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Cities in Tuscany
Below we hope to provide information on the major cities in Tuscany, to better help you plan your visit to this beautiful region. This is an ongoing project, so check back as we continue to publish more information on the site.
Florence
Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under the Medici family in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its 600 years of extraordinary artistic activity can be seen above all in the 13th-century Cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore), the Church of Santa Croce, the Uffizi Gallery and the Pitti Palace where works of great masters such as Giotto, Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Michelangelo can be seen and admired.