Florencia

"Florencia (Firenze en italiano) es una ciudad situada al norte de la región central de Italia, capital y ciudad más poblada de la Ciudad metropolitana homónima y de la región de Toscana, de la que es su centro histórico, artístico, económico y administrativo. Cuenta con unos 378.236 habitantes, y es el centro de un área metropolitana de aproximadamente un millón y medio de habitantes. Capital de Italia entre 1865 y 1871 durante la Unificación italiana, en la edad media fue un importante centro cultural, económico y financiero. Conoció su época de mayor esplendor tras la instauración del Gran Ducado de Toscana bajo el dominio de la dinastía Médici. Florencia es el núcleo urbano en el que se originó en la segunda mitad del siglo XIV el movimiento artístico denominado Renacimiento, y se la considera una de las cunas mundiales del arte y de la arquitectura. Su centro histórico fue declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad en 1982, y en él destacan obras medievales y renacentistas como la cúpula de Santa María del Fiore, el Ponte Vecchio, la Basílica de Santa Cruz, el Palazzo Vecchio y museos como los Uffizi, el Bargello o la Galería de la Academia, que acoge al David de Miguel Ángel."

"Florence (/flrns/ FLOR-ns; Italian: Firenze [firntse] ) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the Metropolitan City of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 382,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1,520,000 in the metropolitan area. Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time. It is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called "the Athens of the Middle Ages". A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family, and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city was the capital of the recently established Kingdom of Italy. The Historic Centre of Florence attracts 13 million tourists each year, and Euromonitor International ranked the city as the world's 89th most visited in 2012, with 1.8 million visitors. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Florence is an important city in Italian fashion, being ranked in the top 51 fashion capitals of the world; furthermore, it is a major national economic centre, as well as a tourist and industrial hub. In 2008, the city had the 17th highest average income in Italy."