Italy Day 12-13: The Beauty of Florence

Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence's Duomo) to the right,
the 4th largest cathedral in the world, and the Campanile (Bell Tower), at night.

The "reviled" frescoes of the Duomo, painted by Vasani in 1579 (with close-up).
Note the devil sodomizing a man with a flaming pitchfork!

Statue of Achilles battling a centaur,
located in the Loggia del la Signoria, a public outdoor gallery designed in 1376.

Basilica di Santa Croce, started in 1294, completed in 1385. It is the burial place of famous men such as composer Rossini, author Macchiavelli, sculptor Michelangelo and scientist Gallileo.

Mad Professah (left) and the Other Half, after walking up 463 steps to
reach the top of the Duomo with views of the city of Florence behind us.

That's it for now, we're taking a one-day side trip to Bologna tomorrow afternoon with a date with Michelangelo's David in the morning and then an intensive museum day on Wednesday with an early flight home on Thursday.