Why to visit the city Florence
by Abele Abate Impresa ItaliaUnderstand
more about the historic structures and important places to visit. It would be
very easy to narrow down the places to visit.
The
capital of Tuscany region is Florence with a population of half million
inhabitants. It is located in the center
of Italian peninsula. It is a bustling
city with craft and industry, art and science, commerce and culture. As it lies
on the national railway lines, it is very easy to reach this place from
important cities of Italy and abroad. The airport is situated just 5km from the city
centre. Florence which is known as Firenze in
Italy has a temperate climate but it is rather variable with hot summers and
breezy winters. The Chianti area, which
lies between Siena and Florence is one of the spectacular country sides in
Italy and is also popular for it is wine production. This city is internationally admired for the
high concentration of architecture and art of Renaissance era. The city had
initially started off the Renaissance movement in Italy. The city of Florence always attracts tourists
every year.
Florence
has various options for accommodation. You could find hotels and restaurants, apartments
to rent and hostels to suit all kinds of budgets and styles. The hotels would be quite expensive if you
plan to stay in city. However, you would still be able to find many hotels
in Florence and could save money while you stay there.
Listed
below are few places you could visit while you are there.
Places to visit
Mercato Nuovo- It is a covered market that is located in the
historic part of Florence. Earlier, it was only intended for luxury and silk
goods and also for popular straw hats. But now days it is mainly used for
selling souvenirs and leather goods. The biggest attraction of this place is
the Piglet fountain.
Palazzo
Vecchio- It is one of the most important buildings
and this grand palace overlooks the Piazza Della Signoria. It is built
in 12th century and had housed powerful Medici family. Also for 6 centuries
it has housed supreme governing body. Since 1872, Palazzo Vecchio is served as
city town hall and museum. It packs wealth of art works and artifacts which
includes beautiful sculptures, frescoes, intricate carvings, painted ceilings
and tapestries which depicts Biblical and historic events.
Uffizi
Gallery- It is considered as one the greatest
art museums in the world and is located off Piazza della Signoria. It was built
in 1560 initially to house the various offices of city magistrates. After the Medici family lost its power, palace
was converted to art gallery which showcases it exquisite collection art
treasures of Renaissance era. It has been opened to public from 1765 and it
offers many art works of masters like Bottlcelli, Titian, Michelangelo and
Leonardo da Vinci.
Ponte Vecchio-It is one of the city’s most photographed and oldest bridges which is built above the Arno river. It was built by Etruscans. The striking feature of this bridge is the jewelry shops along its edges.
Norma
sokol is explaining in this article about the major tourist attractions in the
city.
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If you want to go to one city in all of Italy, maybe even the world, for the perfect blend of culture, history, art, architecture, unique food & fantastic wine, this would be it. Florence is the capital of the Tuscany region which is world famous for its wine.
It is one of the fashion capitals of the world with the headquarters of Ferragamo, Gucci, Roberto Cavalli, and Emilio Pucci located there, and some amazing designer outlets for those looking to shop designer at a steal.
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Aug 26th 2016 01:51