Prato (province)

The Province of Prato is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Prato.
It was formed from part of the province of Florence on 16 April 1992.
The province has an area of 365 km², and a total population of 227,886. There are 7 communes in the province.

This is a young Province, but has a heart full of ancient history and art and testimonies of human ingenuity, as well as important aspects include naturalistic and varied and changing landscape.

The province includes the valley that accompanies the river Bisenzio and its findings Apennine mountain that extend over hilly north of the city; A plain industrious and densely populated, very important from an economic point of view with his district textiles; the gentle slopes of Montalbano cultivated with vineyards and olive groves covering small medieval villages.

Each municipality has its own peculiarities and artistic landscape, as well as a story that starts from stratified stone crosses the oldest
civilizations Italic, continues through the Middle Ages and Renaissance up to art contemporary. Prato has great artistic treasures,
architectural and museum, bringing together modern, multi-ethnic integration, tradition and industrial activity.

The province of Prato is of exceptional interest for those who want to take a trip in art, nature, history, flavors and of course in fashion.