{"id":2340,"date":"2017-01-26T11:01:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T10:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scuole.portaleragazzi.it\/masaccio3f\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2017-01-26T11:01:45","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T10:01:45","slug":"walking-tour-of-florence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scuole.portaleragazzi.it\/anno-scolastico-2017-2018\/2017\/01\/26\/walking-tour-of-florence\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking tour of Florence"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are Marta, Martina and Sofia. We will be your tourist guide.
\nWe live in Florence.
\nIt\u2019s a very beautiful city in Italy.
\nIt\u2019s famous all over the world for its monuments and museums.
\nIn this article we are going to talk about two of the most beautiful buildings in Florence:<\/p>\n


\nThe Baptistery of San Giovanni and Ponte Vecchio.
\nThe Baptistery of San Giovanni is a famous and beautiful monument.
\nIt\u2019s in the centre of the city near the Cathedral and Giotto\u2019s Bell Tower.
\nIt has an octagonal shape, green and white marble facing and geometric pattern.
\nIts origin are unknown but it is believed that it was built over the ruins of a Roman temple dedicated to Mars (4th\u00ac\/5th century A.D.), In 1128 it was consecrated as the Baptistery of Florence. Until the end of the 19th century, all the catholics in Florence were baptized there.
\nOn three of the four sides there are three large bronze doors famous for their decorations.
\nIf you enter in the Baptistery you can admire on the ceiling glittering mosaics and on the floor a spectacular mosaic marble floor with geometrical patterns and oriental zodiac motifs and in the centre an ancient baptismal font.<\/p>\n

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Ponte Vecchio in Florence
\nOne of our favourite places in Florence is \u201cPonte Vecchio\u201d.
\nPonte Vecchio was the first bridge in Florence, it was probably built in Roman times, and it\u2019s the oldest one. The current bridge was finished by 1350. It\u2019s known today for the Jewellers\u2019s shops and the Vasari Corridor that runs over it. The Corridor was built in 1561 so that the Medici family could move between Palazzo Pitti and Palazzo Vecchio, safe from the risk of assassination in the streets.
\nIt counsist of three segmental arches and it crosses the river \u201cArno\u201d.
\nIt\u2019s a lucky bridge because during the World War 2 it wasn\u2019t destroyed by the Germans. It was a Hitler\u2019s order because Hitler liked the view of Florence from Ponte Vecchio as well, and thought it was too beautiful to blow up.
\nIt is a strange bridge because on it there are a lot of little workshops, which are Jewellers\u2019s shops, but in the past there weren\u2019t jewellers, there were butchers! They used to throw discards in the river Arno, but in 1593 Ferdinando 1st of Medici family stated that the butchers should move from the bridge because he didn\u2019t like this smelly activity under his corridor.
\nWalking on the bridge you will meet Benvenuto Cellini\u2019s statue, Cellini was a famous jeweller and sculptor.
\nAccording to a local legend if you and your lover attach a lock to the gate surrounding the Cellini\u2019s bust and throw the key into the Arno, your love will be eternal. This practice is illegal today and you can be fined.
\nIt\u2019s all for now, see you next time with more information about our wonderful town.
\nSofia, Marta and Martina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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