Florence: The City of Lilies
Author: Orson Johnson
The jewel of Tuscan region, Florence is a city of central Italy
on the Arno River, at the foot of the Apennines, east of Pisa. It
is the capital city of Tuscany, the region in the northwest Italy
surrounded by Apennines, the Ligurian Sea, and Tyrrhenian Sea.
Florence is also known as Firenze.
Florence was a powerful city-state under the Medici family. The
city was the center of the Italian Renaissance from the 14th
century to the 16th century, and during that time artists and
intellectuals like Boccaccio, Botticelli, Dante, Donatello,
Filippo Brunelleschi, Galileo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael,
Michelangelo, Niccolò Machiavelli etc. flourished in the
city. It is said that of the 1,000 most important European
artists of the second millennium, 350 lived or worked in
Florence.
Florence remained the capital the capital of the
Kingdom of Italy from 1865 to 1870. In 1871 the capital was
shifted to Rome. Modern city of Florence has area of 102 km²
and population of 366,488. It is a commercial, industrial, rail
junction, and a tourist center. The city has highly flourishing
tourism industry; in fact tourism is the cornerstone of the
economy of the city.
Florence is a highly coveted tourist destination
in the world. The city enjoys warm temperate continental climate,
which includes hot dry summers and cool damp winters. The summer
temperatures are higher than those along coastlines due to the
lack of a prevailing wind. Small amount rain falls in the summer,
but relief rainfall dominates in the winter.
The heart of Tuscany, Florence is one of the most beautiful
cities in the world. The city is blessed with rare beauties of
nature. The city has a treasure of exquisiteness in its bosom to
offer to its visitors. It dishes out stunning province of hills,
mesmeric mountains, luscious lakes, ravishing rivers, seducing
skyline. Florence is beautiful city of flowers and fragrances; In
fact the very name of the city sounds its close affinity to the
flowers and fragrance. The city is famous for its flowers, lilies
that have earned it a beautiful epithet-- the "City of Lilies."
The city is home to numerous beautiful blooming parks and
gardens. Florence offers intoxicating atmosphere full of fragrant
airs all around. It's the best destination for having vacation
with theme of love and romance.
Florence is widely known for its fine art and
architecture. A connoisseur's delight, the city is a perfect
destination for lovers of art. It's the city of beautiful
churches, monasteries, museums, galleries and palaces. Florence
is one of the greatest historic cities of the world, and thus
sometimes also dubbed as "Athens of Italy," or "Athens of the
Middle Age." The UNESCO declared the historic city of Florence as
a World Heritage Site in 1982.
About the author:
Orson Johnson writes for Holiday Velvet, a website providing
listings for bed and breakfasts, villas, hotels and apartments in Florence
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