Florence has beautiful outdoor spaces and it uses them well. This historic piazza is used to host the annual Christmas markets, the calico storico games every spring, and, on the weekend the still photos below were taken, it was about to host a visit of Pope Francis.

The date was Feb. 26, 2022 but the Pope canceled the day before because of knee issues.

Regardless of the visit of Pope Francis or not, the piazza is worth a long gaze: