Florence

Florence is located in a scenic position, in the centre of a large amphitheatre-style valley, surrounded on three sides by the enchanting hills of Cercina. Florence is universally recognised as a city of Art, with an inestimable heritage of architecture, paintings, sculptures, historical and scientific reminders which form the city's fabric - like in a pulsating ubiquitous museum. The heart of Florence is Piazza della Signoria, with its majestic Palazzo Vecchio, the gallery of art sculptures of the Loggia dei Lanzi and the nearby Uffizi Gallery - one of the most renowned art museums in the world. Not far away is the religious centre of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, with its majestic dome (the biggest ever built) which - back in the days of the Grand Duchy - it was told that its shadow could cover the entire region of Tuscany. The enormous Duomo, with its magnificent Giotto's Campanile, one of the most beautiful in all of Italy, and the Battistero di San Giovanni, with its famous bronze doors, among which the golden Porta del Paradiso stands out. Besides the Uffizi, Florence can also boast other museums that would alone constitute the main artistic attraction of any other large city in the world: the Galleria dell'Accademia, the Bargello or the Royal Palace of Palazzo Pitti with its eight museums, among which the Galleria Palatina. The Florentines boast of having the best example of beauty in both feminine (with Botticelli's Venus) and masculine (with Michelangelo's David) art. Furthermore, the centre of Florence with its hundreds of commercial activities is a paradise for shopping and amusement: from the elegant art and high-fashion boutiques and the historical concert cafés, to the lively open-air markets. The centre also hosts numerous night-life establishments, discotheques, American bars and meeting places for aperitifs. Florence is without a doubt a mandatory stopover in your journey toward the discovery of the marvels of Tuscany.

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