Places to see in ( Macerata - Italy )
Places to see in ( Macerata - Italy )
Macerata is a city and comune in central Italy, the county seat of the province of Macerata in the Marche region. Together with the modern town, sprawling on the plain below the historic centre, it has a population of about 43,000. The historical city centre is on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza rivers. It first consisted of the Picenes city named Ricina (Helvia Recina), then, after its romanization, Recina and Helvia Recina. After the destruction of Helvia Recina by the barbarians, the inhabitants took shelter in the hills and eventually began to rebuild the city, first on the top of the hills, before descending again later and expanding. The newly rebuilt town was Macerata. It became a municipality (or comune in Italian) in August 1138.
The town counts several hamlets (frazioni) and localities: Acquesalate, Acquevive, Botonto San Giacomo, Botonto Sant'Isidoro, Cervare, Cimarella, Cincinelli, Collevario, Colleverde, Consalvi, Corneto, Helvia Recina, Isola, Madonna del Monte, Montanello, Piediripa, Sforzacosta, Valle, Vallebona, Valteia, Villa Potenza. In July and August the Sferisterio Opera Festival is held in the 2,500 seat Arena Sferisterio. It is a huge neoclassical arena erected in the 1820s as a stadium for a form of handball by the architect Ireneo Aleandri. The orchestra pit is so wide that musicians at each end cannot hear each other.
In the central Piazza della Libertà is the Loggia dei Mercanti with two-tier arcades dating from the Renaissance. There are a number of striking palazzi, mostly along Corso Matteotti, including Palazzo dei diamanti. Next to the Loggia dei Mercanti, Corso della Repubblica leads to Piazza Vittorio Veneto where, in the Palazzo Ricci, there is a modern art gallery. Another museum that is definitely worth a visit is Palazzo Buonaccorsi where you can see the amazing Eneide Hall (a gallery with paintings and frescoes from the 18th century) and the Carriages Museum. Soon the building will host the city Art Gallery with its most important artpiece, the Madonna and Child by Carlo Crivelli.
The University of Macerata was founded in 1290 and has about 13,000 students; Macerata also has an art school, two publishing houses (Liberilibri and Quodlibet), jazz clubs and the like. The Palazzo Buonaccorsi was built in 1700–1720 for Count Raimondo Buonaccorsi and his son Cardinal Simone Buonaccorsi using designs by Giovanni Battista Contini. The piano nobile is known for the Sala dell'Eneide, decorated with frescoes by Rambaldi, Dardani, Solimena, and canvases by Garzi and Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole. Just north of the town, at the Villa Potenza, lie the remains of ancient Helvia Recina, a Roman settlement destroyed by the Visigoths.
Among the churches in the town are:
Macerata Cathedral: built in Neoclassical style in 1771–1790; it has the remains of a 15th-century Gothic bell tower. The interior was designed by Cosimo Morelli.
San Claudio al Chienti: Romanesque church south of the Town. Its unusual shape is due to one church being built on the remains of another. It was built during the 14th century as war reparation to Montolmo (today's Corridonia), which defeated Macerata in a bloody and long war. San Claudio al Chienti is very close to Macerata, but it has been a frazione of Corridonia since that time.
San Filippo Neri
San Giorgio
Santa Maria della Misericordia
Santo Stefano
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Beautiful Urbino - Italy Emotions 2018
Our beautiful day in Urbino.
One of the diamonds of Italy in the Marche region.
It was just for a day but boy it was beautiful.
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Places to see in ( Naples - Italy ) Spaccanapoli
Places to see in ( Naples - Italy ) Spaccanapoli
Spaccanapoli is the straight and narrow main street that traverses the old, historic center of the city of Naples, Italy. The name is a popular usage and means, literally, Naples splitter. The name is derived from the fact that it is very long and from above it seems to divide that part of the city.
This street is the lower (Decumanus Inferiore) and southernmost of the three decumani, or east-west streets, of the grid of the original Greco-Roman city of Neapolis. The central main Decumanus Maggiore is now Via dei Tribunali; while the northernmost or upper Decumanus Superiore is now via Anticaglia and Via della Sapienza. The three decumani were (and still are) intersected by numerous north-south cross-streets called cardini, together forming the grid of the ancient city.
Today, the street officially starts at Piazza Gesù Nuovo and is officially named Via Benedetto Croce. Moving east, the street changes name to Via S. Biagio dei Librai and then crosses Via Duomo (named for the Cathedral of Naples) and moves beyond the confines of the old center of town.
