A tourist’s life in Florence

Florence. A bustling, crowded, noisy city on the bench of river Arno. Yet so packed of fine art masterpieces and soaked of pure Italian reinassance spirit.

You can almost breathe it along the narrow alleys or the large squares flanked by statues, palaces, amazing churches. You can feel that this was a city of trade, and that here arts and culture were cultivated to excel.

I had a really short weekend there, coming back after a few years. I had some fun in taking pictures of the contrasts between the treasures of art in display and the crowd of tourists from all over the world that insistently overwhelm the city center all year long.

 

Florence

Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is famous for its history: a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time, it is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance. A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family, and numerous religious and republican revolutions. It was the 2nd capital of the Kingdom of Italy (from 1865 to 1871). The Historic Centre of Florence attracts millions of tourists each year. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art , architecture, monuments, museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics.

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