Bistecca alla Fiorentina T-bone cut of Chianina beef, grilled rare over embers
A T-bone cut from Chianina beef, grilled rare over embers with no seasoning at all: Florence's signature dish.
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No other Italian province touches as many neighbours: the Metropolitan City of Florence, which took over from the old province in 2015, borders Emilia-Romagna to the north and then Arezzo, Siena, Pisa, Lucca, Pistoia and Prato. Its 41 municipalities are the most of any Tuscan province, and the ground they cover is where the Renaissance began, from Apennine ridges facing Bologna to the Arno valley running west towards Empoli.
Most visitors never leave the city, and it is hard to argue: the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Uffizi, Michelangelo's David at the Accademia, Ponte Vecchio, Palazzo Pitti. The rest of the metropolitan area repays the detour, though. Fiesole sits on the hill above Florence, Vinci is the village that gave Leonardo his name, Certaldo keeps its walled upper town in the Elsa valley.
Towns in the province of Florence
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41 towns
Bagno a Ripoli Barberino di Mugello Barberino Tavarnelle Borgo San Lorenzo Calenzano Campi Bisenzio Capraia e Limite Castelfiorentino Cerreto Guidi Certaldo Dicomano Empoli Fiesole Figline e Incisa Valdarno Firenzuola Florence Capital Fucecchio Gambassi Terme Greve in Chianti Impruneta Lastra a Signa Londa Marradi Montaione Montelupo Fiorentino Montespertoli Palazzuolo sul Senio Pelago Pontassieve Reggello Rignano sull'Arno Rufina San Casciano in Val di Pesa San Godenzo Scandicci Scarperia e San Piero Sesto Fiorentino Signa Vaglia Vicchio Vinci
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The top 20 places in Florence
Our editors' ranking: the area's most important places, drawn from the individual town guides. See the national rankings →
1 ⛪ Churches & sanctuaries Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore 📍 Florence Brunelleschi's dome, the Last Judgement by Vasari and Zuccari, Paolo Uccello's backwards clock. 
2 🖼️ Museums Galleria degli Uffizi 📍 Florence Botticelli's Primavera, the young Leonardo and Caravaggio's Medusa in a building of offices. 
3 🖼️ Museums Accademia Gallery and the David 📍 Florence Seven Michelangelos in a row and the David at the end, under De Fabris's skylight. - 4 Ponte Vecchio Florence · 🏛️ Squares & old towns
- 5 Palazzo Pitti Florence · 🖼️ Museums
- 6 basilica di Santa Croce Florence · ⛪ Churches & sanctuaries
- 7 Palazzo Vecchio Florence · 🏰 Castles & palaces
- 8 basilica di Santa Maria Novella Florence · ⛪ Churches & sanctuaries
- 9 Museo nazionale del Bargello Florence · 🖼️ Museums
- 10 Palazzo degli Uffizi Florence · 🖼️ Museums
- 11 basilica di San Lorenzo Florence · ⛪ Churches & sanctuaries
- 12 Palazzo Medici Riccardi Florence · 🏰 Castles & palaces
- 13 cappella Brancacci Florence · ⛪ Churches & sanctuaries
- 14 Museo archeologico nazionale di Firenze Florence · 🖼️ Museums
- 15 Museo di San Marco Florence · ⛪ Churches & sanctuaries
- 16 Museo dell'Opera del Duomo Florence · 🖼️ Museums
- 17 Casa Buonarroti Florence · 🖼️ Museums
- 18 Palazzo Strozzi Florence · 🏰 Castles & palaces
- 19 basilica di Santo Spirito Florence · ⛪ Churches & sanctuaries
- 20 Corridoio Vasariano Florence · 🖼️ Museums
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Panforte di Siena sweet of almonds, candied fruit, honey and spices pressed into a disc
Almonds, candied fruit, flour, honey and spices pressed into a low disc: Siena's panforte has a recipe documented since 1205.
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Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist
📅 Every year, on 18 October
On 18 October Impruneta celebrates its patron Saint Luke the Evangelist; during the feast week the town holds the Fiera di San Luca, among the oldest livestock fairs in Europe.
Saint Leonard, patron of the land of the Medici Villa of Stabbia
📅 Every year, on 6 November
Cerreto Guidi celebrates Saint Leonard on 6 November, in the parish church dedicated to him.
Saint Martin of Tours, patron of the town of Doccia porcelain
📅 Every year, on 11 November
Sesto Fiorentino celebrates Saint Martin of Tours on 11 November in the parish church dedicated to him, among the first churches to arise in the town in the late Middle Ages; in 1735 Marquis Carlo Ginori founded the Doccia Manufactory there, one of the first porcelain factories in Europe.
Saint Martin of Tours, patron of the town of the Mid-August Fair
📅 Every year, on 11 November
Lastra a Signa celebrates Saint Martin of Tours on 11 November, in the church of San Martino a Carcheri; in the post-war years, the town square hosted the funfair rides for the Mid-August Fair.