The city of Florence is considered the cradle of the Renaissance world and is recognized worldwide as among the top cities for art and architecture, with its many historic buildings, monuments, and rich museums (Galleria degli Uffizi, Galleria dell'Accademia, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Palatine Gallery, Museo degli Argenti, Museo Nazionale di San Marco, etc.). The cultural and artistic heritage of Florence is among the largest in the world, the city is renowned for, from the point of view of art, as one of the most beautiful and important cities on the planet. 

In 1982 the Historic Center of the City of Florence has been included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage properties.

Anotole France wrote in 1894: "The God who made the hills of Florence was an artist [...] He was a goldsmith and engraver of medals, sculptor, bronze founder and painter, he was a Florentine." Anatole France (François-Anatole Thibault) "Lys Rouge" 1894 

Today Florence (Municipality: 366,000 inhabitants (102.41 square km); Metropolitan Area: 1,510,000 inhabitants (4,844 square km)) is the capital of the homonymous province and of the region of Tuscany. The city economy is based on tourism, industries (textiles and clothing, metal, optical, chemical, pharmaceutical, glass and ceramics) and a flourishing craftsmanship (lace, gold, processing of straw). Florence is located at the foot of Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, in a valley surrounded by beautiful hills and open to the west on a vast plain crossed by the River Arno.

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Florence view from Piazzale Michelangelo