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Renowned for its village feel, authenticity and genuine people, the Oltrarno quarter is historically famous for its artisans. It's also an animated hub of hip restaurants and boutiques that blend perfectly with the district's artist ateliers and antique shops – without losing the sense of community for which it has become famous.
Pitti Palace and Boboli, Bardini, Iris, Rose garden
A controversial artist on the run for murder and a cardinal-turned-Grand Duke with a flair for drama: it’s little wonder that Caravaggio and Ferdinando I de’ Medici are the forces behind the artist’s extraordinary Head of Medusa (1597/98), now a showpiece of the eight sumptuous new rooms dedicated to Caravaggio at the Uffizi Gallery.
Step into the Uffizi Gallery or any of the frescoed family chapels around Florence and you’ll notice a recurring theme: behind the depictions of miraculous saints and pious Florentine donors are sweeping vistas of olive-clad hillsides and medieval skylines, dissolving into soft background hues.. No mere figment of the Renaissance artist’s imagination, these are the timeless landscapes that still surround Florence, and they can be seen and felt today on an exploration of the Chianti.