Spaccanapoli is the main promenade for tourists as it provides access to a number of important sights of the city. These include:
Santa Chiara
Santa Marta
San Biagio Maggiore
Santi Filippo e Giacomo
San Francesco delle Monache
San Domenico Maggiore
Palazzo Venezia
Palazzo Petrucci
Palazzo Pinelli
Palazzo Carafa della Spina
Palazzo del Panormita
Palazzo Filomarino della Rocca
Palazzo di Sangro
Palazzo di Sangro di Casacalenda
Palazzo Marigliano
Piazzetta Nilo with the Nile God statue
Palazzo of Monte di Pietà, Naples
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Palermo, Sicily, Italy. A Walk in the Baroque Church of St. Giuseppe dei Teatini
San Giuseppe dei Teatini is a church in the Sicilian city of Palermo. Located near the Quattro Canti, is considered one of the most outstanding examples of the Sicilian Baroque in Palermo.
The church was built at the beginning of the 17th century by Giacomo Besio. It has a majestic though simple façade. In the centre niche is housed a state of San Gaetano, founder of the Theatines order. Another striking feature is the large dome with a blue and yellow majolica covering. The tambour decorated with double columns was designed by Giuseppe Mariani.
The interior has a Latin cross plan with a nave and two aisles, divided by marble columns of variable height. The inner decoration is an overwhelming parade of Baroque art, with stuccoes by Paolo Corso and Giuseppe Serpotta. Great frescoes can be seen in the nave, in the vault of the transept: these were painted by Filippo Tancredi, Guglielmo Borremans and Giuseppe Velasquez. The frescoes were severely damaged during World War II, but have been accurately restored.
La chiesa di San Giuseppe dei Teatini è un edificio di culto situato nel centro storico di Palermo. Occupa l'area delimitata a nord dalla strada del Cassaro (odierno Corso Vittorio Emanuele), a oriente da Via Maqueda e si affaccia su piazza Pretoria. Costituisce il vertice del mandamento Palazzo Reale o Albergaria e ingloba la facciata sud di Piazza Vigliena o dei Quattro Canti.
Il prospetto su Corso Vittorio Emanuele è costituito dall'ingresso principale e da due raccordi arcuati laterali: sulla sinistra è la facciata del cantone sud di Piazza Vigliena, per simmetria sulla piazzetta San Giuseppe è realizzato il «quinto canto»,decorato nel 1844.
L'impianto dell'edificio è a croce latina alata, cupola con lanterna e cappelle nelle navate laterali. L'aula è suddivisa da colonne con capitelli corinzi sostenenti 12 archi, nei pennacchi sono presenti affreschi raffiguranti i 12 apostoli opere del palermitano Antonio Manno del 1799.
Sulla cornice della navata centrale poggia la volta a botte tutta ornata di grandi stucchi dorati di Paolo Corso su disegni di Giacomo Amato e di affreschi del messinese Filippo Tancredi del 1693 raffiguranti L'Apoteosi di San Gaetano e il Ciclo di episodi della vita del santo. Il tetto, la volta centrale, gli affreschi sono totalmente ricostruiti, su scorta di fotografie, dopo gli ultimi eventi bellici.
La cupola è opera di Giuseppe Mariani da Pistoia. L'esterno è interamente maiolicato. L'affresco interno della cupola opera di Guglielmo Borremans raffigura La caduta degli angeli ribelli del 1724.
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Places to see in ( Sorrento - Italy )
Places to see in ( Sorrento - Italy )
Sorrento is a coastal town in southwestern Italy, facing the Bay of Naples on the Sorrentine Peninsula. Perched atop cliffs that separate the town from its busy marinas, it’s known for sweeping water views and Piazza Tasso, a cafe-lined square. The historic center is a warren of narrow alleys that's home to the Chiesa di San Francesco, a 14th-century church with a tranquil cloister.
An unashamed resort, Sorrento is nonetheless a civilised and beautiful town. Even the souvenirs are a cut above the norm, with plenty of fine old shops selling the ceramics, lacework and intarsio (marquetry items) that are famously produced here. The main drawback is the lack of a proper beach: the town straddles the cliffs overlooking the water to Naples and Mt Vesuvius.
Sorrento makes a good base for exploring the region's highlights: to the south is the best of the peninsula’s unspoilt countryside, to the east is the Amalfi Coast, to the north lie Pompeii and other archaeological sites, and offshore lies the fabled island of Capri.
