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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Volterra
Volterra, dramatic and atmospheric, is a place which has been immortalized in international literature. The first to put this walled village to paper was 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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Battle of Campaldino
The battle of Campaldino, fought not far from the Conti Guidi’s Castle in Pioppi, on June 11th, 1289, day of Saint Barnaba, between the Guelph army of Read more [...]
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Anglo-Florentines and the 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 Chinese 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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An Enviable Primacy: D.O.C.
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. Let us now talk about the first D.O.C. (Denominazione di Origine Controllata, controlled Read more [...]
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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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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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“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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The “Ugly” Queen
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. When Catherine ‘de Medici became Queen of France, she brought to her new Country Florentine 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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Battle of Campaldino
The battle of Campaldino, fought not far from the Conti Guidi’s Castle in Pioppi, on June 11th, 1289, day of Saint Barnaba, between the Guelph army of 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 [...]