You will learn about: The birthplace of the Renaissance Why it was the politically, economically, and culturally most important city in Europe between the 14th and 16th century The gold florin and its influence in European industry and the reconstruction of Saint Peter’s and the Vatican. Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio The birth of Renaissance and neoclassical architecture Where Gallileo revolutionized our understanding of the solar system. The invention of the Opera The Medici The cathedral and the Baptistery’s transition from medieval to the Renaissance style HIstory of the Ponte Vecchio You will see: Santa Croce Galleria degli Uffizi Ponte Vecchio Palazzo Vecchio Piazza der Mercato Loggia dei Lanzi Piazza della Repubblica Piazza del Duomo