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FlorenceislocatedincentralItalyandisthecapitalcityofTuscany.ItisTuscany'smostpopulouscitywithover360,000inhabitants.ThecityliesontheRiverArnosurroundedbygentlehills.Itisinternationallyfamousforitsbeautifulcity
centerthatlookslikeanopen-airmuseum.Becauseofitsmonuments,churchesandpalaces,FlorenceItaly'shistoricalcenterisaclassifiedasaWorldHeritageSite.
InFlorenceyoucanexperiencethesplendoroftheRenaissanceandvisitsomeofthemostbeautifulItalianmuseumssuchastheUffiziGalleryandtheAcademyGallerywhereyoucanadmireDavid'sbyMichelangelo,seeuniversallyknownFlorentinelandmarkssuchasPonteVecchio,theCathedralofSantaMariadelFiore(Duomoandmuchmore.
SearchforyouraccommodationinFlorenceItalyandvisitoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesintheworldonyournextvacation!
FlorencewasoneofthemostimportantcitiesinEuropefromtheMiddleAgestotheRenaissance.ButFlorence'shistorystartsalongtimebeforethat.Florencehasbeeninhabitedsincethe10thcenturybuthistoriansconventionallydateitsfoundationto
59b.C.asaRomansettlementforretiredsoldierswiththenameFlorentia.ItwasbuiltfollowingtheRomanmilitary
camp'sstylealongthecardoanddecumanusintersectingatthepresentPiazzadellaRepubblica.
DuringtheDarkAgesFlorencewasaminorcityinItalyandsuffereddifferentBarbaricinvasions.Itwasinthe12thcenturythatFlorencestartedgrowingandbecameaComune,acitystate.Forthefollowingtwocenturiesthecitywasfoughtforbythe
Guelphs(supportersofthePopeandtheGhibellines(supportersoftheEmperorwhoeachwishedtorulethecity.EvenDanteAlighieriwasavictimofthesefights:hewasexiledtoVeronaatthebeginningof1300forbeingasupporterofthe
othersideatthattimeinpower.
Itwasfromthe14thto16thcenturiesthatFlorencebecameoneofthemostimportantcitiesinEuropewhenitwasruledbythe
Medicifamily.Lorenzode'Mediciwasprobablythegreatestpatronofthecity.HetransformedFlorenceintothecradleoftheRenaissancebyattractingexcellentcontemporaryartists,architectsandwriterssuchasLeonardodaVinci,MichelangeloandBotticellitowhomhecommissionedvariousworks.
In1569FlorencebecamethecapitalcityoftheGrandDuchyofTuscanyandCosimoIde'MediciwasnamedtheGrandDukeofTuscanybyPopePiusV.ThemembersoftheMedicidynastypasseddownthetitleforthenexttwocenturiesupuntil
1737whenGianGastone,thelastsurvivingmaleheiroftheMediciclan,diedandtheLorrainefamilytookover.The
Lorrainefamilyruledthecityandregionwithgreatforesightandwisdomuntil1860,whenTuscanybecamepartoftheKingdomofItaly.FlorencewasthetemporarycapitalofItalyforfiveyearsfrom1865to1871.Duringthoseyearsthecitywas
modernizedfollowingcontemporarystandards.ThehistoricalcenterhadremainedlargelyunchangedthroughthecenturiesandlargepartsofthismedievalcitywasdestroyedincludingtheoldmarketandtheJewishghettowhichwerereplacedbyanewdistrictwithlargerstreetsandthebigsquareofPiazzadellaRepubblica.
DuringtheSecondWorldWar,FlorenceexperiencedayearlongoccupationbytheGermansandwasheavilydamaged
bybombs.Curiously,astheGermanretreatedfromFlorence,allofthebridgeswereblownupexceptPonteVecchio,many
claimingitwasconsideredtoobeautifultodestroyandsparedbyordersfromHitlerhimself.

