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The Renaissance period is the most celebrated era in Florentine history. The graceful paintings, daunting family legacies, moving literary tomes and stunning architectural advancem...

Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 A.D. He is widely accepted as the first author who wrote in the everday vernacular that soon evolved into modern Italian, as well as th...

This thematic, three-hour walk traces the explosion of scientific progress and the rise of humanism during the rule of the Medici family in Renaissance-era Florence. The Medic...

The complex and dramatic story of the Medici family is inextricably linked to the history of Florence, itself. Rising to power in the late 14th century, the Medici dominated the po...

The Pitti Palace, and the amazing art collections contained within, stands as a strong expression of power of the Medici Dukes, who returned to Florence in the 16th and 17th  ...