Florence

Florence is one of the most important Italian towns, famous all over the world. For many years it has been the cradle of the culture and art of the renaissance.
Florence population counts of about 408 thousand inhabitants that are employed in the tourist industry as well as textile industry, fashion, optician, chemistry, pharmaceutical and metal industry.
Also artesian have their place with the production of leather goods and more typical productions.
The historical centre of Florence is limited in a compact area so that every interesting spot of the town can be easily reached walking.
The very centre of Florence is the Duomo square, the starting point for a visit around the town.
Though a large part of Florence has a renaissance style, the area between Duomo square and Palazzo Vecchio has still a medieval style.
Palazzo Vecchio and Signoria square have been the centre of the political and social life for many years in the past.
The several museums of Florence contain an important part of the artistic Italian heritage, some of the main ones are: the Uffizi, Pitti palace, the archaeological museum and the modern art museum.
Also to be considered the libraries and the academies Crusca, Cimento and Colombaria.
The religious monuments are an important artistic complex that counts of the Cathedral (Duomo, also called Santa Maria del Fiore) that contain the Micelangelo’s Pietà and a huge cupola invented by Brunelleschi and the Giotto bell tower.
More holy spots are Santa Maria Novella; Santa Croce, which hosts the graves of important people such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Foscolo and Rossini; and San Lorenzo church.
Florence’s art is also in the streets, with great works such as palazzo Vecchio, the loggia dell'Orcagna, Medici palace, Pitti palace and Uffizi.
Another interesting place is Ponte Vecchio, characterized by a large number of jewellers, an tradition since the XVI century.
Florence climate is often influenced by the sea that makes it mild in winter but very humid and hot in summer.

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