Date Travel : 25-27 May 2013 and February 2014
Find Florence Hotel
Another belated post. I promised to updates, unfortunately it took extremely long time to do. Baru teringat bila belek2 archives.
Find Tours in Florence
Okay..... itinerary untuk hari ke-2 adalah melawat Galleria Dell'A Academia Museum yang menghimpunkan kerja-kerja terkenal Renaissance artist Michelangelo yang terkenal dengan sculputres yang hebat. Among his well known arts are His Prisoners (or Slaves), his St. Matthew and, above all, the magnificent statue of David within the Tribune are what first draw most of the hundreds of thousands of visitors the museum welcomes every year.
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| Long Queue even hours before opening |
The queue to enter the museum was long but we are lucky because I've purchased the "Skip The Line" tickets beforehand. Because of my limited time in Florence (3 days), I'd planned my itinerary carefully. I don't want to wastes my time (30 minutes or more) queuing for entrance tickets.
The Skip The Line Ticket includes guided tours.
Inside the Academia, no taking pictures allowed and as usual, you will be screen before entry.
The main halls at the Accademia also offers visitors works by great Italian artists such as Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Pontormo, Andrea del Sarto, Allessando Allori and Orcagna, to name just a few of the painters.
The most recent section, the Museum of Musical Instruments, displays old, one-of-a-kind masterpieces by Stradivari and Bartolomeo Cristofori, inventor of the piano.
Give yourself time when visiting the Accademia Gallery, a must-see
while in Florence. If your time is limited in Florence and want to skip the long line in the busy seasons, you can buy your tickets to the Accademia now as well as book a private guide to accompany you to discover together the masterpieces during a personal tour.
* Pengalaman melihat sendiri Michelangelo's masterpiece yang terhasil lebih 450 tahun lalu merupakan satu pengalaman yang amat mengujakan. Walaupun saya bukan seorang seniman, atau berjiwa seni, saya mampu apresiasi kehebatan beliau. BTW tahun ini, 2014 adalah ulangtahun kematian Michelangelo yang ke 450 tahun.
“When all was finished, it cannot be denied that this work has
carried off the palm from all other statues, modern or ancient, Greek or
Latin; no other artwork is equal to it in any respect, with such just
proportion, beauty and excellence did Michelagnolo finish it”.
Better than anyone else, Giorgio Vasari introduces in a few
words the marvel of one of the greatest masterpieces ever created by
mankind. At the Accademia Gallery, you can admire from a short distance
the perfection of the most famous statue in Florence and, perhaps, in
all the world: Michelangelo’s David.
This astonishing Renaissance sculpture was created between 1501 and 1504. It is a 14.0 ft marble statue depicting the Biblical hero David, represented as a standing male nude. Originally commissioned by the Opera del Duomo for the Cathedral of Florence, it was meant to be one of a series of large statues to be positioned in the niches of the cathedral’s tribunes, way up at about 80mt from the ground. Michelangelo was asked by the consuls of the Board to complete an unfinished project begun in 1464 by Agostino di Duccio and later carried on by Antonio Rossellino in 1475.
Both sculptors had in the end rejected an enormous block of marble due to the presence of too many “taroli”, or imperfections, which may have threatened the stability of such a huge statue. This block of marble of exceptional dimensions remained therefore neglected for 25 years, lying within the courtyard of the Opera del Duomo .
(Now restored n displayed at Accademia Museum).
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| Rumors to be the sculptor lover's |
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| Such perfection. Lacking only in his manhood size (Opppssss...hi.hi.hi) |
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| Artist's Impression of Michelangelo |
After touring Academia which lasts almost 2 hrs ++ we go for lunch before continuing our mission to explores more of Florence city especially at Florence famous Duomo.
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| The Italian |
Sorry readers, I forgot the restaurant name but it is in the same block with McDonald. It serves pasta's grilled fish and steak. Yummy yummy.
Afterwards just follow the sign and crowds.
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| Santa Maria Del Fiore, The Cathedral the 4th largest Cathedral |
Inside Florence's Cathedral, the Duomo
- Address
- Piazza Duomo
- Ticket
- Free entrance
Entrance is through right door facing the facade
Disabled access through the Porta dei Canonici (south side)
Audio guide rental available inside
- Opening hours
- Open from 10am - 5pm
Thursdays: 10am - 4/5pm (depends on season)
Saturdays: 10am - 4:45pm
Sundays and religious holidays: 1:30 - 4:45pm
Holy week - Holy Thursday: 12:30 - 4:30pm
Good Friday: 10:30am - 4:30pm
Holy Saturday: 11am - 4:45pm - Days of closure
- Closed on January 1, Epiphany, Easter, Christmas Day
Florence's cathedral stands tall over the city with its magnificent
Renaissance dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. The cathedral named
in honor of Santa Maria del Fiore is a vast Gothic structure built on the site of the 7th century church of Santa Reparata, the remains of which can be seen in the crypt.
The cathedral was begun at the end of the 13th century by Arnolfo di Cambio, and the dome, which dominates the exterior, was added in the 15th century on a design of Filippo Brunelleschi.
A statue to each of these important architects can be found outside to
the right of the cathedral, both admiring their work for the rest of
eternity. Can you imagine it took two centuries for the cathedral to be
deemed finished?
The church was consecrated as soon as the dome was in place although
the façade (front of the church) was only half finished by then. It was
just decoration, and thus remained unfinished up until the 19th century.
