Best Views of the Amazing Churches of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
0.00 - 0.26 San Domenico
0.27 - 1.35 Cattedrale di Palermo
1.36 - 2.32 La Martorana o Chiesa di Santa Maria dell' Ammiraglio
2.33 - 3.44 Santa Caterina
3.45 - 4.45 San Giuseppe dei Teatini
4.46 - 5.39 Casa Professa o chiesa del Gesu'
5.40 - 5.49 Santa Maria della Pietà
5.50 - 5.53 Santa Teresa alla Kalsa
5.54 - 6.03 Santa Maria della Catena
6.04 - 6.42 San Domenico
Places to see in ( Assisi - Italy )
Places to see in ( Assisi - Italy )
Assisi is a hill town in central Italy’s Umbria region. It was the birthplace of St. Francis (1181–1226), one of Italy’s patron saints. The Basilica of St. Francis is a massive, 2-level church, consecrated in 1253. Its 13th-century frescoes portraying the life of St. Francis have been attributed to Giotto and Cimabue, among others. The crypt houses the saint’s stone sarcophagus.
As if cupped in celestial hands, with the plains spreading picturesquely below and Monte Subasio rearing steep and wooded above, the mere sight of Assisi in the rosy glow of dusk is enough to send pilgrims' souls spiralling to heaven. It is at this hour, when the pitter-patter of day tripper footsteps have faded and the town is shrouded in saintly silence, that the true spirit of St Francis of Assisi, born here in 1181, can be felt most keenly. Though certainly at its heart a religious destination, Assisi's striking beauty and pristinely preserved medieval centro storico and Unesco-listed Franciscan structures are a fabled haven that will compel and electrify visitors of any motive.
A holy city for Christians, Assisi is an eternal destination for pilgrims wanting to the see the places where Saint Francis was born, where he worked, and where he died. In this small center – propped up on the slopes of Mount Subasio – everything in sight seems to refer to the Saint, even if it is only remotely relevant to his life. Together with almost all its surrounding territory, Assisi was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year 2000, described as constituting a unique example of continuous history: a city-sanctuary beginning with its Umbrian-Roman origins, through the Medieval Age and up until today.
The World Heritage Committee included on its list the Basilica and other sites important to the Franciscan Order, due to the fact that they represent an amalgamation of masterpieces stemming from creative human genius – aside from being a fundamental reference in European and international art history. In particular, the Basilica of St. Francis has been defined as an extraordinary example of an architectonic complex that has heavily influenced the development of art and architecture.
The celebration for St. Francis as Patron Saint of Italy occurs every October 4; he cultivated a humble and poor style of life, which is probably why he is Italy’s most beloved saint. In this Umbrian city, the Basilica dedicated to his name and life preserves the remains of the “mendicant of Assisi,” thus making it a destination for thousands upon thousands of religious pilgrims.
Having been the birthplace of the Franciscan Order since the Middle Ages, Assisi has been the center of the Franciscan Cult and the movement’s diffusion throughout the world, focusing on a message of peace and tolerance, especially in regard to other religions.
Francis died at the age of 44, and only two years later, he was canonized in an official Church ceremony in Assisi, on July 16, 1228. On that same day, Pope Gregory IX laid the first stone of the future Basilica, destined to become the “mother house” for the Franciscan Order.
However, the initial intention of those who planned it is not one-hundred percent clear. Even today, the critics have not been able to interpret the stylistic discrepancies between the Upper and Lower churches. The Sanctuary of Assisi is one of the oldest existing Gothic churches in Italy, and its walls are decorated with frescoes by Cimabue, Giotto, Simone Martini and Pietro Lorenzetti.
In this regard, no other church can compete with the Basilica at Assisi.
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Places to see in ( Montalcino - Italy ) Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
Places to see in ( Montalcino - Italy ) Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
The Abbey of Sant'Antimo, Italian: Abbazia di Sant'Antimo, is a former Benedictine monastery in the comune of Montalcino, Tuscany, central Italy. It is approximately 10 km from Montalcino about 9 km from the Via Francigena, the pilgrim route to Rome. The name of the abbey may refer to Saint Anthimus of Rome, whose relics were supposedly moved here during the late 8th century.
