All Hotels In Florence Search for Town in Italy: Florence is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. 
Florence lies on the Arno River with a population of around 400,000 people and a further 200,000 persons living in the surrounding area. Florence is a centre of trade and finance in Italy. The old centre of the city is very beautiful and UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1982. The climate is hot with dry summers and cool, damp winters. The summer temperatures are higher than those along coast due to the lack of the prevailing wind. The small amount of rain which falls in the summer is from the clouds caused by convectional current. The main rainfall falls in the winter months. The cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore, is known locally as "The Duomo" and was built by Filippo Brunelleschi.
Between April and October, the city is visited by a large number of tourists from all over the world and the museums become very crowded. Florence is the most important city in Tuscany which is one of the great wine-growing regions in the world. The Chianti region is just south of the city, and its Sangiovese grapes figure prominently not only in its Chianti Classico wines but also in many of the more recently developed Supertuscan blends. Art dominates in Florence with many historic buildings all over the city. Visitors are advised to park their cars and visit the city by foot so as not to increase the congstion nor miss the many small details.
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