Florence is the capital of one of Italy’s most beautiful regions, Tuscany. Due to the many squares in the city it is the best place to sit down, have a coffee and people-watch. It also boasts the most important art collections from Italian and Renaissance history. Surrounded by the Tuscan Apennines and located on the River Arno, Florence is a classic Italian city. Thanks to an abundance of bustling squares, it is arguably the best of all Italian cities to people watch. It is also home to the most important collection of Italian and Renaissance art in the world, largely thanks to the world-famous Uffizi Gallery. But as the Tuscan capital attracts over 20,000 overseas students who study there each year, it is also surprisingly lively after dark and is laced with bars and nightclubs.