Florence
by Maì
FIRENZE
The capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. From 1865 to 1870 the city was also the capital of the Kingdom of Italy and lies on the Arno River.
A center of medieval European trade and finance, the city is often considered the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and was long ruled by the Medici family. Florence is also famous for its magnificent art and architecture. It is said that, of the 1,000 most important European artists of the second millennium, 350 lived or worked in Florence. The city has also been called the Athens of the Middle Ages.
The historic Center of Florence was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.
Source: Firenze
5th stop in our tour.
The city is a living museum of the works of a lot of Italian artists who have lived and worked and here. A quiet city (well, relative to Venice and Rome) yet made alive by the works of myriads of artistic geniuses.
