Visit Italy: Top 10 Tuscany & Central Italy
Italy is a wonderful country to visit with great regional differences, from food to culture. This video is for travelers thinking of visiting Tuscany, Toscana in Italian and Central Italy in general.
Top 10 Tuscany & Central Italy
1. Florence
2. Sienna
3. Lucca
4. Pisa
5. Ravenna
6. Bologna
7. San Gimignano
8. Urbino
9. Modena
10. San Marino
Filmed in Lucca, Italy
Copyright Mark Wolters 2012
Visit Italy! Best Places Travel Tips: Monteriggioni (Tuscany)
Visit Italy! In this video about travel tips Luca & Marina will show you the beautiful medieval town of Monteriggioni, Tuscany. Only a short drive from Florence or Siena, this town will amaze you if you get a chance to visit it.
Monteriggioni is a comune in the province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany. It borders on the communes of Casole d'Elsa, Castellina in Chianti, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Poggibonsi, Siena and Sovicille.[2] The town is architecturally and culturally significant; it hosts several piazzas, and is referenced in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, as well as a playable locale in Ubisoft's video game installments Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
Monteriggioni is a medieval walled town, located on a natural hillock, built by the Sienese in 1214–19 as a front line in their wars against Florence,[3] by assuming command of the Via Cassia running through the Val d'Elsa and Val Staggia to the west.
During the conflicts between Siena and Florence in the Middle Ages, the city was strategically placed as a defensive fortification. It also withstood many attacks from both the Florentines and the forces of the Bishop of Volterra. In 1554 the Sienese were able to place control of the town's garrison to Giovannino Zeti, who had been exiled from Florence. In 1554, in an act of reconciliation with the Medicis, Zeti simply handed the keys of the town over to the Medicean forces - considered a great betrayal by the town's people. From Wikipedia
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Places to see in ( Poggibonsi - Italy )
Places to see in ( Poggibonsi - Italy )
Poggibonsi is a town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. It is located on the Elsa River and is the main centre of the Valdelsa Valley. The area around Poggibonsi was already settled in the Neolithic age, although the first traces of civilisation dates from Etruscan-Roman age, attested by a series of necropolises and by placenames such as Talciona or Marturi (from the Etruscan name of Mars).
The importance of the area dates from the 10th century, thanks to its position across the Via Francigena, the main road from Rome to France. At that time, the development of Borgo di Marte (later Marturi, Borgo Vecchio and then Poggibonsi) was started, a settlement whose origins are debated. Around 1010, Borgo di Camaldo appeared. In 1155 or 1156, the inhabitants of these and other nearby towns were moved by Guido Guerra, of the Guidi Counts, to a hill where a new settlement, Poggiobonizio, was established. In the 12th century, the Cathars had a major theological school in Poggibonsi.
The Palazzo Pretorio (late 13th century), with the annexed Torre del Podestà was the seat of the local government until the construction of the Palazzo Comunale in the 19th century. The lower floor, with the loggia, is travertine, while the upper section is brick and travertine. Since 1997, it has housed a palaeontological museum. The Church of San Lorenzo, built by the Augustinian order in Gothic-Romanesque style. In 1495, it was the seat of the meeting between Charles VIII of France and Girolamo Savonarola.
Santuario del Romituzzo: 15th-century oratory-sanctuary with campanile and portico housing a venerated image of the Madonna della Neve (Madonna of the Snows). Basilica of San Luccese Large Gothic church, built around 1252 over a pre-existing church of San Camaldo, traces of which can be seen in the façade and left wall.
The Fonte delle Fate (Fairies' Spring) is one of the few remains of the destroyed Poggiobonizio, from the early 13th century. It was discovered in 1803. Castello della Magione, once home of the Knights Templars, and then given to the Knights Hospitallers after the Templars were abolished in 1312, is on the Via Francigena.
In the frazione of Staggia Senese is a notable castle (Rocca), probably dating from Lombard times, which belonged to the Florentine family of the Franzesi from the 13th century. Castello di Strozzavolpe (Castle of the Fox-Strangler) is an ancient fortress of the Guidi family. According to legend, it was connected to Poggibonizio by a tunnel. San Martino a Luco romanesque Pieve church.
The Church of Sant'Andrea a Palapiano, one of the most notable Romanesque edifices in the area. Santa Maria a Talciona: 12th-13th century church with bas-relief (1234) in portal portraying the Adoration of the Magi. San Lorenzo in Pian de' Campi: church houses a 15th-century fresco by Pier Francesco Fiorentino.
( Poggibonsi - Italy ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Poggibonsi . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Poggibonsi - Italy
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Top 10 Best Things to Do in Colle di Val d'Elsa, Italy
Colle di Val d'Elsa Travel Guide. MUST WATCH. Top 10 things you have to do in Colle di Val d'Elsa . We have sorted Tourist Attractions in Colle di Val d'Elsa for You. Discover Colle di Val d'Elsa as per the Traveler Resources given by our Travel Specialists. You will not miss any fun thing to do in Colle di Val d'Elsa .
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List of Best Things to do in Colle di Val d'Elsa, Italy
Buekke gelateria
Porta Volterrana
Fattoria Il Piano - Vineyard
Sentierelsa
Museo Del Cristallo
Guardastelle Vineyard
La Rocca di Staggia
Il Baluardo
Le Caldane
Concattedrale Dei Santi Alberto E Marziale
Tuscany Diaries - Ep. 2
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Siamo Eros e Luna, una coppia di motociclisti che ha fondato i “The Moon Riders”
torrential rain in BARGA,Tuscany, Italy
torrential rain in BARGA,Tuscany, Italy
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La Città di Poggibonsi
Video promozionale del territorio
A Morning Drive in Tuscany
Ride along with us as we leave our agriturismo near Poggibonsi driving to the town of Staggia Senese, where we would then pick up the highway.
Toscana bella
Monumenti, luoghi, paesaggi stupendi da ammirare andando in giro per questa bella regione.
Palazzo San Giacomo a Russi #Ravenna
Once a holiday residence of the nobile family Rasponi, Palazzo San Giacomo is nowdays considered Versailles of Romagna. Located near Lamone river, it is 25 km far from the center of Ravenna, Italy