Draft:Outline of Florence

Flag of Florence

Coat of arms of Florence

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Florence:

Florence (/ˈflɒrəns/ FLORR-ənss; Italian: Firenze [fiˈrɛntse] ^ⓘ) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 364,073 inhabitants in 2024, and 990,527 in its metropolitan area.

General reference

• Pronunciation: /ˈflɒrəns/ FLORR-ənss; Italian: Firenze [fiˈrɛntse] ^ⓘ)
• Common English name(s): Florence
• Official English name(s): City of Florence
• Adjectival(s): Florentine
• Demonym(s): Florentine

Geography of Florence

Geography of Florence

• Florence is:
  • a city
    • Capital of Tuscany
    • Capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence
• Population of Florence: 383,083 (2016)
• Area of Florence: 102.41 km² (39.54 sq mi)
• Atlas of Florence

Location of Florence

Florence

Florence (Italy)

• Florence is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Europe (outline)
        • Western Europe
        • Southern Europe
          • Italian Peninsula
            • Italy (outline)
              • Central Italy
                • Tuscany
                  • Metropolitan City of Florence
• Time zone(s): Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)

Environment of Florence

• Climate of Florence

Landforms of Florence

• Rivers in Florence
  • Arno

Areas of Florence

Neighborhoods in Florence

• Arcetri
• Galluzzo
• Novoli
• Oltrarno

Locations in Florence

• Arcetri Observatory
• Baluardo a San Giorgio
• Belvedere (fort)
• Biblioteca Riccardiana
• Complex of San Firenze
• Florence Courthouse
• Fortezza da Basso

• Mercato Centrale
• National Central Library
• Osservatorio Ximeniano
• Triumphal Arch of the Lorraine

Bridges in Florence

• Indiano Bridge
• Ponte alla Carraia
• Ponte alle Grazie
• Ponte Amerigo Vespucci
• Ponte Santa Trinita
• Ponte Vecchio

City gates of Florence

• Porta a Pinti
• Porta alla Croce
• Porta Romana
• Porta San Frediano

Fountains in Florence

• Fontana dei mostri marini
• Fontana dello Sprone
• Fountain of Neptune
• Porcellino

Historic locations in Florence

• Historic Centre of Florence
• Roman Theatre of Florence

Loggias in Florence

• Loggia dei Lanzi
• Loggia del Bigallo
• Loggia del Grano
• Loggia del Mercato Nuovo
• Loggia del Pesce
• Loggia Rucellai

Monuments and memorials in Florence

• Column of Justice
• Equestrian Monument of Cosimo I
• Equestrian monument to Vittorio Emanuele II
• Farmacia del Moro
• Hercules and Cacus
• Monument to Carlo Goldoni
• Monument to Dante
• Monument to Savonarola in Piazza Savonarola
• Tribune of Galileo

Museums and galleries in Florence

• Bargello
• Casa Buonarroti
• Casa Guidi
• Galleria dell'Accademia
  • David (Michelangelo)
• Garden of Archimedes
• Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
• Museo Galileo
• Museo Horne
• Museo Nazionale Alinari della Fotografia
• Museo Nazionale di San Marco
• Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze
  • La Specola
• National Archaeological Museum, Florence
• Orsanmichele
• Ospedale degli Innocenti
• Ospedale di San Paolo
• Palazzo Davanzati
• Palazzo Pitti
  • Porcelain Museum (Florence)
• Palazzo Vecchio
  • Studiolo of Francesco I
• Stibbert Museum
• Uffizi
  • New exit for the Uffizi Gallery
  • Vasari Corridor

Parks and gardens in Florence

• Bardini Gardens
• Boboli Gardens

• Giardino dell'Iris
• Giardino delle Rose
• Orto Botanico di Firenze
• Parco delle Cascine

Public squares in Florence

• Piazza del Duomo, Florence
• Piazza della Libertà
• Piazza della Repubblica
• Piazza della Signoria
• Piazza San Lorenzo
• Piazza San Marco
• Piazza Santa Croce
• Piazzale Donatello
• Piazzale Michelangelo

Streets of Florence

• Via Camillo Cavour
• Via de' Tornabuoni

Towers in Florence

• Giotto's Campanile
• Torre degli Alberti
• Torre degli Amidei
• Torre dei Della Bella
• Torre dei Gianfigliazzi
• Torre dei Mannelli
• Torre dei Pulci
• Torre del Gallo
• Tower of San Niccolò

Villas and palaces in Florence

• Medici villas
  • Villa di Castello
  • Villa La Petraia
  • Villa Medici at Careggi
  • Villa Medicea L'Ambrogiana
  • Villa del Poggio Imperiale
• Palazzo dell'Arte dei Beccai
• Palazzo Gondi
• Palazzo Medici Riccardi
  • Magi Chapel
• Palazzo Spini Feroni
• Villa Gamberaia
• Villa I Tatti
• Villa Il Gioiello
• Villa La Pietra
• Villa Rusciano

