French: Centre historique de Florence
The Historic Centre of Florence is a World Heritage site in Italy defined by the UNESCO in 1982 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 414 (603, 173) in our monthly survey..

"Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under the Medici 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 and the Pitti Palace, the work of great masters such as Giotto, Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Michelangelo."
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