A day in Artimino Tuscany Italy
Situated on a hilltop in the province of Prato Italy.
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Prato Tourist Attractions: 15 Top Places to Visit
Planning to visit Prato? Check out our Prato Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Prato.
Top Places to visit in Prato:
Museo di Palazzo Pretorio, Duomo di Prato, Villa Medicea di Poggio a Caiano, Parco delle Cascine di Tavola, Museo dell'Opera dell Duomo, Museo Del Tessuto, Castello dell'Imperatore, Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Villa Medicea La Ferdinanda, Santa Maria delle Carceri, Biblioteca Lazzerini, Palazzo Datini, Museo Di Scienze Planetarie, Museo Archeologico Artimino Francesco Nicosia, Teatro Politeama Pratese
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Unforgettable Places - Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Siena amazed me with its charming, narrow streets, lovely, little cafes, magnificent buildings still remembering the antient times. The church build around the time Poland got baptised absolutely blew my mind away. How is it possible? It's been standing there all these years (over a milenium!). Flavours of delicious Italian cuisine tasted in a homely atmosphere definitely made my trip to Siena unforgettable. Nothing can describe the living history and charm of this wonderful city.
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Siena main sights:
The Siena Cathedral (Duomo), begun in the 12th century, is one of the great examples of Italian Romanesque-Gothic architecture. Its main façade was completed in 1380. It is unusual for a cathedral in that its axis runs north-south. This is because it was originally intended to be the largest cathedral in the world, with a north-south transept and an east-west nave, as is usual.[citation needed] After the completion of the transept and the building of the east wall (which still exists and may be climbed by the public via an internal staircase) the money ran out and the rest of the cathedral was abandoned.
Inside is the famous Gothic octagonal pulpit by Nicola Pisano (1266--1268) supported on lions, and the labyrinth inlaid in the flooring, traversed by penitents on their knees. Within the Sacristy are some perfectly preserved renaissance frescos by Domenico Ghirlandaio, and, beneath the Duomo, in the baptistry is the baptismal font with bas-reliefs by Donatello, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Jacopo della Quercia and other 15th-century sculptors. The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo contains Duccio's famous Maestà (1308--1311) and various other works by Sienese masters. More Sienese paintings are to be found in the Pinacoteca, e.g. 13th-century works by Diotisalvi di Speme.
The shell-shaped Piazza del Campo, the town square, which houses the Palazzo Pubblico and the Torre del Mangia, is another architectural treasure, and is famous for hosting the Palio horse race. The Palazzo Pubblico, itself a great work of architecture, houses yet another important art museum. Included within the museum is Ambrogio Lorenzetti's series of frescos on the good government and the results of good and bad government and also some of the finest frescoes of Simone Martini and Pietro Lorenzetti.
On the Piazza Salimbeni is the Palazzo Salimbeni, a notable building and also the medieval headquarters of Monte dei Paschi di Siena, one of the oldest banks in continuous existence and a major player in the Sienese economy.
Housed in the notable Gothic Palazzo Chigi on Via di Città is the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Siena's conservatory of music.
Other churches in the city include:
Basilica dell'Osservanza
Santa Maria dei Servi
San Domenico
San Francesco
Santo Spirito
San Martino
Sanctuary of Santa Caterina, incorporating the old house of St. Catherine of Siena. It houses the miraculous Crucifix (late 12th century) from which the saint received her stigmata, and a 15th-century statue of St. Catherine.
The city's gardens include the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Siena, a botanical garden maintained by the University of Siena.
The Medicean Fortress houses the Enoteca Italiana and the Siena Jazz School, with courses and concerts all the year long and a major festival during the International Siena Jazz Masterclasses. Over two weeks more than 30 concerts and jam sessions are held in the two major town squares, on the terrace in front of the Enoteca, in the gardens of the Contrade clubs, and in numerous historical towns and villages of the Siena province. Siena is also home of Sessione Senese per la Musica e l'Arte (SSMA), a summer music program for musicians, is a fun/learning musical summer experience.
In the neighbourhood are numerous patrician villa, numerous of which attributed to Baldassarre Peruzzi:
Villa Chigi
Castle of Belcaro
Villa Celsa
Villa Cetinale
Villa Volte Alte
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The beautiful village of Settignano (FI) Tuscany Italy
Situated on the olive-covered hills nearby Florence Italy. Famous for its beautiful villas like Villa Michelangelo where Michelangelo lived for a period of time and the Villa Gamberaia with beautiful Italian garden.
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A day in Pistoia Italy
A very nice city in Tuscany Italy.
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Italy on horseback: Tuscany
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A day in Empoli Tuscany Italy
A nice town in the province of Florence Italy. Thoug it was raining heavily. I was able to take these photos!
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Alessandra & Luigi Luxury Destination Wedding Italy
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A day in Prato Italy
A very nice city in Tuscany Italy.
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Visiter la TOSCANE en 4 minutes [BEST-OF en FAMILLE]
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L'été dernier, nous avons passé tout le mois de Juillet en Toscane, et en famille. Voici donc la vidéo best-of des précédents Vlogs, avec en plus de nouvelles séquences inédites !
Au programme de cette sélection de toscane : Florence, Pise, San Gimignano, Artimino, San Miniato.