Florence is one of the most popular travel cities in Italy and holds many attractions for the tourist. Florence, a Renaissance city in the heart of Tuscany, has some of Italy's best museums, beautiful cathedrals and churches, and interesting streets and squares with elegant buildings and shops.
Florence is known for its rich architectural and artistic masterpieces which symbolize the Renaissance and the important role Florence has played in history. It has a population of around half a million inhabitants, spreads on the banks of the Arno, between the Adriatic and the Tyrrhenian seas, almost in the middle of the Italian peninsula. Being on the main national railway lines, it is easily accessible from Italy and abroad.