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Il Ponte del Diavolo (Die Teufelsbrücke)
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Die Toskanische Küste
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Karneval von Viareggio
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An Enviable Primacy: D.O.C.
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The “Ugly” Queen
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Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli’s “Tre Rane” Inn
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. A fun fact about the Renaissance period, transmitted through the centuries: Leonardo da Vinci Read more [...]
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The Pazzi Conspiracy
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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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Florentine leather tradition
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“A Ufo”
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Villa Farnesina
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. This “little” Farnese palace, perhaps would better be named Villa Chigi, in honor of the Read more [...]
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Badia a Passignano
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