Top 10 Best Things to do in San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Italy
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List of Best Things to do in San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Italy
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Antinori nel Chianti Classico
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I Cocchieri di' Chianti
Castello di Poppiano
Fattoria di Montefiridolfi
Terre di Perseto
Casa Museo Machiavelli
Fattoria di Luiano
Fattoria San Michele a Torri
Italy/Tavarnelle Val Di Pesa (Chianti/Tuscany) Part 54/84
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Tavarnelle Val di Pesa:
Tavarnelle Val di Pesa is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 25 kilometres (16 miles) south of Florence.
The main attraction of the territory of Tavarnelle is the Badia di Passignano (Abbey of Passignano), a monastery existing from the High Middle Ages.
Other sights include:
Church of Santa Lucia al Borghetto, part of a Franciscan monastery known from 1260. The church is an example of Gothic architecture.
Gothic church of Madonna della Neve, with 14th-15th-century frescoes.
Church of Santa Maria del Carmine al Morrocco (15th century)
Sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Pietracupa, founded in 1596, with a Madonna image frescoed by Paolo Schiavo.
Pieve of San Pietro in Bossolo, a Romanesque church known from 990, housing works from Roman, Byzantine and Florentine schools.
Villa di Poggio Petroio, outside the town.
The pieve of San Donato in Poggio (12th century), in Romanesque style, with a basilica plan with a nave and two aisles and three apses. It houses a baptism shell by Giovanni della Robbia (1513) and a triptych by Giovanni del Biondo (1375).
The Pesa is a river 53 km long that traverses the Provinces of Florence and Sienna in Tuscany, Italy. The Val di Pesa - the Valley of the River Pesa, is the name given to the areas along the river and also includes much of its watershed.
The average altitude of the River Pesa basin is 286 m. The river is effectively a seasonal torrent in parts and remains without water in its final stretch during the summer.
The River Pesa arises from the confluence of several tributaries in the area located between the Badiaccia in Montemura (675 m) and Badia a Coltibuono (628 m) at the border of the provinces of Sienna and Florence. After descending to the south-west to the so-called Palace of Radda, the river turns to the north-west and maintains this direction, touching Sambuca in the municipality of Tavarnelle Val di Pesa and then Bargino and Cerbaia in the municipality of San Casciano in Val di Pesa, San Vincenzo a Torri in the municipality of Scandicci, Ginestra Fiorentina in the municipality of Lastra a Signa and finally crosses the town of Montelupo Fiorentino where it flows into the Arno.
Some of the towns and villages along the Val di Pesa that incorporate the name of the valley into their names are:
Tignano is a fortified hamlet whose church of San Romolo houses a terracotta tabernacle by Giovanni della Robbia.Wikipedia
Exploring the lesser known side of Tuscany and Chianti
Does it get better than a week spent meandering the winding streets of Tuscany's historic cities, tiny hilltop towns, and Florence's storied bridges? I'll leave that up to you.
This video features footage filmed over several days in April, 2014 while visiting Tuscany as a guest of the Tuscany and Tavarnelle Val di Pesa tourism boards. The focus of the trip was not only to see what Florence had to offer (which is well known) but also what incredible opportunities can be found just outside Florence in the Chianti hills while drinking world famous Chianti Classico wines.
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Locations featured in this video include:
Tavarnelle Val di Pesa
Tignano
Florence
Arezzo
Badia di Passignano
Palazzo Begliomini
Pieve of San Pietro in Bossolo
Pieve of San Donato in Poggio
Argento Firenze
Paganello Argriturismo / Fattoria Il Paganello
Osservatorio Astronnomico
Antinori Cantina / Vineyards
Del Giglio B&B
Poder in Chianti Cooking Classes
A special thanks as well to the Grand Hotel Minerva (Florence), Del Giglio B&B (Tavarnelle), and Il Viandante (The Wayfarer's Travel Lodge - fitting right!?) who hosted me during my visit.
Castello di Verrazzano - Tuscany, Italy
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Castello Di Verrazzano Tuscany
Visitors to this romantic estate have agreed the trip was well worth it: the family is warm and hospitable, the grounds are ruggedly romantic and the wines are impressive.
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Travel blogs from Castello di Verrazzano:
- ... We wine tasted at a vineyard called Castello DI Verrazzano ...
- ... Castello di Verrazzano is located in the famous Chianti Classico wine production area, and dates back as far as 1170 Our host was ...
- ... One particular day was dedicated to all things Chianti - beginning with a tour and lunch at the Castello di Verrazzano in Greve ...
