Florence
Florence is a big city of 370,323 inhabitants,
in north central Italy, the heart of a metropolitan area of
over 1,500,000 inhabitants, capital of the province and in
the Tuscany region is the largest and most popular
city for history, art, fair and economics.
It was capital of Italy (1865-1871) after the unification of Italy
in the Middle Ages and it was important for culture,
economics and for financial matters, covering the role of
capital in the modern era of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany
under the reign of the Medici and Lorraine. It has an
important university
center, and it is considered as the place of origin of the Renaissance
and is universally recognized as one of the cradles of art
and architecture, as well known as one of the most beautiful
cities in the world. In fact, thanks to its numerous
monuments and museums - including the Duomo, Santa Croce,
the Uffizi Gallery, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria and
Palazzo Pitti - is one of the most beautiful and important
tourist destinations of Italy and the world. because of the
enormous artistic wealth of the city (Florence has the
largest concentration of world art in proportion to its
extension), cultural tourism is very strong, just
considering the fact that
the Galleria degli Uffizi (museum of art most visited in Italy), the city museum
and the most famous in the world sells something more than one million, five hundred
thousand tickets a year. Florence, city of art is ideal
for holidays destinations all year round.
For further information visit the following sites:
Florence
Tour in Florence
Tourism Agency of Florence
