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Carriage ride through Florence
One way to see the city of Florence, Italy is via horse-drawn carriage. This is one that we saw rounding the corner of one of the streets in Florence on Sunday, July 13, 2008.
Travelogue #20: Hotel Balestri Florence, Italy
Hotel Balestri
Piazza Mentana 7
50122 Firenze
Italia
Hotel Details:
The Hotel Balestri is a 4-star luxury boutique hotel with a great location in the heart of Florence, the capital city of the Tuscany region and it is just few minutes away from all the main tourist spots of the city. Located in Piazza Mentana on the north bank of the famous river Arno and on the east side Ponte Vecchio, it is just a a short walk from the Galileo Galilei Museum, Uffizi Gallery and Piazza della Signoria. The Cathedral and the main Santa Maria Novella train station are also close by.
Room Details:
Junior Suite with balcony Arno River view - 28 sqm (301 sqft) room with air-conditioning/heating with automatic settings, a queen-size bed, a sitting and study area, a marble bathroom with shower, toilet, bidet with Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella toiletries, hairdryer, bath robe and slippers. Room equipped with telephone, LCD satellite TV, closet with safety box, minibar, coffee & tea maker and WiFi connection.
Rate Details:
Flexible Rate with breakfast, daily complimentary bottle of water, free WiFi connection, hotel services and VAT. Payment directly at the hotel with free cancellation until 48 hours before arrival. The city tax of 4,80 euro per person per night is not included.
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Tuscany Roadtrip | The Story | LOVE&TRAVEL
Due to unfortunate circumstances we had to options: 1. Buy car NOW or 2. Cancel the trip. The latter was not an option. :)
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Florence 1974 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an Austrian filmmaker while visiting Tuscany in 1974.
It contains stock footage of Florence: cityscape, Duomo, Santa Maria Novella church, triumphal arch of Piazza Della Repubblica, Palazzo Vecchio, Fountain of Neptune, Loggia dei Lanzi, Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio), Uffizi, Santa Croce church, Piazzale Michelangelo, church of San Miniato al Monte, Santo Spirito Church, Cosimo Ridolfi statue, Palazzo Pitti, Boboli Gardens, and more.
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Piazza della Signoria & Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy 360 VR
Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, Torre di Arnolfo, Statua del David, Hercules and Cacus, Loggia dei Lanzi, Fontana del Nettuno, Statua equestre di Cosimo & City Hall, Florence, Italy 360 VR
360 video: In front of Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
One of the greatest and best-known museums in the world is a must when in Florence. Holding a huge collection of valuable works mostly from the Italian Renaissance, it is presumably the most significant Italian museum.
The building was designed by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de' Medici, the second Duke of Florence, to house administrative offices and the state archive. Over the time, the Medici family filled up the rooms with more and more paintings and sculptures from their private collection and after the house of Medici was extinguished, the house opened to the public as an art gallery.
The long labyrinth of rooms boasts paintings by Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Albrecht Dürer, Titian or Raphael. One room is also dedicated to other interesting items collected by the Medici family, such as manuscripts or coins.
Buy your tickets online to avoid long lines. You have to pay an extra fee, but it's worth it as you get to spend more time in the gallery.
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Places to see in ( Florence - Italy ) Ponte Vecchio
Places to see in ( Florence - Italy ) Ponte Vecchio
The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy, noted for still having shops built along it, as was once common. Butchers initially occupied the shops; the present tenants are jewelers, art dealers and souvenir sellers. The Ponte Vecchio's two neighbouring bridges are the Ponte Santa Trinita and the Ponte alle Grazie.
The bridge spans the Arno at its narrowest point where it is believed that a bridge was first built in Roman times, when the via Cassia crossed the river at this point. The Roman piers were of stone, the superstructure of wood. The bridge first appears in a document of 996. After being destroyed by a flood in 1117 it was reconstructed in stone but swept away again in 1333 save two of its central piers, as noted by Giovanni Villani in his Nuova Cronica. It was rebuilt in 1345. Giorgio Vasari recorded the traditional view of his day that attributed its design to Taddeo Gaddi — besides Giotto one of the few artistic names of the trecento still recalled two hundred years later. Modern historians present Neri di Fioravanti as a possible candidate. Sheltered in a little loggia at the central opening of the bridge is a weathered dedication stone, which once read Nel trentatrè dopo il mille-trecento, il ponte cadde, per diluvio dell' acque: poi dieci anni, come al Comun piacque, rifatto fu con questo adornamento. The Torre dei Mannelli was built at the southeast corner of the bridge to defend it.
