what region is florence italy in
Florence (/ËflÉrÉns/ FLOR-Éns; Italian: Firenze [fiËrÉntse]. , alternative obsolete form: Fiorenza [fjoËrÉntsa] ; Latin: Florentia) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence.It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 382,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1,520,000 in the metropolitan area.he city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.