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Today Florence has a population of about 380,000 and annually has more than 3 million visitors.  The city is compact making it easily walkable.  The train station is centrally located and your academic home - the Cerchi -  is truly in the heart of Florence.  The climate too is gentle.

► Imagine yourself strolling the banks of the Arno River and on the Ponte Vecchio, a bridge erected during Roman times. 

► Picture the view from the top of Florence’s Duomo, one of the world’s largest churches, begun in 1296.

► Stroll through the myriad of winding, narrow medieval streets, visit museums brimming with artworks - Michelangelo, Galileo, Raphael and Botticelli.  

► You will talk with new friends over coffee at one of dozens of outdoor cafés or in a trattoria. And the markets of Piazza Spirito and those surrounding Lorenenzo are not to be missed.

► Venice, Rome and the many other venues of historic and cultural significance are a short train ride from the city as are the Italian villages that should not be missed in your travels.

Florence offers a spectacular European experience like few other cities. This unique city was the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has more than 100 museums and churches filled with art and sculpture of the masters.  The city's narrow, graceful-cobbled streets are reminiscent of an urban scene of earlier times.

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