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In Florence, beauty is so abundant that it’s a documented health hazard. It was in the Tuscan city that these symptoms were first studied and given a name, Stendhal syndrome, a psychosomatic response to being overwhelmed by intense beauty. A rush of vertigo, a racing heart, a moment of true disorientation.
Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, is a masterpiece in and of itself. Within a 30 minute walking radius, you can see the monuments that changed the course of Western…
