History of Florence
The foundation of Florence dates back to Roman times, despite evidence existing to show that Florence was already occupied in prehistoric times. The oldest part of the city bears the imprint of these Roman origins as it originated as one of Caesar's colonies. For the sake of defense, the city was set at the confluence of two streams, the Arno and the Mugnone, where the oldest populations had previously been located (more to read)

Transportation in Florence
If you arrive to Florence by airplane, you are going to land at Vespucci Airport. This is not properly in the center. The Volainubus airport shuttle and the bus ATAF n° 62 connect Florence town centre with Amerigo Vespucci airport.
If you arrive by train, the Train Station is in the center of the city, near S. Maria Novella place. In this place there are many bus stops of the ATAF bus Lines. A lot of them crosses the center in all directions, and many ATAF bus lines stop around the station and their location and destination is shown in the following picture.

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