|
|
|
Florence
|
Renaissance city .
|
|
|
|
|
FLORENCE |
|
| Florence,set on the banks of the Arno River,is a thriving 20th C. city that has been able to retain the splendour of its Renaissance past.Surrounded by churches,palaces,bridges & statues,all blending magnificently into a brilliant light in the Tuscany countryside.Between the 13th & 16th C. it became the center of a most extraodinary blossoming of arts.Giotto , Botticelli , Brunelleschi,Donatello & Michelangelo worked in Florence and you will find yourself surrounded by their masterpieces .
Florence has unique charm and good taste . , a centre of remarkable craftsmen : a pure source of inspiration , a paradise for shopping too , stroll along Ponte Vecchio where people carry out their trade according to the traditional methods and where you will find typical Fiorentine crafts such as hats and bags , delicate lace and embroidery , jewellery & leather goods . |
|
| |
|
|
|
Home
Cruising