OnNovember4,1966theArnoriverfloodedmostofthecitycenterdamagingmillionsofarttreasuresandbooks.
Thefloodleftmanymarksonthecityanditsartisticpatrimony,manypiecesofartworkarestillunderrestorationover40yearslater.
Florenceisincrediblyrichinmonuments,museums,churchesandplaces.Asamatteroffact,in1982theentirecitycenterwaslistedinthelistofWorldHeritageSitesbyUNESCO.
AmongFlorencelandmarkstheCathedralofSantaMariadelFiore(DuomowithBrunelleschi'smagnificientcupolastandsoutthemost.NexttothecathedralstandsGiotto'sBellTowerwhichoffersafineviewofthecityfromitstop.InfrontofboththecathedralandbelltowersitstheBaptisteryofSt.JohnwithitsbeautifulbronzedoorsincludingthegoldGatesofHeavenbyGhiberti,theoriginalonesarepreservedinsidetheOperadelDuomoMuseumlocatedtothebackofthecathedral.
HeadingtowardtheArnoRiverandpassingthroughViadeiCalzaiolistandsPiazzadellaSignoriawithPalazzo
Vecchio,headquartersofFlorence'sMunicipality,theLoggiadellaSignoriawithitssculpturesandNeptune'sfountainbyAmmannati.LinkedtoPalazzoVecchiobytheVasaricorridor,whichrunsforabout1kmtoPalazzoPitti,isthemagnificentUffiziGallerywithitsincrediblecollectionofpaintings.StepsawayfromtheUffizistandsPonteVecchio(OldBridge,anotherfamouslandmarkofFlorence.
ThebridgeconnectsthecentertotheOltrarnodistrictthattodayremainsthemostFlorentinepartoftheoldcitycenter.TherestandsthePittiPalace,theMedici'slastresidence,whichhostsmanyinterestingmuseumssuchasthePalatineGallery,the
ModernArtGalleryandtheSilverMuseumandwhichoverlooksthesplendidBoboliGardens.NearPittiisSantoSpiritoChurchwithitsyellowfacadeandthewoodencrucifixbyMichelangelo.IntheOltrarnoyou'llalsofindtheBrancacciChapelinsidetheChurchofSantaMariadelCarminefrescoedbyMasacciointheearlyRenaissance.
OtherchurchesofimportanceinFlorenceincludeSantaMariaNovellaChurchwithitsbeautifulcloisters,the
monumentalChurchofSantaCrocewiththePazziChapelandtombofnotablehistoricalfiguressuchasMichelangelo,
SanLorenzoChurchwithitsperfectprospectiveconstructionandtheMediciChapels,theChurchofSanMarcoanditsMuseumofSanMarcowithpaintingsbytheBeatoAngelico.
OthermuseumsinFlorencetobevisitedaretheAccademiaGallerywhichhoststheoriginalstatueofDavidby
Michelangelo,theBargelloMuseumwhichdisplaysworksbyDonatello,GiambolognaandMichelangeloandtheOpificiodellePietreDure(museumshowingtheworkofthehighlyspecializedFlorentinecrFlorenceoffersavastselectionofthingstodoallaroundtheyear.OfcoursesomeactivitiesoreventsinFlorencearestrictlyrelatedtoseasons.
OnemusttodowhenyouareinFlorenceiswalkinguptoPiazzaleMichelangelo(betteratsunsetandadmiringthe
breathtakingviewofthecityunderyou.OrclimbinguptheDuomoandenjoytheskyline.OrgetlostintheBoboliGardens.
OnChristmasholidaysFlorenceisparticularlybeautifulwithmanydecorationsandlightsaroundthecenterandspecialChristmasmarketsgoingon.ThenonEpifany(January6thtakesplaceaspectacularprocessionoftheMagi-magnificentcostumesinspiredbyBenozzoGozzoli’scelebratedfrescointheChapeloftheMagiinPalazzoMedici
Riccardi.

IfyouareinFlorenceonEasterSundaydon'tmissthe"ScoppiodelCarro"-Explosionofthecart-thatdatesbackto1102.Thecart-calledBrindellone-draggedthroughFlorencefromtwowhiteoxentoPiazzaDuomoinfrontofCathedral'smaindoorawaitstobefiredbyadove-shapedrocket.Ifthecartexplodesitensuresagoodharvest,ifitdoesn't...welltouchwood.
JuneisprobablythebestmonthtovisitFlorence.TheweatherisfantasticandatnightyoucanenjoyItalianDolceVita.InJunetakesplacethe"CalcioStoricoFiorentino"-FlorentineHistoricalSoccer-inPiazzaSantaCrocethatcommemoratesaRenaissancesoccergame.ThefinaleisonJune24th,St.JohntheBaptistday,whenFlorencecelebrateitspatronwithwonderfulfireworks.
InSeptemberyoucantastethe"VinoNovo"(newwineandenjoythecolorfulprocessionofRificolone(paperlanternsalongtheArnoRiver.
OfcoursewinetastingisoneofthemajoractivitiesinFlorence.Allaroundthecityyoucanfindmanywinebars,wineshopsandrestaurantsthatofferwinetastings.IfyoulikeexperiencingmoreofityoucanalsotakeadaydriptotheChiantiregionwhereChiantiwinecomesfrom.AndwhatbetterthanhavingaglassofwinewhiletastingtypicalTuscanfood?You'llbedelightedbyFlorentinecuisine:don'tmissribollitasoup,crespelleallafiorentina(rolledomeletswithspinachandcheese,
Florentinesteak,trippaandicecream!
aftofworkingwithsemi-preciousstones.

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