After the two tours from the day before and our hectic
schedule, our goal for the day was to sleep in, organize our things and find
our way to the highest point in Florence.
We had a late breakfast, accomplished our tasks and caught a cab to the
highest point. As everything else we had
seen it was beautiful. San Miniato al
Monte is a basilica and it is described as one of the finest Romanesque
structures in Tuscany and one of the most beautiful churches in Italy and the
construction on it started in 1013.
There is an Olivetan Monastery attached to the right side of the church
which is still in operation.
Most people only get to the lower point which has an
overlook of the city, but never make to the monastery which is another half
mile up with about a hundred stairs.
We made it taking pictures along the way and went through
the church and the cemeteries. I have posted a few but more to come.
Walking back down we found a restaurant still open (since
everything closes from 2:00 until 4:30 we always seemed to showing up too
late). We had a great lunch, with wine
of course, and headed back into town, walking this time down the couple of mile
pathway. It took us through an even
older part of the city.
We had seen a Galileo museum the day before and wanted to
get to it before it closed. We made
it. Wow!!! To see the evolution of many
scientific discoveries, such as sextants, telescopes, machinery in its most
early stages was mind boggling. Perhaps
if someone had taught me science and math using some of the earliest tools it
would have all made more sense to me.
In any event that brought us to the end of another day –
Time for happy hour.
Ciao!!!
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