Welcome to Florence, Italy, where the art is beautiful, the food is delicious, the city smells and tastes of herbs, and the days are full of excitement. Debra Levinson once said that “One of the great joys of traveling through Italy is discovering firsthand that it is, indeed, a dream destination” (Mr. and Mrs. Italy Guide). The city has a population of 370,000, which expands to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area. Being a historic town, founded in 54 BC, Florence has certainly stuck to its roots and still keeps up with the traditions. While Florence is most famous for the food, arts, and of course, wines, that’s not all there is to the city.
Every year, Florence attracts 10 million tourists to visit, and it’s usually for all the magnificent art. One might like to travel there for the chance to experience this for themselves. According to Atakan
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“In Florence, life begins at 8 AM. Shops open, bikers glide down the streets, and loud chatter starts. Within the city, you can find various cultures and different people. While days start early, the nights don’t end until the early hours of the morning. People are always wandering the streets until 2 AM(Demir).” Along with that, the architecture is unique to its location in Florence. Being the old city that it is, many of the buildings are made of brick and concrete, making the buildings very rough to the touch. Throughout Florence and all of Italy, the buildings are all round, rectangular, or a gothic style, which makes it shaped very much like a church. “The city of Florence was built on water,” Demir stated. “So many people are shocked that the buildings have stood this long, but along with being made of sturdy materials, the buildings aren’t submerged in water, they can be sturdy and are held up by mud and planks. One structure in specific, The Ponte Vecchio is the only bridge that survived the Nazi bombings of World War