Florence is the capital of the province and region of Tuscany: live over 360000 people (Florence) and is one of the cities most visited of our country.
Already important urban center in Roman times, reached the pinnacle of splendor during the Renaissance, and then become Capital of the nascent Italian from 1865 to 1871. Crossing the river Arno, Florence has an airport (Amerigo Vespucci), eight stations FS (SM News Florence, Florence and Florence Rifredi Field of Mars are those in national transport) and is reached by different roads (Highways A1 and A11, SS2 Cassia, SS65 of Futa, SS66 Pistoiese, SS12 Brenner, SS607 Tosco Romagna and SS222 Chiantigiana).
The historic center of the city was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, as hosts many monuments: among them remember Palazzo Vecchio, the Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo Pitti, the Fountain of Neptune, the Ponte Vecchio, the Bargello Museum, church of the Holy Cross, which kept the monumental tombs of Michelangelo and Galileo, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, with the dome by Brunelleschi and the Bell Tower designed by Giotto, the church of Santa Maria Novella, the Museum of San Marco, garden Boboli, Forte Belvedere, from where you can enjoy a splendid view from across the city, the Teatro della Pergola, built in 1656 by Ferdinand and notch Vasarian Corridor, a path that raised via the Gallery Uffizi and the Old Bridge, linking the Palazzo Vecchio with Palazzo Pitti.
Known throughout the world is also the food and wine of Florence: just to mention the most famous, remember, among the dishes, steak to Fiorentina, and among wines, Chianti DOCG.
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