The cradle of the Italian Renaissance is unrivalled in the breadth of its artistic treasures Florence has the greatest collection of Renaissance art in the world & a character list that reads like a Who's Who of the period's greatest artists & thinkers
- Dante Leonardo Michaelangelo
- not to mention the powerful families who financed their work
- the Medici & the Strozzi Evidence of their lasting influence abounds today including the discovery of a Leonardo fresco beneath a painting by Vasari & the unearthing of Michaelangelo's plans for a church facade Time Out's expert local authors cover Florence's past & present with authoritative art history & their trademark appreciation of contemporary culture