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The Loggia Reviews

dlazzaro
53 reviews

Jan 23, 2006

Technically named "La Loggia dei Lanzi" the lodge is a large outdoor art gallery that also offers a place for travelers to rest their feet in the shade. Built in the late middle ages, the Loggia later became home to some of the greatest sculptures created during the Renaissance. Notable works in the loggia include Perseus with the head of the Medusa by Cellini.

The Loggia is located in Piazza della Signoria next to the magnificent Medici castle, the Palazzo Vecchio. Since at least the 1300s this area has been the geographic, political and social heart of Florence. Today, it’s just an added bonus that this wonder place is free for everyone to enjoy.

The Loggia Blogs

lorenzma…

Jan 03, 2000

The building has the peculiar form of a horseshoe and sits over a loggia decorated with niches holding statues of valiant Florentine men who lived from the medieval and up to the 19th century. Today the Palace hosts the Uffizi Gallery, the most important art gallery in the world. Fundamental for Tuscan schools of art from 1200 and on, it holds… Florence - Watch out the Stendhal syndrome

AME079

Sep 19, 2008

…walked us around Piazza Santa Croce, Piazza Del Duomo and its cathedral with the Giotto Campanile, Piazza Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, Loggia Dei Lanzi. She told us of the history of Florence and the many floods they have had. We then went to a leather factory (which Florence is known for their leather work). They showed a demonstration, but it was very short… Florence day 2

WalterC

Mar 07, 2007

Then, I continued walking around the city, until I got to the Palazzo Vecchio, the palace of the Medicis, and the loggia, which was full of statues. There was also a copy of David outside the palace. I went to the Uffizi courtyard, which was basically a Renaissance Hall of Fame, having statues of key figures of that era. I got to tour the Uffizi Gallery… Florence