In order to connect the Palazzo Vecchio (Florence's town hall) with the Palazzo Pitti, in 1565 Cosimo I de' Medici had Giorgio Vasari build the Vasari Corridor above it. To enforce the prestige of the bridge, in 1593 the Medici Grand Dukes prohibited butchers from selling there; their place was immediately taken by several gold merchants. The corporative association of butchers had monopolised the shops on the bridge since 1442. A stone with an inscription from Dante (Paradiso xvi. 140-7) records the spot at the entrance to the bridge where Buondelmonte de' Buondelmonti was murdered on behalf of the Amidei, in 1215, initiating the urban fighting of the Guelfs and Ghibellines.
n 1900, to honour and mark the fourth century of the birth of the great Florentine sculptor and master goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini, the leading goldsmiths of the bridge commissioned the most renowned Florentine sculptor of the time Raffaello Romanelli to create a bronze bust of Cellini to stand atop a fountain in the middle of the Eastern side of the bridge, where it stands to this day.
Along the Ponte Vecchio, there can be seen many padlocks affixed in various places, especially to the railing around the statue of Benvenuto Cellini. This is a recent tradition for the Ponte Vecchio, although it has been practiced in Russia and in Asia before. It was perhaps introduced by the padlock shop owner at the end of the bridge.
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www.hotelannabella.it - Hotel Annabella in Florence, Italy: 3 stars in Florence downtown
Visit our website , our Hotel Annabella is the right choice for you! Do you wanna spend your vacations in the historical center of Florence? The Hotel Annabella is located in downtown at only mt 100 (few yards) from the central train station Firenze SMN. In this videoclip: Bar and breakfast room at Hotel Annabella in Florence, Italy. WIFI service on request.
Italy Travel - Back To Wonderful Florence
You can't travel in northern Italy without stopping in Florence. (Partly, because it's on all the train routes!) But it is always worth a visit since it holds an almost unlimited treasure of art and architecture.
On our most recent trip we were delighted by some major, and some less known sights:
Palazzo Pitti
Begun 1458, primarily Renaissance, façade: probably Brunelleschi
contains: Palatine Gallery, Royal Apartments, Galleria d'Arte Moderna. Revolving exhibitions always offer something wonderful.
Ponte Vecchio
Medieval bridge over Arno. Private royal corridor connects
Pitti to Uffizi, now open as gallery
Duomo
Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, 1296 Arnolfo di Cambio --
1436 Filippo Brunelleschi (dome), 19th century Gothic Revival façade
Campanile
1334 Giotto di Bondone (successor to Cambio)
Florentine Gothic
Babtistry
Battistero di San Giovanni, 1059-1128 Florentine Romaneque
Ghiberti's bronze doors, Mosaic ceiling by Venetian craftsman, 1225+
We didn't get inside this time, but be sure to see:
the Bargello and Casa di Dante
Piazza dell Signoria
Exteriors: Palazzo Vecchio, Uffizi
Loggia dei Lanzi
Sculpture: Grand Duke Cosimo I,
Neptune 1575 Ammannati,
Perseus 1554 Cellini,
Rape of the Sabine Women, 1583 Giambologna,
Hercules 7 Cacus, 1534 Bandinelli
Basilica of Santa Croce
1294 -- 1442 Arnolfo di Cambio (?), largest Franciscan church in world, tombs of Michelangel0, Galileo, etc.
simple Gothic interior, also includes the famous...
Cappella de' Pazzi
1441 -- 1460 concepts by Filippo Brunelleschi,
(completion & detailing by others)
geometric theme considered harmonious,
Renaissance style
Museo dell' Opera
Architectural remnants saved after floods, reconstruction, fire, etc.
