Watch the city bus ride up to Piazzale Michelangelo

FLORENCE, ITALY – City bus ride up to Piazzale Michelangelo gives a superb view over Florence, then we walk down to Ponte Vecchio. Afternoon train ride to Pisa to see the tower and Old Town. Travel videos of Europe and the world: detailed free movies of great cities, focusing on art, neighborhoods, city and country, scenic beauty, architecture, shops, hotels, history, travel tips, walking tours and restaurants. Featuring about 800 movies of the world’s greatest places.

Designed in 1869 by Florentine architect Giuseppe Poggi, Piazzale Michelangelo offers panoramic views of Florence and the Arno valley and is a popular spot with locals and tourists.

Created as part of major restructuring of the city walls in 1869, Poggi’s sumptuous terrace is typically 19th century. Poggi designed a monument base dedicated to Michelangelo, where copies of Michelangelo’s works, including the David and Medici chapel sculptures from San Lorenzo would be displayed. When the terrace was finished, Poggi designed the hillside building with loggia as a museum for Michelangelo’s works. For some reason, Poggi’s project was not realized as it was intended.