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Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area. Florence is famous for its history. A centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time, Florence is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called the Athens of the Middle Ages

San Miniato al Monte

Badia

Santa Croce

Bargello

Bargello

Badia

Palazzo Vecchio

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San Miniato al Monte

Giotto’s Campanile

This slender structure stands on a square plan

with a side of 14.45 metres. It

attains a height of 84.7 metres

Orsanmichele

Piazza della Repubblica

Palazzo Pitti

A huge statue of Brunelleschi now sits outside the Palazzo dei Canonici in the Piazza del Duomo, looking thoughtfully up towards his greatest achievement, the dome that would forever dominate the panorama of Florence. It is still the largest masonry dome in the world. Statues of Arnolfo di Cambio and Filippo Brunelleschi, by Luigi Pampaloni ( 1830)

Statues of Arnolfo di Cambio and Filippo Brunelleschi, by Luigi Pampaloni ( 1830)

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Palazzo dei Canonici in the Piazza del Duomo

Orsanmichele

Palazzo Pitti

Palazzo Pitti

Santa Croce

Sinagoga

Climbing the 463 steps to the top of the Dome for the magnificent views of Florence and the Duomo interior is a highlight of a Florence visit.

The lantern (21m high) was completed by Michelozzo in 1461 and crowned with a gilt copper ball and cross, containing holy relics, by Verrocchio in 1469.

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Palazzo Davanzati was erected in the second half of the 14th century by the Davizzi family, who were wealthy members of the wool guild.

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Il Ristoro dei Perditempo = The Refreshment of wasters (idlers)

The Piazza Santa

Trinita, a triangular

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after the church of

Santa Trinita.

An ancient Roman column

known as the

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The Ponte Santa Trìnita is the oldest elliptic arch bridge in the

world, the three

flattened ellipses

giving the structure its celebrated

elegant appearance.

Ponte Santa Trinita leads to Palazzo

Spini-Ferroni

The Ponte Santa Trìnita. Four ornamental statues of the Seasons were added to the bridge in 1608, as part of the wedding celebrations of Cosimo II de' Medici with Maria Magdalena of Austria. On 8 August 1944, the bridge was destroyed by retreating German troops, but reconstructed in 1958 with original stones raised from the Arno or taken from the same quarry. The missing head of Primavera was recovered from the bed of the Arno in October 1961

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Palazzo Pitti and fountain of Neptune in The Boboli Gardens (Giardini di Boboli)

San Miniato al Monte

San Miniato al Monte

The Torre del Gallo is a historical building located at Pian de 'Giullari, in the hills of Arcetri, on top of a ridge overlooking the city where there is a magnificent panorama.Giardini Boboli - fountain near Porcelain Museum

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The Torre del Gallo

Giardini di Boboli - The Sculpture Tindaro Screpolato by artist Igor Mitoraj

Giardini di Boboli - The Sculpture Tindaro Screpolato by artist Igor Mitoraj

It is no secret that Piazzale Michelangelo provides some of the best views of Florence. A better kept secret, however, is Giardino delle Rose, the rose garden that lies just below the north side of Piazzale Michelangelo on the San Miniato hill. Designed in 1865 by Giuseppe Poggi, this garden provides a quiet and tranquil atmosphere not commonly found throughout the rest of the city. Visitors casually laze about the garden, soaking up the sun on benches, lying in the shade near bubbling fountains, or reading on the grassy lawns.

Giardini di Boboli – The Fountain of the Ocean sculpted by Giambologna

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Giardini di Boboli The Fountain of the Ocean sculpted by Giambologna

Since 2011 September 30, visitors have also been enjoying the sculptures of Jean-Michel Folon, a Belgian artist who fell in love with Italy and dreamed of gifting Florence with his artwork as a token of his affection.

The panorama of Florence through a sculpture of the famous artist Folon. His widow, Paola Ghiringhelli, has given Florence municipality twelve statues now permanently placed in the Rose Park. This is Folon’s last homage to Florence the sculpture is named “Partir”(leaving).

Bianca Cappello (1548 - 1587) was an noblewoman who was the mistress, and afterward the second wife, of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Her husband officially made her his consort. On the death of Cosimo in 1574 Francesco succeeded to the grand duchy; he installed Bianca in a palace (now known as Palazzo di Bianca Cappello) close to his own and outraged his wife by flaunting his mistress before her.

French street artist Clet Abraham, now living and working in Florence, humorously alters traffic signs throughout major cities in Europe by strategically pasting removable stickers on them. But it’s not all just to crack a smile on the faces of those who pass by.  Clet is commenting on society’s standardization and the constricting effect that rules have on us, limiting individual expression and thought. It’s no coincidence that many of his images reference religion.

Lungarno and Ponte Santa Trinita

Ponte Vecchio, the oldest of Florence's six bridges

Sound: Massimo Di Cataldo - Come Sei Bella

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Pictures: Andrei Tischler & Internet

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Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu

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