
00:00 In this video
01:15 Mercato Centrale
04:01 Basilica di San Lorenzo
04:37 Emanuele Giannelli’s “The Watcher”
08:26 Piazza del Duomo
11:35 Biblioteca delle Oblate
12:32 Piazza del Duomo
16:36 Piazza di Santa Croce
18:02 Piazza della Signoria
Florence is an Italian city on the Arno River, formerly the center of the Florentine Republic, the capital of the Medici Dukes and the Italian Kingdom. It is now the capital of the Italian region of Tuscany. As of 2025, the city's population is 362,353 people.
The Basilica di San Lorenzo is one of the main Catholic places of worship in Florence, located in the square of the same name in the historic center of the city. The San Lorenzo market is held near the church.
Piazza del Duomo is located in the heart of the historic center of Florence. It is dominated by the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and related buildings such as Giotto's bell tower and the baptistery of San Giovanni.
The Biblioteca delle Oblate is a public library in the historic center of Florence, a few steps from Piazza Duomo, housed in the fourteenth-century Oblate complex from which it takes its name.
Piazza di Santa Croce is one of the main squares in the historic center of Florence, dominated by the basilica of Santa Croce.
Piazza della Signoria is the main square of Florence, the seat of civil power and the heart of the city's social life. It is located in the central part of the old city, south of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria (Palazzo Vecchio), which is the town hall of the city.
Music from the YouTube Audio Library:
A Stroll Alone — Everet Almond
Creme Brulee — The Soundlings
Floating Home — Brian Bolger