Italy: Firenze
The city of Firenze (or Florence if you prefer), the cultural center of Italian province Tuscany. This city has a rich history, many masters of Italian painting lived here and this is the place from where the Italian Renaissance originated.
![Duomo di Firenze](/content/photography/travel/012-italy-firenze/thumbs/Italy_Firenze_2008_005_6797.jpg)
![Duomo di Firenze](/content/photography/travel/012-italy-firenze/thumbs/Italy_Firenze_2008_006_6798.jpg)
![Duomo di Firenze](/content/photography/travel/012-italy-firenze/thumbs/Italy_Firenze_2008_007_6807.jpg)
![Firenze](/content/photography/travel/012-italy-firenze/thumbs/Italy_Firenze_2008_008_6808.jpg)
![Firenze](/content/photography/travel/012-italy-firenze/thumbs/Italy_Firenze_2008_009_6809.jpg)
![Firenze, Plazza della Signoria (VR)](/content/photography/travel/012-italy-firenze/thumbs/Italy_Firenze_2008_010_Plazza della Signoria Panorama.jpg)
Firenze, Plazza della Signoria (VR)
The center of this city is declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, due to a large number of monuments. Some famous marble sculptures can be seen here like the Fountain of Neptune and a copy of Michelangelo's David. The famous Ufizi galley is close to this place.
![Michelangelo's David (copy), Hercules and Cacus](/content/photography/travel/012-italy-firenze/thumbs/Italy_Firenze_2008_012_6823.jpg)
![Ponte Vecchio](/content/photography/travel/012-italy-firenze/thumbs/Italy_Firenze_2008_013_6834.jpg)
![Ponte Vecchio](/content/photography/travel/012-italy-firenze/thumbs/Italy_Firenze_2008_014_6837.jpg)
![Ponte Vecchio](/content/photography/travel/012-italy-firenze/thumbs/Italy_Firenze_2008_015_6838.jpg)
![Ponte Vecchio](/content/photography/travel/012-italy-firenze/thumbs/Italy_Firenze_2008_016_6840.jpg)
![Fiume Arno & Ponte Vecchio](/content/photography/travel/012-italy-firenze/thumbs/Italy_Firenze_2008_017_Fiume Arno & Ponte Vecchio Panorama.jpg)
Fiume Arno & Ponte Vecchio
In English: "The River Arno and the Old Bridge". Ponte Vecchio is an old stone bridge that still has shops along it, like in Medival Age. Today, these are very expensive jewelleries and souvenir shops.
![Firenze](/content/photography/travel/012-italy-firenze/thumbs/Italy_Firenze_2008_020_6846.jpg)
![Firenze](/content/photography/travel/012-italy-firenze/thumbs/Italy_Firenze_2008_021_6848.jpg)
![Duomo di Firenze](/content/photography/travel/012-italy-firenze/thumbs/Italy_Firenze_2008_022_6849.jpg)
![Firenze](/content/photography/travel/012-italy-firenze/thumbs/Italy_Firenze_2008_023_6853.jpg)