Daily Archives: June 13, 2012

Climbing the Florence Duomo

Posted on by Emma Gray in Italy | 2 Comments

It was a perfect mid-summers day and at least a million degrees (okay, around 30, but I’m Scottish!), and we crazily decided to tackle the 460 something steps that stood between us and the top of the Florence Duomo. Whilst waiting in the shaded queue to begin our climb it didn’t seem too hot, but once we got to the front and started the first 30-or-so steps, boy was it warm. Everyone who visits Florence admires the green, pink and white marbled exterior of the Duomo, but …