Florence is the county seat of Tuscany region and is considered the place of origin of the Italian Renaissance, the cradle of the art of architecture and one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

It houses many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture.

One of the most famous places is the Duomo, the cathedral with a tiled dome designed by Brunelleschi and Giotto’s bell tower. The Uffizi Gallery hosts Botticelli’s Nascita di Venere and the Annunciazione by Leonardo da Vinci.

(44 kms from the Podere di Casalta)