Sunday, February 7, 2010
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Firenze conobbe il periodo di maggior splendore tra il XIV e il XVI secolo sotto la dinastia dei Medici e diede un grandissimo contributo allo sviluppo del Rinascimento, un movimento culturale a Firenze, artistico e letterario che ha cambiato il pensiero ed i costumi di tutta l'Italia. Per questo motivo Firenze nel mondo è conosciuta come la 'culla del Rinascimento': qui sono nati, hanno vissuto e hanno lavorato molti tra i più grandi artisti appartenenti a questo movimento.
Florence, capital of the region of Tuscany, 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. Florence city which bustles with industry and craft, commerce and culture, art and science. Being on the main national railway lines, it is easily accessible from most important places both in Italy and abroad. The Florence "Vespucci" airport, where both national and international airlines stop, is located 5 Km. from the city centre. The main motorway, A1, connects Florence with Bologna and Milano in the North and Rome and Naples in the South. There is also motorway which connects Florence to Siena.The Chianti area, between Florence and Siena, is one of the most beautiful countrysides in Italy and a famous wine production area.
Hotels: Hotel Excelsior, on the banks of the Arno River, in the heart of Renaissance Florence, is a patrician palace with lovely views of the Ponte Vecchio and the Tuscan countryside. (Piazza Ognissanti, Florence, Italy), Grand Hotel Firenze is housed in a 19th century palace overlooking the Arno river. This awarded 5 star luxury hotel in central Florence with its elegant design and precious decorations. The splendid Grand Hotel could be the ideal place for your romantic honeymoon in Florence. Four Seasons Florence. ( Borgo Pinti, 99, 50121, Firenze, Italy