the world and literature of Dante! And even better, when I was in Florence for Christmas a few years ago I was reading Dan Brown's Inferno and reliving the story all [...]
Totally Obsessing Over…The Medici
So have you seen that new show on the Medici on Netflix???? We'll I am in love. I have been binge watching as I've been packing for Germany and it is the only thing getting me through it. Of course, every show takes historical liberties but its really good. I especially love all of the [...]
Florence: The city of rebirth, art, & the Medici
Ah la città del rinascimento! It cannot be a surprise that the ENTIRE historic center is a UNESCO Site. There is just too much awesomeness to contain in a couple of square miles. As you can see from the map below, the train station goes right into the city and it is at most a 20 [...]
