In Chiusdino, in the province of Siena, there is an ancient Cistercian abbey. The site consists of the old hermitage (called “Montesiepi Read more [...]
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Fortaleza Medici
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. The Medici Fortress, situated on San Donato Hill, in Arezzo, is Read more [...]
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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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San Gimignano
San Gimignano is one of the few remaining Italian “borgos”or walled medieval hamlets that remains intact, capturing its feudal character and spirit and Read more [...]
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Um primado invejável: D.O.C.
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Lorenzo o Magnífico…brincalhão
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. It is said that despite his nickname, Lorenzo ‘de Medici was not that good-looking; yet, he was Read more [...]
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Descobriu a seqüência de Fibonacci na fachada da igreja
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. In September 2015, Professor Pietro Armienti found, embedded in the façade of Saint Nicola’s 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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Tradição de couro florentino
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. Already during the XIV century, Florence was famous for the production of leather, from tanning Read more [...]
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Pequenas janelas de o vinho
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. The so-called buchette del vino were little windows built outside the main entrance of the old 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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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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A Eroica
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. The Eroica is a bike “race” – depending on the itinerary – which Read more [...]
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A Espada na pedra da Toscana
In Chiusdino, in the province of Siena, there is an ancient Cistercian abbey. The site consists of the old hermitage (called “Montesiepi Read more [...]
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Badia a Passignano
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