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Florence is the capital city of the region of Tuscany and also the capital of the province of Florence. It is located at River Arno and has a population of about 400 000 citizens.
Florence is the top destination for lovers of art all over the world. Its incomparable beauty leads back to the Italian Renaissance, whose famous sons Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo designed the artistic and architectural gems. The numerous buildings include masterpieces like the Duomo with the Brunelleschi cupola and the marble clad baptistry, Ponte Vechhio or San Lorenzo. Florence has many other churches, monasteries, museums, galleries and palaces all unique in its kind.
It is said that of the 1 000 most important European artists of the second millennium, 350 lived or worked in Florence. This demonstrates the cultural status of this city, which is unlike any other in Europe.
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