| You can define Florence as the city of "pleasance, | | | | Dürer, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Parmigianino, |
| elegance, excellence, opulence, magnificence…." | | | | and Caravaggio. |
| In fact, you may need lot more beautiful adjectives to | | | | Fountain of Neptune or Bartolomeo Ammanati's |
| describe the city completely. Certainly, Florence has | | | | Fountain of Neptune, in the heart of the city, in the |
| floral pleasance, architectural elegance, artistic | | | | Piazza della Signoria (Signoria square), in front of the |
| excellence, cultural opulence, and renaissancial | | | | Palazzo Vecchio, is a remarkable fountain in Florence. |
| magnificence. | | | | The fountain is a masterpiece of marble sculpture at |
| Florence is one of the most fantastic cities of Italy. The | | | | the terminus of a still functioning Roman aqueduct. It |
| heart of Tuscany resting on the Arno River was the | | | | was designed by Bartolomeo Ammannati (1563-1565) |
| capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1865 to 1870. Long | | | | and some assistants, such as Giambologna. |
| ruled by the Medici family, Florence is often considered | | | | Bargello, also known as the Bargello Palace or Palazzo |
| the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. The city is | | | | del Popolo (Palace of the People), is a famous art |
| known for its scenic beauty and richness of its art and | | | | museum, located near Piazza della Signoria. Officially |
| architecture. Surely, Florence gives you numerous | | | | known as the National Museum of the Bargello, the |
| reasons to visit its exotic sites, but here are top rated | | | | museum features the wonderful works of |
| 10 reasons to visit the city. | | | | renaissancial lords including Michelangelo, Donatello, |
| Santa Maria del Fiore (Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore), | | | | Ammannati, Bandinelli, Andrea and Jacopo Sansovino, |
| the iconic domed cathedral of the city, is the | | | | Desiderio da Settignano, Giambologna, and Antonio |
| best-known site and renaissance architectural gem of | | | | Rossellino. |
| Florence. The basilica, famous for its dome designed | | | | Palazzo Vecchio, the huge Tuscan Gothic crenellated |
| by Filippo Brunelleschi, is also known as Duomo or | | | | fortress-palace, is one of the most significant public |
| Florence Cathedral. The magnificent cathedral has | | | | places in Florence. The town hall of Florence is one of |
| literally become the symbol of the city. | | | | the most impressive town halls of Tuscany. |
| Giotto's Tower, sited adjacent to the Duomo, is one of | | | | Overlooking the Piazza della Signoria with its famous |
| the notable sites in Florence. The lofty campanile | | | | copy of Michelangelo's David statue, the Palazzo |
| tower is designed by Giotto, the eminent renaissancial | | | | Vecchio is a symbol of the commune of Florence. |
| Italian painter and architect from Florence. The | | | | Pitti Palace (Palazzo Pitti), situated on the south side of |
| majestic tower has 414 stepped, which you can climb | | | | the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte |
| to have magnificent 360-degree view of the Duomo. | | | | Vecchio, is a grand Renaissance palace. The palace |
| Baptistery of St John (Battistero di San Giovanni) is a | | | | was originally the town residence of an ambitious |
| splendiferous religious edifice in Florence. It is believed | | | | Florentine banker, Luca Pitti. The Medici family bought it |
| to be the oldest building in the city. The Baptistery is | | | | in 1539. Presently, the palace exhibits the collection of |
| famous for its beautiful interior and three sets of | | | | the Medici family's artistic treasures. |
| magnificent and artistically important bronze doors. | | | | Boboli Gardens (Giardino di Boboli), behind the Palazzo |
| Baptistery stands in the Piazza del Duomo, just to the | | | | Pitti, comprise famous park of Florence. The gardens |
| west of the Duomo. | | | | are nice place for pleasuring, walking, and enjoying |
| Uffizi Gallery (Galleria degli Uffizi), housed in the | | | | wonderful views of the city and the countryside south |
| Palazzo degli Uffizi, a palazzo in Florence, is one of the | | | | of the city. The gardens are known for their famous |
| oldest and most renowned art museums in the world. | | | | collection of sculptures dating from the sixteenth |
| The museum offers marvellous collection of classic | | | | through the eighteenth centuries, and Roman antiquities. |
| masterpieces, renaissance paintings & sculptures, | | | | Ponte Vecchio, a medieval bridge over the Arno River, |
| which include the works of the masters, such as | | | | is the oldest and most famous bridge in Florence. |
| Cimabue, Duccio, Giotto, Simone Martini, Paolo Uccello, | | | | Often the bridge is described as Europe's oldest |
| Piero della Francesca, Fra Filippo Lippi, Andrea del | | | | wholly-stone, closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge. |
| Verrocchio, Hugo van der Goes, Sandro Botticelli, | | | | The bridge is a great tourist trap, famous for jewelry |
| Leonardo da Vinci, Piero di Cosimo, Albrecht | | | | shops built along it, since the days of the Medici. |