April 06th, 2015

Santa Trinita

    I posted the following on my cottagebythesea.net blog about my early morning walk to the churches of Florence. Although I didn’t go inside, I usually do. They are wonderful sanctuaries for prayer, and I spend a good deal of time doing just that when I travel alone. My favorite for prayer, however, was not on this walk. I can’t believe I left it out. Santa Trinita is a beautiful Gothic church very near the Arno.  When I take this walk next week, I’ll be sure to include it.

A month ago, on the morning of my last day in Florence, I took an early morning walk (7 miles) to the city’s principal churches. The day was chilly and windy but not overbearing. Signs of spring were beginning to appear. Maybe you can see some of them in the following slideshow.

• Santa Maria del Fiore
• San Lorenzo
• Santa Maria Novella
• Ognissanti
• Basilica del  Carmine
• Santo Spirito
• Santa Felicita
• Santa Croce
• Santissima Annunziata
• San Marco
• Santa Maria del Fiore

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     This Thursday I am flying to Rome and taking the train back to Florence. Then on the 18th I’ll meet my son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren back in Rome: we’ll spend two nights there, four in Florence, and one more in Rome before flying home together.
     My first week in Florence will be one of solitude. Before I meet the family for this whirl of a vacation together, I will circumnavigate the city and again take pictures of the churches. I trust that signs of spring will be more evident.