The Best Of Florence

by Christopher Sampson

Some of the essentials from my 8-months in Florence

The Duomo
Santa Maria del Fiore, queen of Italian cathedrals. ("Duomo" means...

The Duomo & Cupola
While ascending the campanile (belltower)

Cupola del Duomo
From atop the campanile. The original architects who built the church were...

Duomo at Sunset
The big shadow is the baptistery of San Giovanni

Red Roofs
From atop the Hotel Baglioni. If you can get up to this rooftop terrace, the...

Ponte Vecchio
From the Vasari Cooridoor, which connects the Uffizi gallery with the Palazzo...

Molti Gelati
At Perché No?, where flavor varieties meet student discounts.

Piazza Della Repubblica

Florence at Dawn
From Piazzale Michelangelo on a foggy morning. This piazza is a great vantage...

Sunrise Over Michelangelo
In the huge piazza named after the city's most esteemed sculptor.

Tuscan Wall
They have palm trees in Tuscany! (On a sidenote, this shot was also...

San Miniato at Sunrise
The only church in Florence that still recites mass in Latin. It is...

Spumante at S.M.N.
Il Latini's finest

Neptune
by Bartolomeo Ammannati -- in Piazza Della Signoria

Rape of the Sabines
by Giambologna -- in the Loggia

Perseo
by Benvenuto Cellini. The thing in Perseus's left hand is...

La Loggia
There are some other great statues in here besides Perseus.

Piazza Degli Uffizi
The wonderful Uffizi gallery winds around in a U-shape, as you can see here....

Uffizi at Night
As you can see, not many people wander the streets of Florence at 4:00...

article published 3/19/2005

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red roofs
Hey, neighbor. Was telling an old friend about your gorgeous pictures taken in Italy. Gave me a chance to see them again. Is nice to be able to see what wonderful sights you were able to see that year. Hope all is well.
— Libby Bilderbeck, December 9, 2005

from the Baglioni
Very nice pictures. I went this summer in Florence. Your eye is better than mine. Thank you also for the view from the roof of my hotel ( the Baglioni Hotel).
— Patrick Khanoyan, October 2, 2005

Amazing pictures....Congratulations Christopher!!!
— Bill & Teri Hoffman, July 30, 2005

Very nice, Christopher! Congratulations!
— Lisa Brown, July 28, 2005

Wow, I loved your pictures
— Sandra, July 26, 2005

Grandeur!
— Cheyenne Chai, July 25, 2005

What beautiful andd elegant images of Firenze!
— Charlsie Harris, April 2, 2005