FLORENCE, Metropolitan City of Florence — Italy is an art lover's dream.

"Living in Italy allows you to see amazing works of art everywhere you go. But, in Florence, it's even more extraordinary," said Simonetta Brandolini, the president of Friends of Florence , who has lived in Italy for 50 years. "Every street you might walk down, every church you might enter, the museums obviously, every corner of the city and even on the hillsides overlooking the city, you can just take your breath away."

"Many people fall in love with Italy. Its natural beauty, for its food and for its art," said Timothy Verdon, who is the director of the Florence Cathedral Museum del Duomo .

The city of Florence has some of the most famous masterpieces in the world.

"Florence identifies itself as the cradle

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