After another hot night, we stocked up on cheap bottled water, enjoyed our free breakfast and took off for our last day in Florence.
Our first stop was the Santa Croce Church, a 14th century church filled with tombs of great Florentines. Unfortunately, the church was under construction so we did not get to see all of them, but we did see the tombs of Galileo and Michelangelo. The church also had a beautiful courtyard that led into Brunelleschi’s Pazzi Chapel. After admiring the beautiful artwork and architecture, we exited into a giant square with more shops and souvenir carts.
We then went over to the Science Museum excited to see all things Galileo. We found out that this museum was also under construction and that many of the relics were being housed at a nearby Galileo exhibit at the Palazzo Strozzi. We found our way there and strolled through the fascinating exhibit (including his finger!). After cooling off and eating lunch we went over to the Uffizi Gallery where we had made reservations earlier in the day. Inside we saw a wide array of Italian art including Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, Raphael’s Madonna of the Goldfinch, and the octagonal sculpture room. We decided to spend our last evening in Florence as the one before: free dinner, spades, and cheap beer.
~Corinne, Nick, Anne & Chip
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