Exploring Florence In Dan Brown’s Footsteps

Oct 25, 2018 509

Apart from Rome, another Italian city was chosen as the set of one of the lastest books by Dan Brown. I am talking about Florence, the pearl of the Renaissance, birthplace of many artists and capital of the former Kingdom of Italy for a couple of years. For one day, you can play the part of Robert Langdon discovering the incredible number of beauties that this city has to offer and all the secrets hidden in “Inferno”.

The first location that appears in the story is the Roman Gate, one of the oldest entrances to the city, built in 1326. Here, on the right side of the gate, you will find the edge of Boboli Gardens, the lung of Florence, one of the largest and most marvelous parks in Italy. Once inside, you will be surrounded by fountains, lakes, bridges, statues: better to get a map, so that you don’t miss the fundamental sightseeing: the fountain of Neptune, the amphitheater – with the Egyptian obelisk and the roman basin – and the Buontalenti grotto, where Langdon and Sienna Brooks hide from the police.

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SOURCE: https://italicsmag.com/

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