Loggia del pesce e Piazza de' Ciompi

Getting there

NICCOLINI · bus 14, 18, 23, 31, 32, 6, 60 · 430 mCOLONNA LICEO MICHELANGIOLO · bus 14, 18, 23, 31, 32, 6, 60 · 450 mSALVEMINI · bus 14, 18, 23, C1, C2 · 250 m

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The Loggia del Pesce (fish loggia) which is located today in Piazza dei Ciompi, is a project by Giorgio Vasari commissioned by Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici in 1567. The loggia was intended to house the fish sellers who, with the construction of the Vasari Corridor, had lost their position on the banks of the Arno and were moved to where via Pellicceria is now located. Whe Florence became Capital of Italy this position also became an obstacle during the rehabilitation works of the ghetto and the construction of the current Piazza della Repubblica.

Text from FeelFlorence (en), the official tourism portal of the Comune di Firenze and the Citta Metropolitana di Firenze; shortened

• Piazza dei Ciompi1 min walk
• Casa di Lorenzo Ghiberti1 min walk
• Palazzo già Zati (palazzo)1 min walk