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FLORENCE
Florence - Florence is the capital of Tuscany region. Florence is rich in industry and craft, commerce and culture, art and science. Climate here is temperate and sometimes variable. Winters are breezy and summers hot. This art city had been the birth place of many well known and eminent artists. Academies, art schools, scientific institutes and cultural centers are proof of the city's intensive love for art. This was the place were Renaissance begun. Visit the beautiful Grotto's Bell Tower, Piazza del Duomo the Baptistery of St. John, the Academy of Fine Arts Gallery housing the "David" by Michelangelo, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, and Santa Croce, the 13th century Franciscan church with Cimabue's famous crucifix. The best attractions of Florence are listed below :-
Ponte Vecchio - This admirable Bridge is the oldest bridge in Florence. Its banks are still full of goldsmiths, silversmiths and jewelers laboratories whose art has been passed down from generation to generation.
Piazza della Signoria - The magnificent Piazza della Signoria is a real open-air exhibition. Palazzo Vecchio, with its sixteenth-century hall full of frescoes by Vasari, the Fountain of Neptune by Ammannati, and the copy of Michelangelo's David leave the visitors spell bounded. On the right-hand of the square there is the Loggia della Signoria that contains statues like the bronze Perseo by Cellini and il Ratto delle Sabine by Gianbologna.
Giardino di Boboli - The Boboli Gardens is situated alongside the Palazzo Pitti. The garden was created on the wishes of the Medici family in 1500. A walk across these beautiful renaissance gardens will reveal the sight of enthralling monuments such as the amphitheater, the Grotta del Buontalenti, and the small island with the statues of the dancing country-folk.
The San Lorenzo Market - The Central San Lorenzo Market is housed inside a huge iron and glass building that was built in 1874. This market is a favorite tourist destination. On the ground floor there are several delicatessens sold. On the first floor there are flower stalls and fruit and vegetable stalls where all the local seasonal produce is displayed.