Florence is the capital of Tuscany, a famous world art city and ancient cultural city, the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, if you love art, you will surely fall in love with Florence. In Ezra Pound's pen, this city has another romantic name—Cold Spring.

The three words 'Cold Spring' fill the city with literature, adding more mystery. The gentle moments in life always appear suddenly at some moment, and the stunning views were once honed by mediocrity.

Many people say that Florence is a place that everyone must go once. 19 years ago, Jay Chou and Kun Ling revisited Florence, the place where they got married, and the shooting and punching places are all in this ancient bridge. Dante was also a native of Florence. Everyone who walks across this bridge will naturally associate him with it. Not only is he an initiator of the Renaissance, but he also has that great love story.

It is the oldest bridge on the Arno River and also the most distinctive. The bridge is full of houses, all of which are small shops. Once, this was where the butcher sold meat. However, due to hygiene issues, the butcher would conveniently throw the bad meat into the river, so they were forbidden to do business here. Now it has become a jewelry street.

The streets next to the old bridge are literary, and it is more in line with the Cold Spring style after the rain. The old bridge is very suitable for taking pictures.

In Italian, Florence means 'flowers'. So this place is also called 'City of Flowers'. Perhaps this is more in line with the city's artistic atmosphere.

Walking across the old bridge can go to Michelangelo Square. Passing through the main square, the square is quite crowded, and there are also many sculptures. It is like an open-air sculpture museum. There is also a copy of 'David'.

The Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore is a landmark in Florence, one of the world's five cathedrals, and the first great building of the Renaissance. The exterior is made of red, green and white three-colored marble, giving off the elegant and graceful atmosphere of Florence. However, it is quite difficult to take a shot of the entire cathedral.

It is a representative building of the early days of the Renaissance, especially the dome of the cathedral is considered a miracle of architectural history. Brunelleschi designed a clever new machine for this purpose, with oxen to drive lifting machines and large cranes, which far exceeded the technology of that era.

The construction of the cathedral's dome cost 16 years, and what is most puzzling is how he could so accurately place the bricks. Many experts have guessed, but no one is sure. However, when Brunelleschi died, he left no design drawings of the dome. So until today, the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore can be considered a revolutionary design, an innovative engineering.

The cathedral's interior is in a Latin cross shape, everywhere is magnificent and exquisite, the colorful glass sculptures on the walls are also exquisite.

Inside the dome there is a large ceiling painting 'The Last Judgment', painted by Vasari in 16th century Florence.

From the cathedral to Michelangelo Square is quite far, on the hillside opposite the Arno River. If you walk there, you need to climb N levels of steps. Michelangelo Square is a great place to watch the sunset, it is best to go in the evening.

Michelangelo Square has an open view, you can see Florence downtown, and you can also see the distant Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore. When the square was first built, the original version of 'David' was placed in the center of the square. Later, in order to protect the sculpture, it was moved to the Florence Art Academy. The statue in the square is a bronze statue of David.

You can see the entire view of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore, if there are any that haven't been seen yet, you must go and take a look.

Florence doesn't have Milan's fashion, but it has become a more popular literary city. Wherever you go, there are buildings full of craftsmanship. If it's summer, waiting for the sunset at the square is undoubtedly the most romantic experience.

Florence transportation guide

Rome—Florence

There are trains and buses that directly reach Florence, the transportation is very convenient.

Siena—Florence

The bus from Siena to Florence has many departures, we bought tickets at the bus station, there are no ticket sales available online, and it is basically unnecessary to buy tickets in advance. Note that the bus station is at the old city gate, but the ticket office is in the underground passage.

Florence—Rimini

There are direct and transfer trains, the price difference is relatively large, you can choose according to time and price.