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Florence is the capital city of Tuscany region and province of Florence. With a population of about 365,000, it is the most populated city of Tuscany region. Florence is known for its history and importance in arts and architecture in the middle ages. Florence is the center of medieval European trade and finance. It was the capital city of Kingdom of Italy during 1865-1870. With number of historic centers and its status as World Heritage Site (declared by UNESCO in 1982), Florence attracts millions of tourists every year.

Florence is famous all over the world as the 'Cradle of Renaissance” for its churches, buildings, monuments and several other world heritage sites. Santa Maria Del Fiore, domed Cathedral is the best known site and crowning architecture jewel of Florence. 600-years old Dome, is the largest dome built in brick and mortar in the world. Besides its architecture, Florence is also famous for its exceptional painting, sculpture and other artistic heritage. World renowned painters Leonardo da Vinci and fathers of the Italian Paintings Cimabue and Giotto have lived here. Economy of Florence is largely dependent upon tourism. On any given day during the peak season from April to October, local population is greatly outnumbered by the number of tourists from all over the world.