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English
52 mins
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In other European historic town centers, history is manifested in buildings and monuments; in Florence, the past is omnipresent. The city’s patron saint is John the Baptist, while its Holy Spirit is called the Renaissance, which, hand in hand with humanism, built a work here that continues to feed on humanity, and from which the city still benefits today. An enormous wealth of magnificent city palaces, gardens and works of art has given Florence the name “The Beauty on the Arno”. The Medici family are considered to be the greatest artistic patrons of the Italian city. Today, a fifth of all cultural treasures in the world are located in Florence. Yet, Florence is not just a museum city: most of the palaces are still inhabited, and art and beauty have always been important to the Florentines. In a city where art, skill and craftsmanship are omnipresent, it continues to inspire its citizens to this day. In “Florence – Habsburg and the Beauty on the Arno”, Gernot Stadler and Björn Kölz guide us though monuments such as the Palazzo Vecchio, the Villa Petraia and the largest private city garden in Europe: the garden of the Torrigiani family.