Florence - The Capital of Art.

Florence welcomes every year millions of art traveler with its great museums, sculptures, art galleries, historical buildings and with the street artists.
Florence is the capital of the Tuscany Region in the Northern Italy.One of the Europe's most important cultural and art center. The city is home to Michelangelo's David, Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Raphael's Madonnas. Florence was the capital of the Old Italian Kingdom and established around the Arno River. The city is one of the most important trade centers of Italy and Europe. Known as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci , Michelangelo and Dante Alighieri grew up in this city. Except history and cultural richness there are also many stylish restaurants, cafes and fashion shops.
Like the other Italian cities you can find many fashion brand stores such as Armani, Versace, Coveri, Ferragamo and etc. in Florence. If you a lover of antique items you must visit The Via Maggio Street. For leather garments, just visit to the fifth street of Florence , Via dei Tornabuoni.Prices are quite expensive but you can find really high quality designs here.
Florence also famous for its open air markets. Specially San Lorenzo Market is very popular. In the market, leather goods, silk, knitted clothing, gloves, Venetian-style glassware, table cloths, linen fabric, women's underwear, night, jewelry, hats, bags, silver jewelry, toys, ceramics, wickerwork and local hand work can be found.

Places that you must visit in Florence:

The Uffizi (Gallerie degli Uffizi)
One of the greatest art galleries of the world. There is a huge collection of Renaissance Paintings.
Here you can see thhe great works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Giotto, Botticelli, Rubens and Raphael.

Pisa
You can visit Field of Miracles and of course legendary Pisa Tower.

The Accedemia Gallery
You can see Michelangelo' s David here.

San Miniato al Monte
One of the most striking examples of Romanesque architecture.

Basilica di San Lorenzo
One of the most prestigious libraries in Italy.

Santa Maria del Fiore
This cathedral has 384 steps and high gothic style architecture with remarkable bell tower.

Piazza Della Signoria
The most important open air museum in the city and the tours are free. It was built in 1565.

Ponte Vecchio
The oldest Bridge in Florence across The Arno River. The bridge is still lined with shops selling jewelry.






Arezzo
Fascinating examples of Fresk art. There are wine production areas are 200km far from the town. And also tobacco fields, olive groves, vineyards and chestnust will accompany your visit.

Mugello
A green area in the north of Florence. A gift of nature for nature lovers.

Montepulciano
One of the great works of the Renaissance, Antonio da Sangallo's San Biagio Church is located here.

Lucca
The Palazzo Ducale is worth seeing, Elisa Bonaparte and Maria Luisa lived here.

Sante Croce
A magnificent Gothic Church, known as Italy's Westminster Abbey.

The Bargello (Museo Nazionale del Bargello)
Here you can find a great national collection of Renaissance sculpture.