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Historic Centre of Florence

French: Centre historique de Florence
The Historic Centre of Florence is a World Heritage site in Italy defined by the UNESCO in 1982 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
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"Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under the Medici in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its 600 years of extraordinary artistic activity can be seen above all in the 13th-century cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore), the Church of Santa Croce, the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace, the work of great masters such as Giotto, Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Michelangelo."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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