One of the most interesting and attractive "museum" is Florence. Every year thousands of tourists come here to admire the antiquity of the city, which has reached our days, and remained intact.
The city was founded in 59 BC Etruscan settlement on the site of Julius Caesar, in the hills along the banks of the Arno River. The town was named Casta Florence, which means "prosperous military camp," and it is subsequently determined the name of the current Florence - "Blooming."
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Florence became the capital of the Duchy of Tuscany after she captured the surrounding area - Fiesole, Pisa, Siena, and now - the administrative center of the Tuscany Region.
National Central Library of Florence.
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Florence gave us such great masters as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dante and Aligeri Galileo Galilei.
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Everywhere the traders offer to buy paintings.
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The very center of town - the area, named after the Basilica of Santa Croce.
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The Basilica of Santa Croce - the world's largest Franciscan church, the famous frescoes by Giotto and tombs of great men of Italy.
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We go through the cobbled streets of old Tuscany, many of which have preserved their medieval image, which went well-known thinkers, artists, architects and ...
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Beside each door so such calls with the names of living persons.
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The presence of the workshop - an integral part of the city.
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Florence mesmerizing silence of narrow medieval streets.
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Manhole Florence.
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At the entrance to the church stands priblatnenny beggar.
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A small church.
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How is Italy without pizza? ..
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The streets of Florence, distinguished by a special grace, they are narrow, short, and that do not say it's easy to get lost.
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The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. The building is crowned by a huge dome of the cathedral rusty-red color.
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Marble Cathedral impresses with its sharp edge.
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Detail of the door.
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In Italy, its size is second only to Florence Cathedral of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
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Baptistery of San Giovanni - one of the oldest buildings in the city. Until the XIX century, it is here that all the baptized natives of Florence.
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Government building in 1299, where sat priority, called the New Palace, now known as the Palazzo Vecchio - now serves as town hall.
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Area della Signoria, with its history the area has changed a few names: Piazza dei Priori, pl. Duke and the Great Square. Nation.
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The world-famous Ponte Vecchio over the Arno River, located at the narrowest point of the river.
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The oldest and the oldest bridge in Florence, has retained its original appearance. The unusual and the main feature of the Ponte Vecchio - at home, huddled close to each other on both sides of the bridge.
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For over 500 years are located on the bridge jewelry shops and workshops, so that it began to be called the "Golden Bridge".
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