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Florence
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Florence never ceases to amaze. In the words of Stendhal, it is a city "of subtle charm" that is not depleted by the importance of the most well-known greatnesses.
It was the birthplace of poets and artists who wrote history from the 13th Century to present days, and continues to impress for the pleasure of its panoramas and the exquisiteness of its wines and cuisine.
Ancient Florentia is an outdoor encyclopedia of history, architecture, painting, sculpture and literature. This is
where supreme Poet Dante Alighieri was born in 1265, to whom the city is indissolubly tied.
Florence is also the city of Italian fashion, created in the 50s: visitors have to stop in Piazza della Repubblica,
which combines characteristic cafés with shopping along elegant Via della Vigna Nuova and Via Vacchereggia, where
sophisticated shops alternate with luxurious buildings from the 15th and 19th Centuries.
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Florence
Florence (or Firenze, Florentia and Fiorenza) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany, and of the province of Florence. It is the most populated city in Tuscany and has a population of ap ...
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Piazza della Signoria
Piazza della Signoria is the central square of Florence, seat of the civil power with Palazzo Vecchio and heart of the social life of the city. It has an L-shape and is in the central part of medieval ...
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Palazzo Vecchio
Palazzo Vecchio was built up between 1299 and 1314 for giving a worthy seat to the Priors of the Arts, the representatives of the professional corporations that held the Government of the city in 1282 ...
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Loggia della Signoria
The Loggia della Signoria or dei Lanzi (because here the "Lanzichenecchi" -Landsknechts- camped in 1527), was built between 1376 and 1381 with the function of accommodating the numerous popular public ...
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Uffizi Gallery
The Palazzo degli Uffizi was designed and built by Giorgio Vasari, the court painter and architect. Work began in 1560 and was completed in 1580 under the direction of Bernardo Buontalenti. The ...
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Ponte Vecchio
The Ponte Vecchio (old bridge)is one of the symbols of Florence. It crosses the river Arno in its narrowest point.
The first construction dates back to the roman age, but many times it was dam ...
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Cathedral - Santa Maria del Fiore
The Cathedral of Florence is the fourth church of Europe for largeness, after Saint Peter in Rome, Saint Paul in London and the Dome of Milan.
The construction began on the ancient founda ...
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Baptistry of St John
The baptistry dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, saint patron of the city of Florence, rises in front of the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore.
It has octagonal plan, with a 25,60 m diameter, equal to ...
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Pitti Palace
Palazzo Pitti is located in the quarter of Oltrarno.
At the time it was built, it was the biggest and the most magnificent residence in Florence.
In the second half of the 1400's, Luca Pitti was ava ...
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