Photos That Inspire – Duomo, Florence, Italy

Posted by Sara on May 9, 2011 in Photos | 2 comments

The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church (Duomo) of Florence, Italy

During the heat wave that hit Europe in 2003, Flip and I visited beautiful Florence.  After walking from across the Arno river to the Duomo in 110F heat, it was a huge relief to go into the cool church.  Flip lit and candle, then promptly wanted to go and climb the dome.  But after reading the guide book, we decided to climb the bell tower (Giotto’s Campanile) instead, so we would have a view of the dome.  414 steps later, we were awarded with the breathtaking view of the Florence cityscape, and the dome of Duomo.

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