Florence

Florence is a city in Italy that was home to many famous artists who flourished during the Renaissance, including Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti. The area of Florence that Mario visits after traveling back in time is noticeably weathered but still grand, with marble pillars holding up scuffed buildings. Mario travels to Florence in the year 1505 during Mario's Time Machine after Bowser steals Leonardo da Vinci's Notebook (albeit without knowing that the Notebook belongs to Leonardo). He questions the locals about the owner of the book and, once he learns of the owner's identity, he promptly enters Leonardo's workshop to return it. Mario leaves Florence once he successfully gives back the Notebook.