Palazzo Vecchio
1299 Tuscan, crenellated, Romanesque, early designs by Arnolfo di Cambio, later taken by De' Medicis who redecorated in Renaissance Grotesque. (generally under-rated, really very interesting)
Hotel Cosimo De Medici Florence - 3 Star Hotels In Florence
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Hotel Mario's - Charming Hotel in Florence Italy
Hotel Mario's is a nice and comfortable family run hotel, located in Florence center, which offers comfort and service with a smile to guests from all over the world.
Florentine Delights and Tuscan Side-Trips
Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | In this second of two episodes on Florence, we'll enjoy more of the exquisite artistic treasures of the city that propelled Europe out of the Middle Ages. Then we'll side-trip to a couple of rival cities and cultural capitals in their own right, Pisa and Lucca, where we'll marvel at a tipsy tower, circle a city on its ramparts, and enjoy some Puccini in his hometown. © 2012 Rick Steves' Europe
Places to see in ( Florence - Italy ) Perseus Statue
Places to see in ( Florence - Italy ) Perseus Statue
Perseus with the Head of Medusa is a bronze sculpture made by Benvenuto Cellini in the period 1545-1554. The sculpture stands upon a square base with bronze relief panels depicting the story of Perseus and Andromeda, similar to a predella on an altarpiece. It is located in the Loggia dei Lanzi of the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy. The second Florentine duke, Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici, commissioned the work with specific political connections to the other sculptural works in the piazza. When the piece was revealed to the public on 27 April 1554, Michelangelo’s David, Bandinelli’s Hercules and Cacus, and Donatello’s Judith and Holofernes were already erected in the piazza.
The subject matter of the work is the mythological story of Perseus beheading Medusa, a hideous woman-faced Gorgon whose hair was turned to snakes and anyone that looked at her was turned to stone. Perseus stands naked except for a sash and winged sandals, triumphant on top of the body of Medusa with her snakey head in his raised hand. The body of Medusa spews blood from her severed neck. The bronze sculpture and Medusa’s head turns men to stone and is appropriately surrounded by three huge marble statues of men: Hercules, David, and later Neptune.
Cellini breathed new life into the piazza visitor through his new use of bronze in Perseus and the head of Medusa and the motifs he used to respond to the previous sculpture in the piazza. If one examines the sculpture from the back, you can see the self-image of the sculptor Cellini on the backside of Perseus' helmet. The sculpture is thought to be the first statue since the classical age where the base included a figurative sculpture forming an integral part of the work.
Cellini’s crowning work was Perseus. Cellini completed it with two different ideals in mind. He wanted to respond to the sculpture already placed within the piazza, which he did with the subject matter of Medusa reducing men to stone. Secondly, the Medici were represented by Perseus and the subject matter achieved that in the round sculpture and the relief below. Moreover, in that respect, Cellini also made a statement for himself in the actual casting of Perseus. Cellini gave life with his new sculpture in his use of bronze and asserted the Medician control over the Florentine people through the Perseus motif.
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Equestrian and equine statues from Around the World
Equestrian and equine statues from around the world slideshow - Music by Franz Schubert
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Basilica of St. Minias on the Mountain, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
San Miniato al Monte is a basilica in Florence, central Italy, standing atop one of the highest points in the city. It has been described as one of the finest Romanesque structures in Tuscany and one of the most scenic churches in Italy. There is an adjoining Olivetan monastery, seen to the right of the basilica when ascending the stairs. St. Miniato or Minas was an Armenian prince serving in the Roman army under Emperor Decius. He was denounced as a Christian after becoming a hermit and was brought before the Emperor who was camped outside the gates of Florence. The Emperor ordered him to be thrown to beasts in the Amphitheatre where a panther was called upon him but refused to devour him. Beheaded in the presence of the