Firenze, Italia

We had 3 days in Firenze (Florence).  On the first day we went to Pisa and then Lucca.  In Pisa, we climbed the leaning tower.  We were lucky because 2 months ago it was closed.

We climbed to the very top and the view was amazing!  The stairs felt easier or more difficult depending on which side the tower was leaning.

This is me at the leaning tower of Pisa

Lucca is a little old town, surrounded by a 12 metre wall!  All the buildings in the town square, which is more like a town circle,  are curved in to make a circle. We spent a couple of hours there and we found a shop full of etchings and paintings, Mum, Gabby, Amelia and I all bought an etching. Mine is of the town square of Lucca.  When we were about to leave a huge marching band came into the streets!  There was drummers and the leaders.

Marching Band

The next day we went into Firenze and looked around.  We went to the Duomo ( The Duomo is a church with a big dome at the top.), we climbed all 463 steps  to the top. The Duomo was started over 700 years ago and took 150 years to build.   You can see the whole of Firenze and more from the top.  It is made of marble and stone, the ceiling  is covered in  frescoes! I find it hard to believe that it is even real, there is so much detail and the frescoes are so high up that you would needed scaffolding everywhere to paint it.  No wonder it took 150 years to complete!

The outside of the Duomo

The frescoes on the roof  of the Duomo

The veiw from the top of the Duomo