Florence is a small city, located in the Arno River valley, and surrounded by olive-planted hills on the north and south. Florence is also a city of the arts. Its chapels, galleries and museums are an inexhaustible treasure, capturing the complex, often elusive spirit of the Renaissance more fully than any other place in the country. Festivals, shopping, feasts for the senses along every street, in every square, and in every museum: these are the gifts Florence offers to the visitor.
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2 nights in Florence | Oct 29 08'
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Florence, Day 3 - Shop 'till we drop!! (AKA: Sunglasses? What Sunglasses? I don't have any sunglasses!) | Jun 10 06'
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Epiphany Celebration | Jan 05 07'
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