[Jewelry making - Article 00040] - Re: [Orchid] [Jewelry Attractions] Florence

[Roger Bowersox]

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    Back again with some of my prattling and rambling 

    The Ufizzi and Acedemia and worth the trip but I liked the Bargello,
    Institute and Museum of the History of Science, and the Duomo Museum
    better. 

    Cellini's work at the Bargello is great. I did an Art History paper
    on Perseus. There is a bar across the Piazza della Signoria square
    from the Perseus called the Perseus. Has a Perseus printed on the
    napkins. Enough Perseus. 

    If you are flying into Firenze, there is a shuttle from the Firenze
    airport to train station (spola dall'aeroporto alla stazione
    centrale di treno) every 1/2 hour. Cost about 4 Euro. 

    Look for 'arrivo, partenza' arrival, departure times signs. 

    There is an information booth in the train station and also one
    across the street toward S. Maria Novella. A long stone building
    with a door and a white sign with a blue i for le informazioni . Has
    a good free map. 

    The central market, Piazza Del Mercato Centrale, is a few blocks
    from train station. Probably not your best place to go first,
    crowded busy streets full of vendor carts, leather and trinkets.
    Inside the market building on first floor are delis (great olive,
    mushroom and seafood salad), tripe sandwich bar, meat, cheese, fish,
    and bread booths. 

    Second floor are fruit, veggies, mushrooms, etc. Great place for
    pictures and experience of everyday life in Italian cities. Inside
    building closes early so plan a morning visit. Lots of little cafes
    and bars around market with good food at decent prices. 

    Online maps http://www.concierge.com/maps/ 

    Museum information at 
    http://english.firenze.net/
    http://www.europeanmuseumguide.com/museums.html
    http://www.thingstodo-rome.com/index.jsp?ADREF=3D02

    Want to see incredible wax work? Go to La Specola. Just beyond the
    Pitti Palace (see the modern art there). Full anatomical studies in
    colored wax. It has a web site.
    http://www.specola.unifi.it/cere/default-e.htm 

    Near Santa Maria Novella, Number 16 Via Delle Scala,is the Pharmacy
    of Santa Maria Novella. Beautiful place. Started in the 16th century
    by Dominican friars, this is more like a museum than a perfume shop.
    Stocks an awesome range of perfumes, herbal elixirs and soaps based
    on, of all things, vinegar. 

    There is a leather working school in the back of SanCroce. 

    Alchimia, Medici, and some other schools teach jewelery classes. 

    Nice little paper and book shops along the Arno near Ponte Vechio
    and check the jewelery shops on the bridge.

    Medici Palace is another good stop, as is the Academia for sculpture
    and Ufficci for paintings.

    I tried to get to the Harley Davidson shop to get a T-shirt but ran
    out of time to catch train.

    Mercato Centrale is a must. http://tinyurl.com/9thqt 

    When there I would get mushroom, mixed seafood, or olive salad,
    fruit and maybe some bread and cheese in the morning after getting
    off the train. Then wander through the city toward Michelangelo or
    Boboli gardens for a lunch overlooking the city. 

    If you eating leans toward the adventurous try the
    Lampredotto(tripe) or beef boiled in sauce panini in or around the
    market. Delicious with a little glass of vino. Anything Wild Boar =96
    Chinghiale =96 is excellent, sausage, sauce, grilled, prociutto =96
    YUM!!! There was a sausage shop on a street between Mercato Centrale
    and Duomo that had little stuffed boar dressed up and sitting at a
    red/white checked table. 

    I would avoid the pizza by the piece places in the old
    section(tourist area), not very good.

    Check the museum schedules =96 many are closed Monday or Tuesday as
    are the Cathedrals.

    I was partial to the science museum 

    http://galileo.imss.firenze.it/ 

    Has Galileo's models of experiments and his middle finger on
    dislpay. 

    (Get used to seeing body parts of Saints and famous people
    reliqueries) Lots of old science tools, telescopes, and wood models
    of the universe. 

    Piazza San Croce is where the leather school is located. 

    Take the time to climb up into the dome of the Duomo to get a close
    look at the painting and Florence rooftops.. 

    Gelato in Florence. Skip Vivoli tourist trap. Good but expensive and
    crowded. Best place I found was Gelateria dei Neri, via dei Neri 20r,
    a little street near Uffizi, Science Museo, and Palazzo Vecchio. Nice
    pastries and a couple students that are here lived across the street
    from it when they attended the Jewelry schools in Firenze. Nice
    restaurant near intersection of via de Neri and via de Benci. I
    remember three places there and it was the one in the middle. Gnocci
    al tartufo, ravioli 

    2nd was La Bottega. Bright neon sign on the street that goes to
    Ponte Vecchio. 

    Someone else has the same idea and wrote a website on them 
    http://www.italyrentals.com/girascope/Gelato/page2.htm 

    Lots to see, do, eat and enjoy in Firenze. 

HAVE FUN
ciao

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