Cradle of the Renaissance, Florence (Firenze) is a beauty, a romantic and enchanting city full of world-class art and iconic sites like the Duomo, the churches of Santa Maria Novella and Santa Croce , the Uffizi Gallery, Ponte Vecchio or Pitti Palace. With so many impressive attractions, Florence is irresistible. Its historic centre with cobblestone streets, sophisticated palaces and beautiful churches is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1982. The beautiful Tuscan city surrounded by hills dotted with vineyards and olive groves is also a fashion capital since Gucci and Salvatore Ferragamo opened their boutiques in Florence in the 1920s.
Piazza della Stazione is a large square in Florence dominated by the Firenze Santa Maria Novella Railway Station. It is the main railway station in Florence, Italy. Not far away from the Santa Maria Novella train station is Piazza Santa Maria Novella, a place where fairs and festivals are organized throughout the year. Piazza Santa Maria Novella was born in 1287 and completed around 1325. The two marble obelisks topped with a Florentine lily are sitting each one atop four bronze turtles by Giambologna. The main attraction in the piazza is the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, built between 1279 and the middle of the 1300s. The church was consecrated in 1420. The Renaissance façade by Leon Battista Alberti dates to the 1470s and it is the oldest standing façade to still exist in Florence.
Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the Tuscany region, in the Central Italy and the most populated city in Tuscany. The city attracts millions of tourists each year due to its artistic and cultural heritage dating back in the medieval times when Florence was a centre of European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. Considered to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, Florence is noted for its Renaissance art and architecture and its famous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti. The Historic Centre of Florence was declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site in 1982. From 1865 to 1871 the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. Florence was ranked by Forbes as the most beautiful city in the world in 2010.
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