Florence

A charming city that never fails to surprise, with its masterpieces of art, coloured marble of the churches and the architecture that evoke the splendour and the role played in the development of culture and art of the Renaissance.

The beating heart of Florence is Piazza del Duomo, with the monumental complex of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore – topped by the majestic dome by Brunelleschi, the Baptistery of San Giovanni – a magnificent example of Florentine Romanesque, Giotto’s bell tower – a masterpiece Florentine Gothic architecture.

Piazza della Signoria is the historic centre of civil life and is home to the fourteenth-century Loggia dei Lanzi, the Fountain of Neptune and the Palazzo della Signoria or Palazzo Vecchio, one of the symbolic monuments of the city, in front of which stand some famous statues, including a replica of the Michelangelo’s David.

Next to the square there is the majestic Uffizi Gallery, home to one of the most important museums in the world, including works by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and many other great artists.