This photo journal, the 1st in my Florence series, features the two most important & famous churches in the city - the Duomo (city cathedral) complex, which includes the baptistery & bell tower, & the Santa Croce Basilica & its bell tower.

FLORENCE (Firenze) was the birthplace of the Renaissance, an amazing burst of activity from the 14th to the 16th century that completely changed this Tuscan town & the world. Under the benevolent eye (& purse) of the Medicis, Florence blossomed into an unrivaled repository ... (more)