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Italy - Florence - Newbie
A Beginner's Guide To Florence
Florence made the Forbes Most Beautiful Cities in the World list in 2010
Florence is home to 370,000 people and was the birthplace of the Renaissance, as still seen today by the stunning architecture and art throughout the city created by the likes of Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, and others.
With its iconic cathedral towering over narrow streets, Florence is like an enormous open-air museum.
A mix of Medieval architecture and elegant Renaissance palaces and squares, everywhere you look there’s a photo waiting to happen.
The river Arno winds its way right through the city's center, straddled by one of the world’s most famous bridges, the Ponte Vecchio, which offers tourists overpriced jewelry and magnificent sunset views.
For art lovers, there are churches filled with frescoes and elaborate tombs, and an open-air sculpture museum in Piazza Signoria.
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Italy - Florence - Seasons
Summer activities in Florence
During the good weather you can attend cultural events, concerts and performances spread throughout the city.
Between June and September, the city gives residents and visitors a rich and varied calendar of events ranging from music to theater, from dance to cinema.
Alongside the best-known venues, summer is also an opportunity to discover new and unusual spaces, which are opened from time to time, set up, and re-thought in an artistic key, to be experienced by day and by night.
The Anconella Park is located in the Eastern part of Florence, on the left bank of the Arno, and is one
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Italy - Florence - Sightseeing
Florence Tourist Attractions
Florence city is a great open-air museum for anyone who loves history and culture.
Florence is a city in Italy full of interesting museums, squares, churches, statues, and Renaissance art.
Florence has famous landmarks and highlights such as the Ponte Vecchio, the Florence Duomo, and the Palazzo Vecchio.
During your stay in Florence, visit some of the most beautiful Florence tourist attractions and landmarks to get a good impression of what this Renaissance city has to offer.
Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore)
The Duomo of Florence is the must-see landmark with which everyone associates Florence.
Dominating the skyline, the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral has become a true landmark of the Firenze. You will find the Duomo di Firenze in Piazza del Duomo.
Climb Brunelleschi's 115-meter dome (booking required) for stunning views of the city or climb up Giotto's 82-meter campanile.
Visit Palazzo Vecchio
For years the government of Florence took place in the Palazzo Vecchio.
Even today the city council still resides
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Italy - Florence - Exposition
Guide to the Uffizi Gallery
Exploring the glory of masterpieces from the past.
The “Galleria degli Uffizi” is one of the most famous museums in the world, given the rich amount of unique artworks and masterpieces conserved within its walls, the majority from the Renaissance period.
The main part of the collections was left by the Medici to the state of Tuscany so that they could adorn the State, be of utility to the Public, and attract the curiosity of Foreigners.
Located in the heart of Florence, the Uffizi Gallery hosts works of art by great Italian artists such as Botticelli, Giotto, Cimabue, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raffaello.
Its large collection has works from all centuries, but a large part dates back to the periods between the 12th and 17th centuries.
The museum is organized as a long labyrinth of rooms with amazing works of art displayed roughly in chronological order along
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