Ferries and hydrofoils connect the town to Naples, Amalfi, Positano, Capri and Ischia. Sorrento's sea cliffs and luxury hotels have attracted celebrities including Enrico Caruso and Luciano Pavarotti. Limoncello, a digestif made from lemon rinds, alcohol, water and sugar, is produced in Sorrento. Other agricultural production includes citrus fruit, wine, nuts and olives.
The Roman name for Sorrento was Surrentum. Legends indicate a close connection between Lipara and Surrentum, as though the latter had been a colony of the former; and even through the Imperial period Surrentum remained largely Greek. The oldest ruins are Oscan, dating from about 600 BC. Before its control by the Roman Republic, Surrentum was one of the towns subject to Nuceria, and shared its fortunes up to the Social War; it seems to have joined in the revolt of 90 BC like Stabiae; and was reduced to obedience in the following year, when it seems to have received a colony.
The two main processions that take place in Sorrento on Good Friday are the Procession of Our Lady of Sorrows (or the Visit in the Sepulchres), organised by the Venerable Arciconfraternita of Saint Monica and the Procession of the Crucified Christ, organised by the Venerable Arciconfraternita of the Death.
Sorrento was the birthplace of the poet Torquato Tasso, author of the Gerusalemme Liberata. The town was quite famously featured in the early-20th-century song Torna a Surriento (Come Back to Sorrento) with lyrics by Giambattista De Curtis, brother of the song's composer, Ernesto De Curtis. In the 1920s, famous Soviet writer Maxim Gorky lived in Sorrento. In the 1940s, widely renowned astro-physicist Ian Dickson lived in Sorrento. He owned one of the most expensive houses on the bay of Naples.
After the song Torna a Surriento, the second masterpiece, which has spread the fame of Sorrento in the world, is Caruso, a song composed in Sorrento, in the summer of 1985, by the Bolognese singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla, whose fifty-years ties with Sorrento are described in the novel by the Sorrentine writer, Raffaele Lauro, titled Caruso The Song - Lucio Dalla and Sorrento, which was released in December 2014.
Alot to see in Sorrento such as :
Amalfi Coast
Marina Grande, port of Sorrento
Marina Piccola, small port of Sorrento
Park of Villa communale with a view of the Gulf of Naples with the volcano Vesuvius
Piazza Tasso, central place in Sorrento
Museo della tarsia lignea (intarsia)
Museum Correale (Museo Correale di Terranova), museum with small archeologic department
Via San Cesareo, Sorrento's main shopping street
Cathedral of Sorrento (Santi Filippo e Giacomo Cathedral), from the 14th century with façade reconstructed in 1924. It was built over time in different styles, with doors of the 11th century from Constantinople.
Church of Santi Felice e Baccolo (it)
Monastery of St. Francesco, 14th century
Roman ruins at the Punta del Capo
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Places to see in ( Arezzo - Italy ) Corso Italia
Places to see in ( Arezzo - Italy ) Corso Italia
Ancient axis of the medieval city of Arezzo, with the name of “Borgo Maestro”, it has been for centuries the main street of the city, along most of it are prestigious buildings and shops: top brands, jewellers’, perfumeries and antique shops. Starting from via Spinello, once you have passed the Bastion of Santo Spirito, Corso Italia begins. The most interesting parts are the so called “high” parts at the top.
Once you go through the traffic lights in via Roma, after a short distance, on the right, you see the small square of San Michele onto which the church of the same name faces. The front of the church is 13th century neo-gothic and inside is a painting “Madonna, Child and Saints” (1466) attributed to Neri di Bicci.
You can stop to look at many things, between numbers 78 and 72, right on the corner with via Cavour, is the majestic palazzo Bacci of 15 century origins. On the opposite side, at numbers 41-45 is the 13th century palazzo Altucci. At 24-26, a tower house which goes back to the 13th century and finally the palazzo Camaiani-Albergotti extended in the 16th century, next to it is the 14th century Bigazza tower, modified during the fascist period.
At the top of the road is the impressive Santa Maria church, of Romanesque origins, the most beautiful church in the city which faces onto Corso Italia with the apse facing Piazza Grande. The front of the building, rebuilt in the 13th century, is made up of three loggias supported by columns; the lower two loggias are arched while the third and topmost one has architraves. The top part of the face is not gabled. At the bottom of the face, three large doors lead you in. On the right is the bell tower, it is called the tower of a hundred holes due to the double holes, ten on each side, going up 5 layers.
