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Florence,
capital of the region of Tuscany,
is a spectacular and
historic city, interspersed with many famous art galleries
and churches. Birthplace of the Renaissance, an
amazing outburst of activity from the 14th to the 16th
century that completely changed the Tuscan town and the
world. Under the benevolent eye (and purse) of the Medicis,
Florence blossomed into an unrivalled repository of art and
architectural treasures by geniuses such as Botticelli,
Brunelleschi, Cellini, Donatello, Fra Angelico, Ghiberti,
Giotto, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael. Since the 19th
century, it has been visited by millions wanting to see
Michelangelo's David, Botticelli's Birth of Venus,
Brunelleschi's dome on the Duomo, and Giotto's campanile
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