Florence

The three matches of the Italian men’s Del Monte Supercoppa SuperLega 2024 are played on September 21 and 22 at the Palazzo Wanny, located at the address Via del Cavallaccio 18/20/22/24 in Florence. This is the second time the city of Florence hosts the Italian Supercoppa, after first welcoming the competition back in 2008.

The Palazzo Wanny is an indoor arena for sporting events, concerts, shows, conferences and corporate events, open to the public since 5 February 2022. As a volleyball facility, the PalaWanny offers capacity for a maximum of 4,000 spectators. The development of the complex was possible thanks to entrepreneur and volleyball patron Wanny Di Filippo, promoter and financier of the entire project. The hall serves as the home venue for two women’s top-division volleyball teams, Savino Del Bene Scandicci and Il Bisonte Firenze. In August 2023, the Palazzo Wanny hosted some of the eighthfinals and the quarterfinals of the women’s CEV Volleyball European Championship.

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with over 360 thousand inhabitants, and nearly a million in its metropolitan area.

It was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial centre. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy.

Florence is a major production and commercial centre in Italy, where industrial complexes produce all sorts of goods, from furniture, rubber goods, chemicals, food... Traditional and local products, such as antiques, handicrafts, glassware, leatherwork, art reproductions, jewellery, souvenirs, elaborate metal and iron-work, shoes, accessories and high-fashion clothes also occupy a fair sector of Florence's economy. The city's income relies partially on services and commercial and cultural interests, such as annual fairs, theatrical and lyrical productions, art exhibitions, festivals and fashion shows.

Tourism is, by far, the most important of all industries and most of the Florentine economy relies on the money generated by international arrivals and students studying in the city. The city attracts millions of tourists each year. UNESCO declared the Historic Centre of Florence a World Heritage Site in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture, and monuments. The city also offers numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, Forbes ranked it as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Florence is known as the "cradle of the Renaissance". The best-known site of Florence is the domed cathedral of the city, Santa Maria del Fiore, known as the Duomo. The nearby Campanile and the Baptistery buildings are also highlights. The dome, 600 years after its completion, is still the largest dome built in brick and mortar in the world. The Palazzo Vecchio and the Duomo are the two buildings that dominate Florence's skyline. The centre of the city is contained in medieval walls that were built in the 14th century to defend the city. At the heart of the city, in Piazza della Signoria, is the Fountain of Neptune, a masterpiece of marble sculpture at the terminus of a still functioning Roman aqueduct. The Arno river cuts through the old part of the city. One of the bridges in particular stands out – the Ponte Vecchio, whose most striking feature is the multitude of shops built upon its edges, held up by stilts. The bridge also carries Vasari's elevated corridor linking the Uffizi to the Palazzo Pitti. The church of San Lorenzo contains the Medici Chapels. The Uffizi Gallery, one of the finest art museums in the world, is located at the corner of Piazza della Signoria, a site important for being the centre of Florence's civil life and government for centuries. The Loggia dei Lanzi in Piazza della Signoria is the location of a number of statues by other sculptors such as Donatello.

Florence has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers with moderate or light rainfall and cool, damp winters. The daily mean temperature in September is about 20°C.