In the small town of Borgo a Mozzano, in the province of Lucca, there is a famous humpbacked stone bridge, so dramatic, and so admirable, that it was said Read more [...]
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Strade Bianche or “White Streets”
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Monteriggioni
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Piazza del Campo
Siena’s Piazza del Campo is located in the central point where the three main streets meet. Its distinctive shape resembles a shell, sloping downwards, Read more [...]
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The Pazzi Conspiracy
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. The event that more than anything else fueled rumors and aroused the curiosity of historians, Read more [...]
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“Facciatone”
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. Perhaps the most memorable part of the Siena’s incredible Duomo isn’t in the Duomo at all, but Read more [...]
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Anglo-Florentinern und das British Institute
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. “The double line of dark cypress, and the intricate underbrush of rosemary, lavender and Read more [...]
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Il Gallo Nero del Chianti
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. The black rooster on a gold background is the historic symbol of Chianti Classico. The mascot Read more [...]
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Michelangelo Baits Raffaello in the Villa Farnesina
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. In the beautifully decorated Loggia of the Galatea in the Villa Farnesina, one particular image Read more [...]
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“Superheroes” in Florence
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. If you walk along the streets of Florence, you will probably see a strange and super colored Read more [...]
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“A Ufo”
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. In the Florentine vernacular, it is very common to hear the expression “a ufo”. This expression Read more [...]
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“My Friends”
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. “Amici Miei” (“My Friends”, in English) is an Italian cult comedy-drama movie – the first of a Read more [...]
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Badia a Passignano
This historic fortified abbey in Passignano has a dramatic position in the Chianti hills. It has been destroyed and rebuilt many times throughout history, Read more [...]
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Greve in Chianti
The residents of Greve in Chianti are born and grow up around the central square, which since the middle ages, has been a vital marketplace; the crossroads Read more [...]
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Il Ponte del Diavolo (Die Teufelsbrücke)
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