Firenze comes from Florentiae, locative form of Florentia, in turn a name conveying good luck, from Latin: florēre, lit.'to blossom'. 展开

In 1200 the city was home to 50,000 people. By 1300 the population of the city proper was 120,000, with an additional 300,000 living in the 展开

• The traditional boroughs of the whole comune of Florence
• The 5 administrative boroughs of the whole comune of Florence
The legislative body of the 展开

Florence is known as the "cradle of the Renaissance" (la culla del Rinascimento) for its monuments, churches, and buildings. The best-known site of Florence is the domed cathedral of the city, Santa Maria del Fiore, known as The Duomo, whose dome was built by 展开

Florence originated as a Roman city, and later, after a long period as a flourishing trading and banking medieval commune, it was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. … 展开

Tourism is, by far, the most important of all industries and most of the Florentine economy relies on the money generated by international arrivals and students studying in the city. The … 展开

Art
Florence was the birthplace of High Renaissance art, which lasted from about 1500 to 1527. Renaissance art put a larger emphasis on naturalism … 展开