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The Hotel San Giorgio & Olimpic Florence - 3-star hotel in Florence is located near the Medici and Duomo Chapels, in the historic center of the city.
The symbol of 16th century Florence, of the Renaissance - the very famous David by Michelangelo, commissioned in 1501 by representatives of the Florentine Republic, with the aim of celebrating the victory (only temporary) they achieved against the Medici family. The biblical hero therefore symbolized the Republic; consequently the Medici family was assimilated to the giant Goliath. Michelangelo was only 29 years old at the time, but his fame was already notable.
It is located in Piazza San Giovanni which constitutes the religious center of the city of Florence, the Baptistery, the Bell Tower and the Cathedral stand: three historical monuments which, even if they were created in different eras, are in perfect harmony. In the same square, in front of the Cathedral there are the gates of paradise by Ghiberti, Lorenzo.
The palace in which the Gallery is located was built in the mid-sixteenth century by the architect Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574).His extraordinary collection of fourteenth-century and Renaissance paintings contains some absolute masterpieces of art of all time. Just remember the names of Giotto, Simone Martini, Piero della Francesca, Beato Angelico, Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Mantegna, Correggio, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Caravaggio.
The oldest bridge in Florence is located between Lungarno Acciaoli and Via Guicciardini. The panoramic view of Florence from Piazzale Michelangelo is beautiful.
