Florence is famous for its history. The Historic Centre of Florence attracts millions of tourists each year. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Read more ...

The University of Florence is one of the largest organisations for research and higher education in Italy, with over 1900 tenured teaching staff and researchers, over 1600 technical/administrative staff and language assistants and over 55 thousand students enrolled. The University consists of 10 Schools: Agriculture, Architecture, Economics, Education and Humanities, Engineering, Law, Human Health Sciences, Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences, Political Science, Psychology. Scientific research is carried out in the 24 Departments of the University. In the recent past the University of Florence has been ranked top among Italian Universities in the distribution of national research funds. High-level research avails itself of the centres of excellence, which attract funding and form synergies with other institutions. Furthermore, many European and American Universities have their own premises or programmes in Florence. Read more ...

How to get to Florence

Florence is well-connected with the rest of Italy and with Europe, and is easy to get to by air or land. Florence airport (4km far from the city center) and Pisa Airport (80km far from the city center) are both served by the main international companies as well as by some EU low cost companies. You can get to Florence flying from all the major EU capitals for less then 100 euros! Arriving by plane in Florence or Pisa airports, you can easily reach the city centre by bus, taxi or train. Read more ...