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- Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, Tuscany, Italy
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- View from Castello di Verrazzano by Unvoyage from a blog titled Associazione Aerostatica Toscana
- Castello di Verrazzano by Unvoyage from a blog titled Associazione Aerostatica Toscana
Italy/Pisa (Square of Miracles) Part 41/84
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The Piazza dei Miracoli (Italian: Square of Miracles), formally known as Piazza del Duomo (Italian: Cathedral Square), is a wide walled area located in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as an important center of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world. Considered a sacred area by its owner, the Catholic Church, the square is dominated by four great religious edifices: the Pisa Cathedral, the Pisa Baptistry, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the Camposanto Monumentale (Monumental Cemetery). Partly paved and partly grassed, the Piazza dei Miracoli is also the site of the Ospedale Nuovo di Santo Spirito (New Hospital of the Holy Spirit), which houses the Sinopias Museum (Italian: Museo delle Sinopie), and the Cathedral Museum (Italian: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo).The name Piazza dei Miracoli was created by the Italian writer and poet Gabriele d'Annunzio who, in his novel Forse che sì forse che no (1910), described the square as the prato dei Miracoli or the meadow of miracles. The square is sometimes called the Campo dei Miracoli (Field of Miracles). In 1987 the whole square was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pisa:
Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or simply the Tower of Pisa (Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its unintended tilt to one side. It is situated behind the Cathedral and is the third oldest structure in Pisa's Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo) after the Cathedral and the Baptistry. The tower's tilt began during construction, caused by an inadequate foundation on ground too soft on one side to properly support the structure's weight. The tilt increased in the decades before the structure was completed, and gradually increased until the structure was stabilized (and the tilt partially corrected) by efforts in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
The height of the tower is 55.86 metres (183.27 feet) from the ground on the low side and 56.67 metres (185.93 feet) on the high side. The width of the walls at the base is 2.44 m (8 ft 0.06 in). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 metric tons (16,000 short tons). The tower has 296 or 294 steps; the seventh floor has two fewer steps on the north-facing staircase. Prior to restoration work performed between 1990 and 2001, the tower leaned at an angle of 5.5 degrees, but the tower now leans at about 3.99 degrees. This means that the top of the tower is displaced horizontally 3.9 metres (12 ft 10 in) from where it would be if the structure were perfectly vertical.
Construction of the tower occurred in three stages across 199 years. Work on the ground floor of the white marble campanile began on August 14, 1173, during a period of military success and prosperity. This ground floor is a blind arcade articulated by engaged columns with classical Corinthian capitals.
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Italy/Florence (Uffizi) Part 49/84
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Uffizi:
The Uffizi Gallery is an art museum in Italy. It is located in Florence, and among the oldest and most famous art museums of Europe.
History:The building of Uffizi was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de' Medici so as to accommodate the offices of the Florentine magistrates, hence the name uffizi, offices. The construction was later continued by Alfonso Parigi and Bernardo Buontalenti and completed in 1581. The cortile (internal courtyard) is so long and narrow, and open to the Arno at its far end through a Doric screen that articulates the space without blocking it, that architectural historians treat it as the first regularized streetscape of Europe. Vasari, a painter and architect as well, emphasised its perspective length by the matching facades' continuous roof cornices, and unbroken cornices between storeys and the three continuous steps on which the palace-fronts stand. The niches in the piers that alternate with columns filled with sculptures of famous artists in the XIX century.The Palazzo degli Uffizi brought together under one roof the administrative offices, the Tribunal and the Archivio di Stato, the state archive. The project that was planned by Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany to arrange prime works of art in the Medici collections on the piano nobile was effected by Francis I of Tuscany, who commissioned Buontalenti the famous Tribuna degli Uffizi that united a selection of the outstanding masterpieces in the collection in an ensemble that was a star attraction of the Grand Tour:Over the years, further parts of the palace evolved into a display place for many of the paintings and sculpture collected by the House of Medici or commissioned by them. According to Vasari, who was not only the architect of the Uffizi but also the author of Lives of the Artists, published in 1550 and 1568, artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo gathered at the Uffizi for beauty, for work and for recreation.
Today, the Uffizi is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Florence. In high season (particularly in July), waiting times can be up to five hours.
In early August 2007, Florence was caught with a large rainstorm, and the Gallery was partially flooded, with water leaking through the ceiling, and the visitors had to be evacuated. There was a much more significant flood in 1966 which damaged most of the art collections in Florence severely, including the Uffizi.
