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Florence, Italy

This is the city of "rebirth" and "humanism", the "Flourishing city". Florence's ideas of beauty through architecture have had a worldwide impact and the city has an impressive artistic legacy.
 

Piazza del Duomo is a great place to start a tour that will uncover some of Florence's historical beauty. Not only is the piazza rich in history, but it's an architectural delight too. One of the first sights you will see is the Battistero di San... [ more ]

The history of Florence stretches back as far as the 8th Century BCE when a primitive settlement lived in the valley, close to the Arno. "Florentia" is recorded as an official Roman colony in 59 BCE and was designed according to the typical Roman... [ more ]
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