Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture. One of its most iconic sights is the Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and a bell tower by Giotto. The Galleria dell’Accademia displays Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. The Uffizi Gallery exhibits Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and da Vinci’s “Annunciation” Source: Google Places we have been in Florence: Florence Cathedral Uffizi Gallery Ponte Vecchio Palazzo Vecchio Palazzo Pitti Piazza della Signoria Santa Croce, Florence “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta [envira-gallery id=”555″]