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This is not a list of the 10 most important people in the history of Florence. It's a list of ten notables who are perhaps most responsible for the Florence that the visitor encounters—which is why the list is so heavily weighted toward Renaissance artists.
The Medici who was merely a great leader—say Cosimo Il Vecchio, who founded the dynasty's fortunes by becoming banker to European kings and the papal curia while making himself an indispensable advisor to the city council—is all fine and well, but it's the likes of his grandson, Lorenzo The Magnificent, who commissioned the buildings or great works of art you stumble over at every turn, that makes this list.
Not all of these men were Florentines by birth, but they all came here, worked here, and left an indelible mark on the Cradle of the Renaissance.
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Planning your day: Florence would well be worth a week, but you can still fit a lot into just a day or three.
To help you get the most out of your limited time in the Cradle of the Renaissance, here are some perfect itineraries, whether you have one, two, or three days to spend in Florence.
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