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    David & Ponzo

    There are three Davids in Florence, the genuine one at the Galleria dell'Accademia, and two clones - the one at the original location of the genuine one on Piazza della Signoria near the entrance to the city hall, and a bronze cast on the scenic Piazzale Michelangelo. They're supposed to be...
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    Who's who on the front of the Duomo ?

    Does somebody now a website where I can find a detailed iconography of who's actually represented by the statues on the front side of the Duomo in Firenze ? Sofar, I could only find two out of four I'm interested in : Galileo Galilei and pope Eugenius IV. Where are Amerigo Vespucci the...
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    Pinpointing tombs at the Cimitero delle Porte Sante

    Somebody have the GPS coordinates of the following tombs at the Cimitero delle Porte Sante (near the Basilica di San Miniato al Monte) ? Mausoleum of Carlo Lorenzini/Collodi, the Vespucci family, and Bruno Benedetto Rossi. The cemetery is visible in Google Earth/Maps with decent resolution. I...
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    How to visit Villa 'Il Gioiello' in Arcetri?

    I'm planning a trip to Firenze, and one of the sites I'd like to visit is the Villa 'Il Gioiello' in Arcetri. I only found (in Italian) that it can only be visited by appointment and by groups? Can you tell a bit more about this one - only the practical stuff, I know all about its history.
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