Loggia del Pesce, located today in piazza dei Ciompi, was designed by Giorgio Vasari for Grand Duke Cosimo I in 1567. Working on the Vasari Corridor, the fish sellers who no longer were able to station themselves on Ponte Vecchio, needed a place to sell their wares. The Loggia del Pesce was initially placed where Via Pellicceria is today but, being in the way for the construction site for the Piazza della Repubblica, it was dismantled and rebuilt in Piazza dei Ciompi only in 1956.
Piazza dei Ciompi
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864 mt
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Piazza Pietrapiana. Its name derives from the Ciompi, the wool carders who, in 1378, revolted against the aristocracy in the famous Ciompi Revolt. Today the square is a lively meeting place, with anti [...]
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807 mt
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Church of Sant’Ambrogio is an ancient church in Florence dating back to the 9th century, located in the square of the same name. Its original Gothic architecture has undergone many renovations over [...]
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730 mt
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The covered Sant’Ambrogio Market is the oldest of its kind in Florence, founded in 1873, a year before the one in San Lorenzo. Inside there are food shops where you can find fresh products, such as [...]
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846 mt
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Casa Buonarroti is a museum dedicated to the memory of the genius Michelangelo Buonarroti. Located in a palace purchased by Michelangelo himself in the 16th century, the museum exhibits autograph work [...]
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972 mt
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Church of Santa Maria Maddalena de’ Pazzi dates to the 13th century, although it was not dedicated to Maria Maddalena de’ Pazzi until 1669. Inside, in the Chapter House, there is the famous Crucif [...]
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656 mt
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Pulci di Sant'Ambrogio Market is an antiques market located in piazza Pietro Annigoni in Sant’Ambrogio district of Florence. This market offers antiques, second-hand books, vinyl records, furniture [...]
