What Florence has not given to the world. City-history, city-architecture, city-painting, city-music. It was here that a person felt himself not just an entity, but a creator of beauty. This is where opera was born. It is not surprising that one of the oldest music festivals also takes place here in May. What Florence has not given to the world!!! City-history, city-architecture, city-painting, city-music... It was here that a person felt himself not just an entity, but a creator of beauty.