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5 days ago · Choosing where to stay in Florence is just the cherry on top —good accommodation is heaven-sent and helps you immerse yourself even more deeply into the city and its culture. In Florence, the neighborhoods have such individual senses of character. You’ve got San Niccolò’s laidback greenery and Santa Croce’s market buzz.
2 days ago · Florence, city, capital of Firenze provincia (province) and Toscana regione (Tuscany region), central Italy. It is surrounded by rolling hills that are covered with villas, vineyards, and orchards. During the 14th–16th century, Florence achieved preeminence in commerce, finance, learning, and especially the arts.
3 days ago · Horse-drawn carriages are a wonderful way to experience the beauty of Florence. During your tour, you will not only see the highlights of the city but you will also visit less known but still attractive places in Florence and learn about areas off-the-beaten path.
4 days ago · Behold, the wine window: Florence, Italy’s ingenious answer to plagues, pandemics, taxes and the ever-thirsty tourist. Stroll through Florence’s historic city center and you’re bound to come across small, arch-shaped cutaways in the stucco—just large enough to pass a bottle or a glass of wine through.
2 days ago · Florence - Renaissance, Italy, Art: Florentia (“The Flourishing Town”) was founded in 59 bce as a colony for soldiers of the armies of Rome and was laid out as a rectangular garrison town (castrum) below the hilltop Etruscan town of Faesulae.
3 days ago · Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center.
5 days ago · Wondering what to do in Florence? Museums, shopping, churches, and places to eat and drink - Florence leaves you spoiled for choice! Get our top tips!
