Piazza della Signoria
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Piazza della Signoria is the best place to spend your leisure time tasting delicious food and enjoying the nice atmosphere. After visiting our restaurant you will definitely have a wish to come back!
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Adress: Piazza della Signoria, Florence, 50122
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Reviews
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Ric T.
This is one of the busiest places in Florence, with its outdoor sculptures. Check out the statue of Neptune and copy of Michelangelo's David. The Uffizi gallery is also located here in this prestigious area.
Great weather and an excellent tour guide made this place most impressive to us.
Look up the Medici family, a prominent clan during the Renaissance period before going here. -
Sanjay G.
it is one of the busiest and most influential places in Florence. The Piazza Della Signoria has been the center of political life in Florence since the 14th century with the prominent Palazzo Vecchio overlooking the square. The square is really beautiful owing to the aesthetic structures that the plaza holds.
It is here that tourists can visit remarkable places like the Palazzo Vecchio, Loggia dei Lanzi ( this is sort of Open Museum/Gallery, yup no ticket), Uffizi Gallery, the Fountain of Neptune, Hercules and Cacus as well as Perseus with the Head of Medusa. David (the original is in the Galleria dell'Accademia) by Michelangelo was placed outside the Palazzo Vecchio as a symbol of the Republic's defiance. I think the Piazza della Signoria is also filled with its (more than) fair share of sculptures.
Duomo is the other square but it does not have open space like this piazza. This place is a favorite meeting place filled with tourists and locals. -
Minoolifediary T.
Piazza della Signoria is an L-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio. It is the main point of the origin and history of the Florence Republic and still maintains its reputation as the political focus of the city. It is the meeting place of Florentines as well as the numerous tourists, located near Palazzo Vecchio and gateway to Uffizi Gallery.
The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza Della Signoria in Florence. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best known in the world and holds a collection of priceless works, particularly from the period of the italian Renaissance.
After the ruling house of Medici died out, their art collections were gifted to the city of Florence. The Uffizi is one of the first modern museums. The gallery had been open to visitors by request since the sixteenth century, and in 1765 it was officially opened to the public, formally becoming a museum in 1865.
Today, the Uffizi is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Florence and one of the most visited art museums in the world.
among the master pieces in Uffizi Gallery you can find paintings and sculptures that are as famous as Mona lisa like "The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli"
The sculptures in Piazza della Signoria bristle with political connotations, many of which are fiercely contradictory. The David (the original is in the Galleria dell'Accademia) by Michelangelo was placed outside the Palazzo Vecchio as a symbol of the Republic's defiance of the tyrannical Medici. This is one of the copies of David in Florence.
Bandinelli's Hercules and Cacus (1534) to the right of the David was appropriated by the Medici to show their physical power after their return from exile.
The Nettuno (1575) by Ammannati celebrates the Medici's maritime ambitions and Giambologna's equestrian statue of Duke Cosimo I (1595) is an elegant portrait of the man who brought all of Tuscany under Medici military rule. After two long years of restoration, the original splendor of the fountain has returned and it will be impossible to not admire it from up close walking through the Piazza. -
Heather M.
Very busy and bustling coffee shop and restaurant patios
we were shopping around just outside of the Gucci garden you can find this wonderful place
they may only accept cash
I ordered a classic salad that came with kiwi slices and chicken and a classic olive oil and salt and pepper dressing while sitting outside they served us sparkling water as we enjoyed the nice weather
the waiters are super friendly they are used to dealing with loads of tourists
a bit of a wait to get a table for all eight of us but that would not normally probably be a problem for most people groups
you can enjoy your latte and biscuit while enjoying the scenic courtyard of the piazza
A nice place to stop and rest amongst all of the sightseeing and shopping a true authentic coffee shop right in the heart of Florence Italy -
Imah E.
One of the coolest places. Awesome outdoor sculptures that you can sit and look at for hours outside. It's a must see after the uffizi when you want to rest your feet. I love sculpture so this place was right up my alley!