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The Italian city of Florence (Firenze) is a big-hitter in the tourism leagues and a feast for the eyes. Located in the region of Tuscany, it is famously the home of Renaissance art and architecture.

Treasures include the famous Duomo with its vast tiled dome, designed by Brunelleschi, which sits atop the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Palazzo Vecchio, Pitti Palace, and the enclosed Ponte Vecchio bridge.

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