At that point, it was actually redone by the likes of the time and
finally finished!
Trivia!
Did you know?
Florence's cathedral is the 4th largest in the world, after St. Peter's in Rome, St. Paul's in London and the Duomo in Milan.
The exterior is covered in a decorative mix of pink, white and green
marble. The interior, by contrast, is pretty stark and plain but quite
enjoyable on warm summer days since the temperature inside tends to be
cooler. The mosaic pavements are certainly its main attraction within.
Please note the clock above the entrance on the inside of the church. It was designed in 1443 by Paolo Uccello in accordance with the ora italica, where the 24th hour of the day ended at sunset... and it still works!
The biggest artwork within the cathedral is Giorgio Vasari's frescoes of the Last Judgment (1572-9): they were designed by Vasari but painted mostly by his less-talented student Frederico Zuccari by 1579.
Visiting the cathedral
Entrance into Florence's cathedral remains free and for this reason
you'll at times find a long line to get in. Don't worry, the line moves
pretty quickly! But in an effort to reduce the line, the cathedral
administration is trying to increase the number of visitors allowed at
any one time into the church as long as noise level remains low. The
solution has been to require any group of over 4 visitors to rent either
the radio or audio guides (cost is 2-2,50 euro per person) so that the
level of noise inside the church remains low and larger amounts of
people can be allowed inside at any one time. Large groups of students
will receive 50% discount on the cost of the audio guide. If you're with
a tour group, you'll likely already have the earphones and don't have
to worry about this recent change.
Note: Some pictures and info are taken from : Visit Florence Website
*Busy taking pictures around the magnificent Duomo before going to another tour at 4pm : Skip The Line ~ Uffizi Gallery Museum
Tips
- Planning your day: It should take about 20–30 minutes inside the Duomo itself, another 20–30 minutes in and around the Baptistery. Climbing either Brunelleschi's dome (463 steps) or Giotto's bell tower (414 steps) will take about an hour each. The Duomo museum will eat up 45–90 minutes of your time, depending on how into it you get.
- Timing your visit: Except Sundays, the baptistery is only open in the afternoons (well, starting 11:15am), so on a tight schedule visit all the Duomo buildings later in the day so you can get them all in at once. The cathedral itself closes first, so don't save it for last. (On Sundays, however, arrive just after early lunch to hit the baptistery first—as it's open only 8:30am to 2pm—then do the cathedral once it reopens after morning mass.)
- Last entry: For the church, the last entry is just before closing. For Brunelleschi's dome, the last entry is 40 minutes before closing. For the Santa Reparata crypt excavations, the last entry is 30 minutes before closing.
- Cumulative ticket: OK, the cathedral itself
is free—but everything else in the Duomo group (including the cathedral
dome and the excvavations) are on a single ticket.
The good news about that is, as of June 25, 2013, the cost to visit all of those other Duomo group sights was slashed by more than half to just €10 for the single cumulative ticket that covers all of the Opera del Duomo group sights: the Cupola (cathedral dome) Baptistry, Campanile (Belltower), Museo, S. Reparata (excavations under the Duomo). The ticket allows you to enter each sight twice, if you wish, but sadly is only good for the day you buy it, so you have to do them all at once. - Book a tour: The cathedral itself offers free tours every 40 minutes. If you prefer a longer guided tour of the Duomo and its surrounding buildings, book one via our partners Viator.com or Context Travel:
Tips
- Planning your day: It should take about 20–30 minutes inside the Duomo itself, another 20–30 minutes in and around the Baptistery. Climbing either Brunelleschi's dome (463 steps) or Giotto's bell tower (414 steps) will take about an hour each. The Duomo museum will eat up 45–90 minutes of your time, depending on how into it you get.
- Timing your visit: Except Sundays, the baptistery is only open in the afternoons (well, starting 11:15am), so on a tight schedule visit all the Duomo buildings later in the day so you can get them all in at once. The cathedral itself closes first, so don't save it for last. (On Sundays, however, arrive just after early lunch to hit the baptistery first—as it's open only 8:30am to 2pm—then do the cathedral once it reopens after morning mass.)
- Last entry: For the church, the last entry is just before closing. For Brunelleschi's dome, the last entry is 40 minutes before closing. For the Santa Reparata crypt excavations, the last entry is 30 minutes before closing.
- Cumulative ticket: OK, the cathedral itself
is free—but everything else in the Duomo group (including the cathedral
dome and the excvavations) are on a single ticket.
The good news about that is, as of June 25, 2013, the cost to visit all of those other Duomo group sights was slashed by more than half to just €10 for the single cumulative ticket that covers all of the Opera del Duomo group sights: the Cupola (cathedral dome) Baptistry, Campanile (Belltower), Museo, S. Reparata (excavations under the Duomo). The ticket allows you to enter each sight twice, if you wish, but sadly is only good for the day you buy it, so you have to do them all at once. - Book a tour: The cathedral itself offers free tours every 40 minutes. If you prefer a longer guided tour of the Duomo and its surrounding buildings, book one via our partners Viator.com or Context Travel:
To Be Continued.....
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| lets Walks Around |
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| Hmmmmm |
Centre Accommodation
(Recommended)
Leornado Da Vincci Museum Cafe
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| Monalisa New Version |
Around Della Signoria
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| Tourista |
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| Somewhere around Pitti Castle |
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| Super Tired |
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| Rainfalls |
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| Looking for HRC |
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| Big HRC Outlet |
Around Uffizi Gallery Museum
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