Demographics of Florence

Demographics of Florence

Government and politics of Florence

• Government of Florence
  • Council of Florence
  • List of mayors of Florence
• Historical Archives of the European Union

History of Florence

History of Florence

History of Florence, by period or event

• Timeline of Florence
• Founding of Florence (59 BC)
• Siege of Florence (405)
• Republic of Florence (1115–1532)
  • Chancellor of Florence
  • Guilds of Florence
  • Signoria of Florence
• War of the League of Cognac (1526-1530)
  • Siege of Florence (1529–1530)
• Duchy of Florence (1532–1569)
  • Duke of the Florentine Republic
• Italian Renaissance (14th century - 17th century) – centered in Florence
• 1966 flood of the Arno

History of Florence, by subject

• Bonfire of the vanities
• Histories of Florence (books)
  • Annales florentini
  • Florentine Histories
  • Nuova Cronica
• People from Florence

Culture of Florence

Culture of Florence

• British Institute of Florence
• Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz
• Architecture of Florence
  • Buildings and structures in Florence
• Cuisine of Florence
• Languages of Florence
  • Tuscan dialect
    • Florentine dialect
• Symbols of Florence
  • Marzocco

Art in Florence

• Renaissance
• Art academies in Florence
  • Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze
  • Accademia delle Arti del Disegno

Cinema of Florence

Cinema of Florence

Music of Florence

Music of Florence

• Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini
• Florentine Camerata
• Teatro Comunale Florence
  • Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
• Teatro della Pergola

Theatre of Florence

• Theatres in Florence

Visual arts of Florence

• Florentine mosaic
• Florentine painting

Events and traditions in Florence

• Calcio Fiorentino
• Scoppio del carro

People from Florence

Artists

• Giotto di Bondone (c. 1267-1337) - Painter and architect
• Fra Angelico (c. 1395-1455) - Painter
• Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445-1510) - Painter
• Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) - Polymath: artist, scientist, and inventor
• Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) - Sculptor, painter, architect, and poet
• Donatello (c. 1386-1466) - Sculptor

Writers and philosophers

• Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) - Poet, writer, and philosopher
• Petrarch (1304-1374) - Scholar and poet
• Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) - Writer and poet
• Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) - Diplomat, philosopher, and writer
  • Timeline of Niccolò Machiavelli

Politicians and statesmen

• Cosimo de' Medici (1389-1464) - Banker and politician
• Lorenzo de' Medici (1449-1492) - Statesman and patron of the arts
• Catherine de' Medici (1519-1589) - Queen of France

Explorers and scientists

• Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) - Explorer and cartographer
• Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) - Astronomer, physicist, and engineer

Fashion designers

• Guccio Gucci (1881-1953) - Fashion designer and founder of Gucci

Influential families of Florence

• Acciaioli family
• Corsini family
• Gherardini family
• House of Medici
  • Medici family tree
  • Medici: Masters of Florence
• House of Sacchetti
• Pazzi family
• Pucci family
• Salviati family
• Strozzi family

Religion in Florence

Christianity in Florence

• Catholicism in Florence
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence

Judaism in Florence

• History of the Jews in Florence

Churches in Florence

• Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
  • Medici Chapels
  • Sagrestia Vecchia
• Basilica of Santa Croce
  • Baroncelli Chapel
  • Pazzi Chapel
• Florence Baptistery
• Florence Cathedral (Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore)
• Ognissanti, Florence
• San Frediano in Cestello
• San Marco, Florence
• San Miniato al Monte
• Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence
  • Brancacci Chapel
    • The Tribute Money (Masaccio)
• Santa Maria Novella
  • Tornabuoni Chapel
• Santa Trinita
  • Bartolini Salimbeni Chapel
  • Sassetti Chapel
• Santissima Annunziata, Florence
• Santo Spirito, Florence

Sports in Florence

• Football in Florence
  • Association football in Florence
    • ACF Fiorentina
• Running in Florence
  • Florence Marathon
• Sports venues in Florence
  • Coverciano
  • Stadio Artemio Franchi

Economy and infrastructure of Florence

• Hotels and suites accommodation in Florence
  • Hotel Helvetia & Bristol
  • Hotel Laurus al Duomo
  • Palazzo Magnani Feroni
• Restaurants and cafés in Florence
  • Caffè Giubbe Rosse
  • Gran Caffè Doney
• Tourism in Florence

Transportation in Florence

Airports in Florence

• Florence Airport

Rail transport in Florence

• Railway stations in Florence
  • Firenze Campo di Marte railway station
  • Firenze Rifredi railway station
  • Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station
• Trams in Florence

Education in Florence

• Public education in Florence
  • Universities in Florence
    • University of Florence
• Private universities and colleges in Florence
  • Università "Italian University Line"

Healthcare in Florence

Hospitals in Florence

• Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova

See also

• Outline of geography