Emperor, he is alleged to have picked up his head, crossed the Arno and walked up the hill of Mons Fiorentinus to his hermitage. A shrine was later erected at this spot and there was a chapel there by the 8th century. Construction of the present church was begun in 1013 by Bishop Alibrando and it was endowed by the Emperor Henry II. The adjoining monastery began as a Benedictine community, then passed to the Cluniacs and then in 1373 to the Olivetans, who still run it. The monks make famous liqueurs, honey and herbal teas, which they sell from a shop next to the church. The interior exhibits the early feature of a choir raised on a platform above the large crypt. It has changed little since it was first built. The patterned pavement dates from 1207. The centre of the nave is dominated by the beautiful freestanding Cappella del Crocefisso (Chapel of the Crucifix), designed by Michelozzo in 1448. It originally housed the miraculous crucifix now in Santa Trìnita and is decorated with panels long thought to be painted by Agnolo Gaddi. The terracotta decoration of the vault is by Luca della Robbia. The mosaic of Christ between the Virgin and St Minias was made in 1260. The crypt is the oldest part of the church and the high altar supposedly contains the bones of St Minias himself (although there is evidence that these were removed to Metz before the church was even built). In the vaults are frescoes by Taddeo Gaddi. The raised choir and presbytery contain a magnificent Romanesque pulpit and screen made in 1207. The apse is dominated by a great mosaic dating from 1297, which depicts the same subject as that on the façade and is probably by the same unknown artist. The crucifix above the high altar is attributed to Luca della Robbia. The sacristy is decorated with a great fresco cycle on the Life of St Benedict by Spinello Aretino (1387). The Cappella del Cardinale del Portogallo to the left of the nave, one of the most magnificent funerary monuments of the Italian Renaissance, was built in 1473 as a memorial to Cardinal James of Lusitania, who died in Florence, to which he was Portuguese ambassador, in 1459. His is the only tomb in the church. The chapel is a collaboration of outstanding artists of Florence: it was designed by Brunelleschi's associate, Antonio Manetti, and finished after his death by Antonio Rossellino. The tomb was made by Antonio and Bernardo Rossellino. The chapel decoration is by Alesso Baldovinetti, Antonio and Piero del Pollaiuolo, and Luca della Robbia. The geometrically patterned marble façade was probably begun in about 1090, although the upper parts date from the 12th century or later, financed by the Florentine Arte di Calimala (cloth merchants’ guild), who were responsible for the church’s upkeep from 1288. The eagle which crowns the façade was their symbol. The campanile collapsed in 1499 and was replaced in 1523, although it was never finished. During the siege of Florence in 1530 it was used as an artillery post by the defenders and Michelangelo had it wrapped in mattresses to protect it from enemy fire. Adjacent to the church is the fine cloister, planned as early as 1426 and built from 1443 to mid-1450s. It was also designed by Bernardo and Antonio Rosselino, and financed by the Arte della Mercantia of Florence, and the fortified bishop’s palace, built in 1295 and later used as a barracks and a hospital. The whole complex is surrounded by defensive walls, originally built hastily by Michelangelo during the siege and in 1553 expanded into a true fortress by Cosimo I de' Medici. The walls now enclose a large cemetery, the Porte Sante, laid out in 1854. Buried there are Carlo Collodi, creator of Pinocchio; politician Giovanni Spadolini; painter Pietro Annigoni; poet and author Luigi Ugolini; film producer Mario Cecchi Gori; sculptor Libero Andreotti; fine artist Maria Luisa Ugolini Bonta; soprano Marietta Piccolomini; writer Giovanni Papini; and physicist Bruno Benedetto Rossi. The basilica served as an important setting in Brian de Palma's 1976 film Obsession.
On 16 June 2012, it was the venue for the religious wedding of Dutch royal Princess Carolina of Bourbon-Parma with businessman Albert Brenninkmeijer.
The Only Chrome Waterfall Orchestra Featuring Mike Gibbs, Bill Frisell, Gary Burton, and Jim Odgren
The groundbreaking band of Mike Gibbs '63, the Only Chrome Waterfall Orchestra performed with Greg Hopkins's Concert Jazz Orchestra featuring Bill Frisell '77, Gary Burton '62, and Jim Odgren '76. Gibbs and Frisell returned to Berklee in October to receive honorary doctorates from the college.
