List of squares in Florence
This is a list of the principal squares of Florence in Italy.
On the northern bank of the River Arno
In the centre
- Florence Baptistry, the Loggia del Bigallo, the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, and the Arcivescovile and Canonici's palace. The west zone of this square is called Piazza San Giovanni.
- Giubbe Rosse cafe has long been a meeting place for famous artists and writers, notably those of Futurism.
- Calcio Fiorentinois played every year and when can find on this square the Palazzo dell'Antella, the Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori (main office of center of Florence quarter) and the Dante's statue.
- Palace of the Assicurazioni Generali.
- Piazza San Lorenzo: It has the great Basilica of San Lorenzo with the Cappelle Medicee, a lively open market and the Laurentian Library.
- Basilica of Santa Maria Novellaand the Alinari photography museum, is one of the principal squares of Florence. It is opposite of piazza della Stazione, accessible by Via degli Avelli.
- National Archaeological Museum
- Piazza della Stazione: It is a big square in the centre of the city, one of the main focal point of transport in Florence. Here converge almost the entire bus-line, and tramways, and the central station of Florence the biggest and masterpiece of Rationalism Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station, that is used by 59,000,000 people every year.[1]On piazza della Stazione we can also find the Palazzina Reale di Santa Maria Novella (where the king of Italy stayed), and the Palazzo degli Affari.
- Fanny Trollope.
- Academy of Fine Arts of Florence.
- Basilica of Santa Trinita (that gives the name to the square), the Palazzo Spini Feroni, the Palazzo Buondelmonti, the Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni and the Column of Justice.
- Piazza dei Ciompi: It has the Loggia del Pesce, designed by Giorgio Vasari and the house of Lorenzo Ghiberti.
- Piazza d'Azeglio: Near the Viali di Circonvallazione it has the Villino Uzielli Palace.
- Monument to Carlo Goldoni.
- Piazza del Limbo
- Piazza dei Giudici
- Piazza Mentana
- Piazza del Mercato Centrale
- Piazza Ognissanti
- Piazza delle Pallottole
- Piazza San Benedetto
- Piazza San Firenze
- Piazza San Pier Maggiore
- Piazza Strozzi
- Piazza dell'Unità Italiana
- Piazza del Capitolo
- Piazza Adua
In the Viali di Circonvallazione
- Piazza Beccaria: Piazza Beccaria is a square on the viali di Circonvallazione and on this square overlook the State Archives, La Nazione's headquarters and the Porta alla Croce.
- Piazza della Libertà: It is the northernmost point of the historic centre of Florence. It was created in the 19th century during works to produce the Viali di Circonvallazione around the city. In this square is located the beautiful triumphal arch of Florence.
- Piazzale Donatello
- Piazza Bambine e Bambini di Beslan
Others
- Piazza Oberdan
- Piazza Puccini
- Piazza San Jacopino
- Piazza Savonarola
- Piazza della Vittoria
- Piazza Vittorio Veneto
- Piazza Piave
- Piazza Dalmazia
- Piazza Leopoldo Pietro
Oltrarno
- Piazza del Carmine
- Piazza di Cestello
- Piazza Demidoff
- Piazza San Felice in Piazza
- Piazzale Michelangelo: It is a famous square with a magnificent panoramic view of Florence, Italy and is a popular tourist destination in the Oltrarno district of the city. The view from this most famous observation point of the city landscape has been reproduced in countless postcards and snapshots over the years.
- Piazza de' Mozzi
- Piazza Piattellina
- Piazza de' Pitti
- Piazza Giuseppe Poggi
- Piazza Santo Spirito
- Piazza Tasso
- Piazza del Tiratoio
- Piazza della Passera
- Piazza Santa Maria Soprarno
- Piazza de' Nerli
See also
Notes
- ^ "Le stazioni più grandi d'Italia". Archived from the original on 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2009-10-20.