Florence is considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world, birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. It has been the birthplace or chosen home for many important figures in many artistic genres through history such as: Dante, Botticelli, Gucci, Ferragamo, De' Medici, Da Vinci, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Donatello, Galileo, Boccaccio, Cavalli and Pucci.