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Walks in Centro Storico.
2 walks through Centro Storico — stops, distances, and a paragraph on what to notice. Editor-walked where flagged; the rest are Claude-drafted routes awaiting a walk.
Walks in Centro Storico
Piazza della Signoria: the open-air sculpture hall
Florence's civic square, the Loggia dei Lanzi marbles, and the Uffizi arcade down to the Arno.
The Duomo: the medieval core
The dome that taught the Renaissance how to build, the Baptistery doors, and the street down to Orsanmichele.
Nearby
Other walks close to Centro Storico.
Sorted by distance from the start of piazza della signoria: the open-air sculpture hall. Good for stitching together a longer day.
The Ponte Vecchio: the bridge of goldsmiths
The only bridge the Germans didn't blow, the secret corridor above it, and the jewellers' shops below.
The Jewish quarter and the Great Synagogue
A Moorish dome over a working neighbourhood, the buried ghetto, and the kosher streets near Sant'Ambrogio.
San Niccolò: the riverside under the hill
A medieval tower-gate at full height, the quiet Lungarno, and the lanes under the hill.
The Bardini Garden and Costa San Giorgio
The steep walled lane out of the centro, a wisteria tunnel, and the roofs of Florence below.