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Piazzale Michelangelo »

Piazzale Michelangelo is situated just above the hill of Florence and just south of the Arno Valley where it has a beautiful view of the city. This is of one hundred four meters and three hundred forty one feet above sea level. This was built in between the years 1865 and 1870 and designed by [...]

Pharmacy of Santa Maria Novella »

The Pharmacy of Santa Maria Novella is located just at the main railway of Florence; this was called Novella which means new in English because this was built on the site of the Santa Maria delle Vigne which was an oratory from the 9th century. This is one of the great basilicas in this city [...]

Museo Stibbert »

Museo Stibbert is not a regular museum that you will see in every country, this is a museum that is of collection of amours and weaponry from different countries in the world and these collections date back from the 15th and 17th century. Most of these collections are from the Medieval Times. This museum was [...]

Florence Nightlife »

Florence has so much to offer when it comes to its night life, you just have to choose from which among these night scenes that you would want to experience when you are in this city. There are the theaters which you can head out to if you wan to watch plays, opera or ballet [...]

Florence Festivals »

There are numerous of festivals that are being held here in Florence and mostly every month they do celebrate these festivals and some of these festivals have been celebrated more than you could imagine, some have been already a tradition also. Here are some of the festivals that the Florentine’s celebrate. There is this festival [...]

Duomo »

This is one of the finest late Gothic structures that you will find in Italy. This Duomo is also called the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. The cathedral was built on the site of the previous cathedral Santa Reparata. In 1296, the construction for this cathedral began and it was by Arnulfo di Cambio. [...]

Basilica di San Miniato al Monte »

Basilica di San Miniato al Monte is situated at the top of the highest part in Florence, the Monte Alle Croci, which is overlooking the city of Florence and also the Piazzale Michelangelo. This is one of the most beautiful churches in Italy that is of Roman-like structure. This is said to be built in [...]

About Florence »

Florence, Italy is one of the most romantic cities in the world and it is also one of the most beautiful cities in Italy. This is located on the northern part of Italy. This was used to be a capital of Italy in 1865 up to 1870.This is the city in Italy where most of [...]