We'd like to share some of our pictures of Florence all lit up for the celebration of Italy's 150 years of unification! Here you can see Ponte Vecchio all lit up in green, white and red!

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Here is a view of Piazza della Repubblica, full of people - we were fortunate and the rain had stopped and lots of people were about.

Here is the Loggia dei Lanzi in Piazza della Signoria, really beautiful to see the loggia and statues with the play of colors on it.

The always impressive Palazzo Vecchio was even more so on this night. The tower had the Italian flag down its side, there were flags everywhere, lots of people in the square and music to accompany the festive air. Happy 150 years, Italy!

Lourdes Flores
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Lourdes Flores

I'm from California but have called Florence my home for over two decades. I love to explore Italy; it is a lot of fun to try to see everything like I'm seeing it for the first time, keeping you, our readers, always in mind. I enjoy sharing what I know and helping others as they make their travel plans for Tuscany through our Forum. If you have itinerary-related questions, please post them there!