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Florence! The heart of the art! Positioned in the middle of Tuscany, it has represented for centuries the cradle of art, in all its forms and expressions. This massive and priceless heritage has attracted men and women from all more than the globe, generating of Florence a single of the most popular tourist destinations. This has not frequently been the case although, at least for some years.

Thousands of soldiers have been sent to Europe, and Italy, through the Second Planet War and Florence became a land to conquer and then to defend. Museums, churches, cathedrals, piazzas and other beauties of Florence had been no longer the aim of those who came from far away. Sadly, a number of would not make their way back residence and thanks to their lives, Florence, Italy and Europe could unearth once more its preceding freedom.

For those who want to spend homage to these lives, they can visit the Florence American Cemetery, situated on the west side of Via Cassia, about 10 km south of Florence. The Rome-Milan motorway passes nearby and its Certosa-Florence exit is about three km from the cemetery. The "SITA" bus station offers a frequent bus service along Through Cassia. The bus quit is conveniently situated just outdoors the cemetery gate.

The website covers seventy acres and is duly kept in excellent order, with a variety of breathtaking trees and bushes about immaculate lawns, on the west side of the Greve River. Between the two entrance buildings, a bridge leads to the burial area exactly where the headstones of 4.402 American military are arrayed in symmetrical curved rows upon the hillside. Most of them died in the fighting occurred soon after the capture of Rome in 1944, like casualties of the heavy fighting in the Apennines shortly prior to the end of the war. Above the burial location on the topmost of 3 broad terraces stands the memorial marked by a tall pylon surmounted by a massive sculptured figure depicting the spirit of peace. The memorial has two open atria joined by the Tablets of the Missing upon which are inscribed the names of 1.409 Americans who gave their lives in the service of their country and who rest in unknown graves. The architects of the cemetery and monument had been McKim, Mead and White. The landscape architects have been Clarke and Rapuano.

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The cemetery is open to visitors all year round. In Summer (16th April- 30th September) from eight.00 am to 6.00 pm, just about every day, and in Winter (1st October - 15th April) from eight.00 am to 5.00 pm, once again each day.

Alberto Scarsi is a employees writer of Florence Direct Hotels a resource for Florence hotels bookings