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A mid-spring escape to Chianti, Tuscany

Pubblicato il 25 Aprile 2012 da Beppe

Chianti, a strongly evocative word. It can be  both a unique wine and a Tuscan area, a spot of extraordinary beauty, roughly extending between Florence and Siena. The accommodations offered by www.tuscanyholidayrent.com are plenty. Particularly recommended the lovely apartments from … Continua a leggere→

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A day at Monteriggioni on the Via Francigena

Pubblicato il 30 Marzo 2012 da Genni

The beautiful medieval walled town of Monteriggioni, located on a natural knoll, is among one of the best preserved in all of Italy. Every year it not only attracts tourists but also medieval archaeologists and historians, as well as architects. … Continua a leggere→

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Camellias in the Cloister at Calci

Pubblicato il 27 Marzo 2012 da Genni

Calci lies at the foot of Mount Pisano, facing the plain of Pisa and the sea, enclosed by two valleys like a horseshoe, which form a natural amphitheatre called Valle Graziosa, the Pretty Valley. Since the Middle Ages the rivers … Continua a leggere→

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A Firenze “Galleria degli Arazzi: Epifanie di tessuti preziosi”

Pubblicato il 22 Marzo 2012 da Beppe

In Florence something special, the exhibition “The Gallery of Tapestries. Epiphanies of precious fabrics” started on March the 20th and  going on up to June the 3rd, 2012. It is a good opportunity of admiring the prestigious tapestries of the … Continua a leggere→

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The Battle of Anghiari, the lost Leonardo da Vinci

Pubblicato il 20 Marzo 2012 da Beppe

The hectic search of Leonardo’s lost masterwork  “The Battle of Anghiari”  has been  going on for many years. The site  is the Salone dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio,  Florence. The story started  in 1563 when  Vasari,  commissioned  to renovate the … Continua a leggere→

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