After many years of disuse, the abbey was reoccupied in 1992 by a small community of Premonstratensian Canons Regular. Since January 2016, the occupants are a community of monks of the Olivetan Benedictine order. A tributary of the river Orcia, the Starcia, runs near the abbey.
In 1291 Pope Nicholas IV ordered the union of the abbey with the Guglielmites, a reformed branch of the Benedectines, in order to give back strength to the abbey. However, after another period of decay in the 15th century, Pope Pius II annexed St. Antimus to the new diocese of Montalcino-Pienza (1462), whose bishop was Pius' nephew. The abbey decayed to the point that in the 19th century it was used as stable. In the 1870s the Italian state restored it. In 1992 the abbey became again an active monastery with the arrival of a new religious community of Canons Regular of the Order of Premontre.
Of the Carolingian edifice, the apse (called Cappella Carolingia) and the portal, richly decorated with animal and vegetable motifs, are visible. The Carolingian chapel has frescoes by Giovanni d'Asciano with stories of St. Benedict and currently acts as sacristy. Under the chapel is a crypt with a nave and two aisles divided by four columns. The Sala Capitolare (Capitular Hall) is decorated with a triple mullioned window with richly decorated capitals.
Typically French in inspiration is the ambulatory with radial chapels. In Italy this scheme is known only in Santa Trinità of Venosa and the Cathedrals of Acerenza and Aversa, all in southern Italy, and in Santa Maria of Piè di Chianti, Marche. The ambulatory housed the pilgrims to pray the Martyrium, the place where the Saint's relic are placed. The aisles and the ambulatory are groin vaulted, while the nave has trusses. The nave, which is c. 20-m high, is divided into three sections: the huge arcades, the matronaeum and the chiaropiano (upper floor).
Notable is the so-called capital of Daniel in the lions' den, work of the French Master of Cabestany. It shows Daniel praying between the hungry lions, and, on the other sides, the lions devouring the accusers. The outer walls are made of Alabaster, you can shine a light against the walls and see the light translated/reflected back out to the eye.
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Places to see in ( Parma - Italy ) Monastero di San Giovanni Evangelista
Places to see in ( Parma - Italy ) Monastero di San Giovanni Evangelista
San Giovanni Evangelista is a church in Parma, northern Italy, part of a complex also including a Benedictine convent and grocery. Works for the abbey and church were started in the 10th century over a pre-existing oratory associated with St. Colombanus. In 1477 the whole complex was damaged by a fire. The abbey basilica was rebuilt from around 1490, with the present design by Bernardino Zaccagni dating from 1510. The construction ended around 1519. The design included since the beginning a thoroughly painting decoration of the interior, and a contract had been signed with the young Correggio, who a had already worked in another Benedictine monastery, in the Camera della Badessa of San Paolo.
Correggio executed five frescoes groups. The first includes the lunette with St. John and the Eagle (c. 1520), followed by the dome, with the Ascension of Christ and the drum and the four pendentives decoration. The third work was the decoration of the vault and the apse ceiling of the Cappella Maggiore, partially destroyed in 1586 when the choir was prolonged: today the central fragment with the Coronation of the Virgin (now at the Galleria nazionale di Parma) has survived. The fourth intervention was in the choir's walls, which were totally destroyed during its reconstruction. Finally, Correggio added a painted frieze which runs for the whole internal perimeter.
Preparatory drawings show that also the parts executed by his pupils were designed by Correggio, such as the candelabra in the presbytery's vault and the puttos on the cross-vaults. Around 1524, Correggio also painted two canvasses in the Del Bono Chapel, now at the Galleria nazionale di Parma: the Lamentation for Dead Christ and the Martyrdom of Four Saints.
