Fontana del Biancone (The Neptune Fountain) is a work of Ammannati and his younger collaborators, including Giambologna.
Your attention is immediately drawn to the powerful figure of Neptune, but... more
Florence has become my favorite city in all of Europe. I didn’t think Paris could be topped but Florence has enchanted me. So much history, art, architecture, and friendly people all in one place! My...
I live in Florence, but I spent the last 2 years working in Milan and before I've been living in the South of France and in Germany. This is what I see from my terrace and this is what I really like...
This is what happened to Nettuno in summer of 2005!, some barbarian tourist climbed up on the statue and have broken its right hand. The Neptune Fountain, work of Ammannati, was carried out between......
FROM ORIGINAL POSTING. SEE UPDATE FROM MAY AND JUNE 2006 BELOW
I lived in Florence for two years,1992-1994. Although the city made me crazy, because I didn't find it to be a polite city, it is...
It's time there was a fun Florence page. Aside from Florence's doubtless historical place in the renaissance, it has become a surreal place to live. THe most spoken language today, is English,...
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