Category:Florence, Italy

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Florence / Firenze / Florentia is a city in Italy.

• < Higher Education: University of Florence >

• < Publishers: Giuntina -- Le Monnier -- Sansoni -- Vallecchi >

• < Theatres: Palazzo Vecchio >

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Overview

Founded in Roman times as Fluentia / Florentia, the city flourished in the Renaissance becoming one of the main economic, cultural and artistic centers in Europe. For a few years the capital of Italy (1865-1871), Firenze has maintained its status as the economic, cultural and touristic center of Tuscany.

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