Among the numerous works of art inside, is a prestigious panel by Pietro Lorenzetti, Madonna and Saints (1320) and a wooden cross by Margarito (13th century). This itinerary ends at number 14, where you find the entrance to the Ivan Bruschi House Museum, here you can appreciate the history of antiques in Arezzo. A journey through time with furniture, paintings, sculptures, books, glassware, ceramics, silverware, jewellery and coins, from pre-historic times to now. The 13th century building was the Town Captain’s house and now the museum pays homage to Ivan Bruschi, collector and the man who, in 1968, started the Antiques Fair in Arezzo.
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Places to see in ( Cortona - Italy )
Places to see in ( Cortona - Italy )
Cortona is a town and comune in the province of Arezzo, in Tuscany, Italy. Cortona is the main cultural and artistic center of the Val di Chiana after Arezzo. Cortona may be accessed by rail: the closest station is Camucia-Cortona, 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) away. There are direct trains from Florence, Rome, and Foligno (via Perugia).
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.
The prevailing character of Cortona’s architecture is medieval with steep narrow streets situated on a hillside at an elevation of 600 metres (2,000 ft) that embraces a view of the whole of the Valdichiana. From the Piazza Garibaldi (still referred to by the local population by its older name, Piazza Carbonaia) is a fine prospect of Lake Trasimeno, scene of Hannibal's ambush of the Roman army in 217 BC (Battle of Lake Trasimene). Parts of the Etruscan city wall can still be seen today as the basis of the present wall. The main street, via Nazionale, is the only street in the town with no gradient, and is still usually referred to by locals by its older name of Ruga Piana.
Inside the Palazzo Casali is the Museo dell'Accademia Etrusca, displaying items from Etruscan, Roman, and Egyptian civilizations, as well as art and artefacts from the Medieval and Renaissance eras. The distinguished Etruscan Academy Museum had its foundation in 1727 with the collections and library of Onofrio Baldelli. Among its most famous ancient artefacts is the bronze lampadario or Etruscan hanging lamp, found at Fratta near Cortona in 1840 and then acquired by the Academy for the large sum of 1600 Florentine scudi. Its iconography includes (under the 16 burners) alternating figures of Silenus playing panpipes or double flutes, and of sirens or harpies. Within zones representing waves, dolphins and fiercer sea-creatures is a gorgon-like face with protruding tongue. Between each burner is a modelled horned head of Achelous. It is supposed that the lampadario derived from some important north Etruscan religious shrine of around the second half of the 4th century BC. A later (2nd century BC) inscription shows it was rededicated for votive purposes (tinscvil) by the Musni family at that time.
Alot to see in ( Cortona - Italy ) such as :
Diocesan Museum
Cortona Cathedral
Museo dell'Accademia Etrusca e città di Cortona
Church of San Francesco, Cortona
Santa Margherita, Cortona
Piazza della Repubblica
Fortezza Medicea di Girifalco
Molesini
Porta Bifora
Porta Sant'Agostino
Porta Colonia
Porta Berarda
Porta Montanina
Porta Santa Margherita
Audit Artea
Galleria Etrusca
Cathedral (Duomo) of Cortona (Santa Maria)
Basilica of Santa Margherita
Guzzetti Chapel
Spirito Santo
San Benedetto
San Cristoforo
San Domenico
San Filippo Neri
San Francesco
San Marco
San Niccolò
Santa Chiara
(Former) church of the Gesù
Abbey of Farneta
Franciscan Convent de Le Celle
San Donnino (or, Madonna della Croce)
Pieve di San Michele Arcangelo at Metelliano
Sanctuary of the Madonna del Bagno
San Biagio at Pierle
San Marco Evangelista
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Places to see in ( Sorrento - Italy ) Duomo di Sorrento
Places to see in ( Sorrento - Italy ) Duomo di Sorrento
Sorrento Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Sorrento in the south of Italy, dedicated to Saints Philip and James. It has been the seat of the Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia since 1986, and was previously the seat of the bishops and archbishops of Sorrento.
Duomo di Sorrento was first built around the 11th century and was rebuilt in the 15th century in Romanesque style. The poet Torquato Tasso, the best known citizen of the town, was baptized in the church's baptistery.
The cathedral bell tower has three storeys, and is decorated with a clock. The base of the bell tower dates to the time of the Roman Empire. The façade dates from 1924. The main doors are of the 11th century from Constantinople.
The interior, on a Latin cross floor plan, is divided into a nave and two side aisles. The nave contains round arches and paintings by the Nicola Malinconico, including Sorrentine Martyrs and Four Patron Bishop Saints. There are also paintings by Giacomo del Po (Assumption, St. Philip, St. James). The marble altar and pulpit and the bishop's throne all date from the 16th century.
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