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Family trip to Tuscany, Italy. Visiting Siena & Florence. We stayed at Casale Le Lame, San Casciano Val Di Pesa-
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Florenz, Firenze, Florence - Toskana, Tuscany, Toscana
Geschichte, Architektur und Kulinarik.
history, architecture and culinary
storia, architettura e culinario
Sprache/lingua: Italienisch/italian/italiano
Untertitel/subtitle/sottotitolo: Englisch/english/inglese
Themen/topic/argomento:
UNESCO List
Parfume
scagliola
leather school - Made in Italy
Pieve, Barberino, Tavernelle
Chianti
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Dörfer/Villages:
Firenze
Pontassieve
San Donato
Tavarnelle
Capannelle
Santa Brigida
Bigallo
Persönlichkeiten/People:
Lorenzo Villoresi
Leonardo di Vinci
Arnolfo di Cambio
Essen/Food:
Finocchiona
lampredotto
trippa
Plätze, Sehenwürdigkeiten/places:
Societa' Canottieri
Ponte Vecchio
Piazza Santa Croce
Val di Pesa
Sant'Appiano
Castello delle Trebbio
Santa Reparata
Italy/Sambuca/Chianti/Tuscany/ Part 62/84
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Sambuca:
The small town of Sambuca in Val di Pesa is documented from 1053, but due to bombing during WW II is now mostly modern and forms a centre of light industry. However, the ancient bridge and some nearby mediaeval buildings are still extant and worth noting as you pass through the area.
Ponte di Ramagliano, the mediaeval bridge over the river Pesa at Sambuca Val di Pesa. Bridge over the Pesa River in the frazione of Sambuca.
Emanuele Repetti in his Dizionario locates the village of Sambuca on the left bank of the Pesa and at the head of the bridge, which is called Ramagliano.
Historical documents regarding the Chianti village of Sambuca are few, but the castle of Romagliano, located here on the ancient Roman road, is mentioned in documents from 1053 and the earliest extant documents regarding the Sambuca bridge date to 1179. From an ecclesiastical point of view, Sambuca belonged to the parish of San Pietro in Bossolo. Thanks to its strategic and geographic location, particularly as a good crossing place over the River Pesa, Sambuca always managed to maintain a certain autonomy from the nearby castles of Semifonte and Barberino Val d' Elsa, but not from the Abbey of Passignano.
In the territory of Sambuca there was a small church dedicated to San Jacopo and called La Canonica. The church was located in position dominating the area near the Castle of Romagliano. It is mentioned twice in documents at the Abbey of Passignano, first 1166 (actum in castro de Sambuca) and then in 1168 when the Abbot of Passignano bought duo modiora et quattuor stariora terre que sunt in corte de Sambuco. In addition to these purchases, the same document refers to a further acquisition consisting of the piazza del Castello with the obligation to the tenant to build himself a house et habitare in la semper.Further evidence dates from 1215, when the Abbot of Passignano ceded part of a house in castro Sambuca. From the documents of the 12 C, it is noted that the Castle of Sambuca assumed considerable importance from its position at the intersection of the road leading from Florence to Sienna and then on to Rome and another road that led from the Chianti to the Val d' Elsa.The bridge of Romagliano, which still exists today and which carried the ancient Roman Via Regia over the River Pesa, already existed in the 12 C since it is mentioned in a document dated 29 October 1179. Subsequently, in June 1219 and 8 January 1295, in addition to the bridge, the existence of a village of Ponte della Sambuca is mentioned. Near the bridge even today there are buildings with architectural features dating from the 12 C and the 13 C. One of these buildings may have been used as a defense tower on the bridge and later was converted into a tavern, as is clear from the papers of the Capitani del Ponte.
On 20 September 1301, Sambuca is mentioned in a document which states a license was given by the Commune of Florence to two master masons to build houses in the village of Sambuca, indicating that the village was slowly developing. The same masons' license was confirmed on 5 January, 1302, and a number of houses were built along the two banks of the river Pesa, both upstream and downstream of the bridge Ramagliano. In 1415 the bridge was rebuilt and widened, paid for by a tax levied on the inhabitants of Sambuca and Tavarnelle by the Florentine Signoria. The bridge was strategically important enough to be drawn by Leonardo da Vinci on his map of Tuscany, now housed in the Royal Library at Windsor.
An additional bridge over the Pesa, called the Ponte Nuovo, was built at the end of the 18 C and was constructed two miles down the hill opposite the fabbrica where the Via Cassia currently passes. The old Ramagliano bridge was enlarged in 1843 but damaged during the Second World War and rebuilt in 1946-1947.
In common with other road and/or railway junctions that were severely bombed during the Second World War, such as Pontassieve and Poggibonsi, Sambuca developed as a light industrial area. Between 1953 and 1975 the new church in the centre of town was constructed and works of art from the old church were relocated here. Of particular interest are a small Gothic pietra serena tabernacle perhaps of the early 15 C Florentine school, and a Madonna with Saints by a late 18 C Florentine painter.