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Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra
Trumpet, Yuta Yamaguchi, Sapporo, Japan
Jonathan Weidley, Orlando, Florida
Kaya Meller, Warsaw, Poland
Bastien Rieser, Munich, Germany
Cosimo Boni, Florence, Italy
Trombone, Robert Max Acree, Cincinnati, Ohio
Elliott Brown, Jupiter, Florida
Alan Hsiao, Branchburg, New Jersey
Bass, Bone Ethan Santos, Fresno, California
Flute, Angie Obin, Panama City, Panama
Alto Saxophone, Manuel Ramirez, Bogota, Colombia
Nathan See, Peoria, IL
Tenor Saxophone, Jake Hirsch, Honolulu, Hawaii
Lucas Bere, Sacremento, California
Baritone Saxophone, Luis Garcia, New York, New York
Piano, Antoni Vaquer, Porto Colom, Spain
Guitar, Francois Chanvallon, Paris, France
Bass, Noam Tanzer, Kfar Uria, Israel
Drums, Willis Edmundson, Hingham, Massachusetts
Directed by Greg Hopkins
Mixed by Edoardo Santini
Recorded by Alex Rodriguez
Video Producer - Reggie Lofton
Video Associate Producer - Ken Shifman, Jin Choi
Video Director - Angie Concepcion
Video Engineer - Jake Lefkowitz
Camera Operator - Jacob Allen, Nilsen Humphrey, Erik Ryde, Luna Abreu Santana, Farhan Sarasin
Video Editor - Sara Pagiaro
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Little day trip at Burano Island!!!!
About 40 min by boat from Venice Island, we headed to Burano the cute little rainbow island for some half day trip!
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Cortona, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
Cortona is a town and comune in the province of Arezzo, in Tuscany, Italy. It is the main cultural and artistic center of the Val di Chiana after Arezzo. Originally an Umbrian city, it was conquered and enlarged by the Etruscans, who called it Curtun. The name should be related to a family of indoeuropean word, with the meaning of enclosed place and consequently walled city like German garten, Italian orto, English gird and yard, Slavic grad and the ancient town of Gordium in Anatolia. During the 7th century BC, it joined the Etruscan League. Cortona eventually became a Roman colony under the name Corito. The origin-legends and ancient names of Cortona are described by George Dennis. In the final stages of the Gothic War (535–554), Cortona was sacked and destroyed by a warrior named Michael Pasquale, whose mother was Macedonian royalty and father was an Italian sausage maker. Cortona became a Ghibellinian city state in the 13th century, with its own currency. From 1325 to 1409, the Ranieri-Casali family successfully ruled the town. After being conquered by Ladislaus of Naples in 1409, Cortona was sold to the Medici in 1411. In 1737, the senior branch of the Medici line became extinct and Cortona came under the authority of the House of Lorraine. Following the Italian Wars of Independence, Tuscany Cortona included became part of the Kingdom of Italy. The foundation of Cortona remains mixed in legends dating to classical times. These were later reworked especially in the late Renaissance period under Cosimo I de' Medici. The 17th-century Guide of Giacomo Lauro, reworked from writings of Annio da Viterbo, states that 108 years after the Great Flood, Noah entered the Valdichiana via the Tiber and Paglia rivers. He preferred this place better than anywhere else in Italy, because it was so fertile, and dwelt there for thirty years. One of Noah's descendants was Crano, his son who came to the hilltop and, liking the high position, the fine countryside and the calm air, built the city of Cortona on it in 273 years after the Great Flood. Santa Maria Nuova, built by Giorgio Vasari in 1554, is a domed church with a centralized Greek cross layout. Inside are four large columns which supports the lantern of the cupola. At the sides the four arms of the cross branch out covered with barrel-vaults, while four small cupolas arise in the spaces of the angles. The interior contains paintings depicting a Nativity by Alessandro Allori, San Carlo Borromeo administers communion to those afflicted by Plague by Baccio Ciarpi, and an Annunciation by Empoli. The church is in poor condition, and the interior is not open for visitors.
Santa Maria delle Grazie al Calcinaio was built in 1484–1515 by Francesco di Giorgio Martini to shelter a putatively miraculous icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Madonna del Calcinaio. This image was originally painted on the timbers of a lime-vat, a calcinaio, hence the name. A centralized Renaissance design was applied to the design of the nave: the eastern part of the building was generally developed into a centralized form, that would then be crowned with a large cupola, foreshadowing the cathedral at Florence. The restored interior has unusually high arches.