Piazza della Repubblica is one of the main squares in Florence and is home to the Colonna dell'Abbondanza, or Column of Abundance, which marks the exact geographical center of the city and the ancient point where the Roman forum stood. The column also marks border between three of Florence’s four historic neighborhoods, namely San Giovanni Verdi, Santa Croce Azzurri, and Santa Maria Novella Rossi. During medieval times, the Piazza della Repubblica was densely populated with markets, tabernacles and churches and was the location of the city’s main market and the Jewish Ghetto, who were forced to live here by Cosimo I. Legend has it that the column once held a bell, which was rung when pickpockets were found to be roaming in the busy market.

Piazza della Repubblica, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy

Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore - Duomo di Firenze (Florence Cathedral) Il Battistero di San Giovanni (Florence Baptistery) Campanile di Giotto Ponte Vecchio Piazza della Repubblica The Uffizi Gallery Piazza della Signoria Palazzo Vecchio Piazza Santa Croce Piazzale Michelangelo Boboli Garden Palazzo Pitti Basilica di Santa Maria Novella

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