Ah, Florence! The capital of Tuscany and "cradle of the Renaissance" is really as magical as everyone says it is. But the whole world has caught on and the city is rife with the complications of mass tourism. Much of the city remains as it was "once upon a time," however, and a walk through its maze of narrow, picture-perfect streets is sure to leave you inspired, just as it did for Dante, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo and countless others who have called it home over the centuries.