The marble façade of the church was designed by Simone Moschino in Baroque style in 1604, and completed in 1607. The bell tower on the right side, perhaps designed by Giovanni Battista Magnani, was completed in 1613. With a height of 75 meters, it is the tallest in Parma.
The interior is on the Latin cross plan, with a nave and two aisles covered with cross vaults, and a dome at the crossing. The structure is similar to the nearby cathedral's. The grooved piers are Renaissance elements of classical inspiration. In the nave is a frieze by Correggio and his workshop (c. 1522-1524). Is ia long strip with monochrome paintings (with few red details) on a dark blue background, including also some tondoes with portraits of Benedictine popes, cardinals and monks. The main feature is a series of puttos in actions symbolizing the importance of the Christian mess and sacrifice. The grotesque decorations on the semi-piers and the vault decoration (with candelabra, puttos and symbols of St. John the Evangelist) were also from Correggio's pupils, in particular Michelangelo Anselmi (c. 1520).
The monastery has three cloisters. The first has Ionic columns, the second has decorations by Correggio and the third, known as Cloister of St. Benedict, has early 16th-century frescoes. The associated library has manuscript and codexes testifying the amanuensis activity of the local monks. The manuscripts arrived here from the monastery of Santa Giustina in Padua without decorations, and here were decorated by Damiano da Moile, Francino da Moile and, starting from 1492, da Michele da Genova.
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Sinalunga market in Tuscany
Sinalunga has its weekly market on Tuesday. Among other items, you can find fresh produce, porchetta (pork), cheese, clothing, assorted household goods, table cloths. Even if you don't need anything in particular, if you're in the area, it is a fun place to visit! See my blog post on Feeding my Belly in Tuscany at
Napa Valley Castle Tour - Castello Di Amorosa - Calistoga, California
Napa Valley Castle video was republished to YouTube August 2014 with a new soundtrack.
Explore with us as we take a self-guided tour the Castello Di Amorosa near Calistoga, California. This has become quite a family attraction in Napa Valley. It was completed in 2007 after 15 years of construction and was built using medieval techniques, hand chiseled stone, and even some bricks that were imported from other castles worldwide.
This video sequence was shot in April, 2012 with a Canon Vixia HFS-100 video camera and edited in Adobe Premier Pro CS5. It was re-edited with CS6 and reposted in August 2014 with a new soundtrack.
Music is Danse Macabre by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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And Canon in D Major Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Tennis Holidays in Coriano
Il Podere Del Germano Reale, Coriano, Italy
COUNTRY HOUSE RIMINI IL PODERE DEL GERMANO REALE
In the Adriatic hinterlands ‘green valleys and hillsides, where the birds’ melody, the sunset lights and the silence are not a dream thake place Il Podere del Germano Reale, … .. ancient farmhouse dated back to ‘700, reported to the charm of a time after a careful restructuring, based on love and research for valuable materials.
…. Imposing in its position overlooking the hills and the land below …. but delicate in its harmonic simple structure made of a simple architecture that respects the environment, and warm bright colors caressing the view ….
Il Podere del Germano Reale, with its 10 rooms, 5 two-room flats a beautiful suite, one bigger apartment of 75 sq metres with verand and it’s new 4 apartment of 60 sq metres, is the perfect place to rediscover the pleasure of a simple and healthy life, enough faraway from the city mess to find out the serenity to spend free time without the daily lifetime hectic .
Open all year, whether traveling for pleasure or for business, Il Podere del Germano Reale awaits you, to give a nice relaxing break in a structure with the best comfort
…..Starting from 2009 besides, Il Podere del Germano Reale it’s proud to contribute to environmental protection and being promoter of new technology for production and use of clean energy, usingat full its photovoltaic system.
Another clear example of love and respect for nature……another good reason to choose us!!
How to Eat Korean BBQ - Stop Eating it Wrong, Episode 22
In our final Stop Eating it Wrong video of 2015, John Angelucci, General Manager of Do Hwa in New York City, teaches guests how not to be intimated by a tableside grill. Subscribe to Zagat's YouTube channel for more videos: