Today’s guest post is an excerpt from 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go, by Susan Van Allen
Photo Of The Day: Palazzo Vecchio
Sitting on the steps of the Palazzo Vecchio underneath one of the copies of Michelangelo’s David in the Piazza Signoria, I noticed it was a warm night in Florence.
Palazzo Vecchio
Il Palazzo Vecchio, The Old Palace, is probably the second most well known landmark in the skyline of Florence. The building was built in the late 14th century, and added onto in the two subsequent centuries, and houses the city government of Florence. The building is a unique combination of government and art, one that only an Italian city steeped in the Renaissance could pull off.
