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2011 Italy

A trip from May 20, 2011 to June 06, 2011, travelling to Venice, Florence
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05/20/2011 to 06/06/2011
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Sat 05/21/11 (day 2) - Venice

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Venice
Venice, Italy
Sat May 21 1:00pm - Mon May 23 8:00am
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Piazza San Marco is Venice's most famous piazza. What appears to be a rectangle is actually a trapezium, and when yo …
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Piazza San Marco
St Mark's Square
Venice, 30124
Italy
Sat May 21 3:00pm - Sat May 21 4:00pm
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Started in the 9th Century, Basilica di San Marco 's architecture shows an eastern and Byzantine influence: note the …
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Basilica di San Marco
San Marco, 422
Venice, 30124
Italy
+39 041 522 5697/+39 041 270 8311
Sat May 21 3:00pm - Sat May 21 4:00pm
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It is not known for certain who made the mid-14th-century Golden Altar Piece. It is a masterpiece of engraving that …
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Basilica di San Marco - Pala d'Oro e Tesoro
St Mark's Square
Venice, 30124
Italy
+39 041 522 5205
Sat May 21 3:00pm - Sat May 28 4:00pm
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One of the most interesting pieces of construction this side of Italy, the Scala Contarini dal Bovolo was created in …
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Scala Contarini dal Bovolo
San Marco, 2906
Venice, 30124
Italy
+39 041 260 1974
Sat May 21 4:00pm - Sat May 21 5:00pm
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The Galleria of the Basilica di San Marco exhibits different works of art, tapestries and documents about the histor …
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Basilica San Marco - Galleria
St Mark's Square
Venice, 30124
Italy
+39 041 522 5697
Sat May 21 4:00pm - Sat May 21 5:00pm
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Sun 05/22/11 (day 3) - Venice

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Located next to the Basilica di San Marco , the Palazzo Ducale has been the symbol of Venice's political life and pu …
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Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace)
San Marco, 1
Venice, 30124
Italy
+39 041 271 5911
Sun May 22 9:00am - Sun May 22 11:00am
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Built in 1076, Ateneo di San Basso is one of the oldest churches in Venice. Restored after the fires of 1105 and 166 …
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Ateneo di San Basso
calle San Basso
Venice, 30124
Italy
Sun May 22 11:00am - Sun May 22 12:00pm
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For a long time this was the only way to cross the Canal Grande. There was a bridge here at the end of the 12th Cent …
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Ponte di Rialto
ponte de Rialto
Venice, 30124
Italy
Sun May 22 1:00pm - Sun May 22 2:00pm
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Some legends say that the Ponte dei Sospiri was called the Bridge of Sighs because it was a rendezvous for lovers; h …
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Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs)
calle de le Schiavine
Venice, 30124
Italy
Sun May 22 1:00pm - Sun May 22 2:00pm
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This stunning building was built during the Renaissance period, but displays traces of successive interventions up u …
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Scuola Grande di San Rocco
San Polo, 3052
Venice, 30125
Italy
+39 041 523 4864
Sun May 22 1:00pm - Sun May 29 2:00pm
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This 17th-century church was built with the co-operation and the imagination of Massari, Morlaiter and Tiepolo. The …
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Chiesa dei Gesuati o Santa Maria del Rosario
fondamenta Zattere ai Saloni
Venice, 30123
Italy
+39 041 523 0625
Sun May 22 1:00pm - Sun May 22 2:00pm
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This island in the Venetian laguna is famous for the glassware it produces. Don't miss the opportunity to see glass- …
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Murano Island
Venice, 30141
Italy
+39 739586
Sun May 22 1:00pm - Sun May 22 4:00pm
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Mon 05/23/11 (day 4) - Florence

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City
Florence
Florence, Italy
Mon May 23 12:00pm - Wed May 25 12:00pm
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This building was constructed between 1444 and 1460 by Michelozzo Michelozzi on the orders of Cosimo il Vecchio. It …
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via Camillo Cavour, 1
Florence, 50129
Italy
+39 055 276 0340
Mon May 23 2:00pm - Mon May 23 3:30pm
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The Medici Chapels are historical labors that are as grand in their own way as are the pyramids of Egypt. Started in …
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piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini
Florence, 50123
Italy
+39 055 238 8602
Mon May 23 2:00pm - Mon May 23 3:00pm
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Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural …
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Historic Centre of Florence
Historic Centre of Florence
Florence, Italy
Mon May 23 2:00pm - Mon May 23 3:00pm
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Museo dell'Opera del Duomo has been totally renovated and is located behind the Duomo. The museum shelters many work …
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piazza del Duomo, 9
Florence, 50122
Italy
+39 055 230 2885
Mon May 23 2:00pm - Mon May 23 4:00pm
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As the city's skyline symbol, the legendary Duomo is famous above all for its dome: Filippo Brunelleschi's Renaissan …
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Santa Maria del Fiore (Il Duomo)
piazza del Duomo, 17
Florence, 50122
Italy
+39 055 21 5380
Mon May 23 4:00pm - Mon May 23 5:00pm
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This 2nd-century church is found in the Oltrarno. It was completely destroyed by fire, and rebuilt in the 18th Centu …
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Santa Maria del Carmine
piazza del Carmine
Florence, 50124
Italy
+39 055 238 2195
Mon May 23 4:00pm - Mon May 23 5:00pm
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It seems that the creator of this fifteenth century facade was Michelozzo but that the structure of the church dates …
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piazza di San Felice
Florence, 50125
Italy
+39 55 22 1706
Mon May 23 5:00pm - Mon May 23 6:00pm
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Tue 05/24/11 (day 5) - Florence

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The Medici family reserved rooms for their prestigious collection during use of the gallery as magistrate's court in …
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Galleria degli Uffizi
piazzale degli Uffizi, 6
Florence, 50122
Italy
+39 055 238 8651
Tue May 24 8:00am - Tue May 24 12:00pm
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The Accademia Gallery is perhaps best-known for Michelangelo's David , removed after four centuries from Piazza Sign …
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via Ricasoli, 58
Florence, 50122
Italy
+39 055 238 8612
Tue May 24 12:00pm - Tue May 24 5:00pm
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