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Florence

Also known as Historic Centre of Florence, Centre historique de la ville de Florence, Historic Center of Florence

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Florence is in Florence. The nearest other World Heritage site is Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany, about 10 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Florence · about 1,500,000 peopleat the site
  • Siena · about 53,000 peopleabout 50 km south
  • Arezzo · about 92,000 peopleabout 60 km south-east
  • Pisa · about 203,000 peopleabout 70 km west
  • Livorno · about 156,000 peopleabout 80 km west
  • Bologna · about 488,000 peopleabout 80 km north
FlorenceFlorenceMedici Villas and Gardens in Tus…5 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Florence and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesMedici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany1Historic Centre of San Gimignano2Siena3Piazza del Duomo, Pisa4The Porticoes of Bologna5Florence
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.
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Siena

ItalyCultural51 km away

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