Near the historical accomodation HOME IN PALACE, bed and breakfast in Florence, you can visit:
PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA
HOW ARRIVE TO PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA:
Exit from your apartament Home in Palace and going toward the city center after 240 meters turn left onto Via della Colonna, after 215 meters turn right into Via della Pergola, after 393 meters turn right into Via Sant'Egidio, after 97 meters turn left onto Via Folco Portinari After 90 metres turn right into Via dell'Oriuolo after 93 meters turn left on Via del Proconsolo, after 186 meters turn right into Via Dante Alighieri, after 85 meters turn left in Piazza di San Martino, after 39 mt continues in Via dei Magazzini, after 75 meters turn right into Piazza della Signoria.
HISTORY OF PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA:
Piazza della Signoria is an L-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio.
It is the focal point of the origin and of the history of the Florentine Republic and still maintains its reputation as the political hub of the city.[1] It is the meeting place of Florentines as well as the numerous tourists.
The impressive 14th century Palazzo Vecchio is still preeminent with its crenellated tower. The square is also shared with the Loggia della Signoria, the Uffizi Gallery, the Palace of the Tribunale della Mercanzia (1359) (now the Bureau of Agriculture), and the Uguccioni Palace (16th c.) (with a facade probably by Raphael). Located in front of the Palazzo Vecchio is the Palace of the Assicurazioni Generali (1871, built in Renaissance style).
This splendid open-air museum evokes centuries of greatness and power. It was already a central square in the original Roman town Florentia, surrounded by a theatre, Roman baths and a workshop for dyeing textiles. Later there was a church San Romolo, a loggia and an enormous 5th c. basilica. This was shown by the archaeological treasures found beneath the square when it was repaved in the 1980's. Even remains of a Neolithic site were found. The square started taking shape from 1268 on, when houses of Ghibellines were pulled down by the victorious Guelphs. The square remained a long time untidy, full of holes. In 1385 it was paved for the first time. In 1497 Girolamo Savonarola and his followers carried out on this square the famous Bonfire of the Vanities, burning in a large pile books, gaming tables, fine dresses, and works of poets. In front of the fountain of Neptune, a round marble plaque marks the exact spot where Girolamo Savonarola was hanged and burned on May 23, 1498.
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