“Oh Fiorentina, di ogni squadra ti vogliam regina. Oh Fiorentina, combatti ovunque ardita e con valor! Nell`ora di sconforto e di vittoria, ricorda che del calcio è tua la storia”.

It is not unusual to hear this cheerful catchy tune resonate among the apartments and the villas in the district of Campo di Marte in Florence, especially on Sundays, between September and May, on the occasion of the matches of the Italian football championship. "Canzone viola" by Narciso Parigi, also known as "Oh Fiorentina", is indeed Fiorentina official anthem.

The main football of the town, Fiorentina has won several national championships and cups. Moreover, the team in which played such important players as Baggio and Dunga, Antognoni and Batistuta boasts unequalled records in European competitions: it was the first Italian team to win a UEFA competition (Cup Winners Cup, 1960/1961), to gain the final of the European Cup (now Champions League) in 1956/1957 against the great Real Madrid in which played Gento and Di Stefano, and to play the final of all of the most important continental competitions (only a few European teams boast a similar record).

Its "home" is the "Artemio Franchi" stadium (if you want to know more about it, read the chapter of this short tourist guide dedicated to the district of Campo di Marte).

An away match of your football team could therefore be an excellent occasion for having a holiday in Florence: a weekend if you are Italian tourists-supporters, a whole week if you come from abroad.