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Visit to the Uffizi Gallery
November 19, 2015
Posted October 10, 2015
The UFFIZI GALLERY is one of the gratest museums in Italy and the world. The Uffizi were intended to house the offices of the famous Medici family (Uffizi=offices). From the beginning, however, the Medici set aside certain rooms to house the finest works of art from their collections.
Today the Uffizi contains masterpieces by Italian and foreign artists from the 13th to the 18th century, such as Cimabue, Giotto, Masaccio, Beato Angelico, Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Piero della Francesca, Raphael, Caravaggio, along with Rubens, Rembrandt, Dürer, Goya and many others.
The Vasari Corridor (Corridoio Vasariano) that connects the Uffizi Gallery with the Pitti Palace hosts a rich collection of self-portraits by past and present artists. Built by Vasari in 1565, it passes above the Ponte Vecchio, the "Old Bridge" (infact the oldest bridge in the city), with its many jewelry shops.
THE "ACCADEMY GALLERY" - November 25, 2015
Posted October 10, 2015
The ACCADEMY GALLERY ("Galleria dell'Accademia") is one of the best known museums in Florence, because it houses famous sculptures by Michelangelo, including the "David", "The four prisoners" and the "Pieta of Palestina". There are also many paintings collected by the Grand Duke Peter Leopold to help the young Florentine artists, enrolled in the Academy of Arts school which is still next door to the gallery.
THE PITTI PALACE November 14, 2015
Posted October 10, 2015
The Pitti Palace, which was formerly the residence of the grand-dukes of Tuscany and later of the King of Italy, now houses several important collections of paintings and sculpture, works of art, porcelain and a costume gallery, besides providing a magnificently decorated historical setting which extends to the Boboli Gardens, one of the earliest Italian gardens famous also for its fountains and grottoes.
It comprises the following galleries and museums:
SIENA IN ONE DAY
21 DICEMBER 2015
Posted October 10, 2015
A day in Siena is certainly not enough to experience the city in all of its many sides, nor to visit all of its treasures. In a day, however, with a bit of organization, you’ll certainly be able to see the main attractions of Siena and to appreciate the charm and atmosphere of this lovely medieval town, probably leaving with the desire to return as soon as possible. If you have the time in Tuscany, do return for a second day!
PISA IN ONE DAY
28 DICEMBER 2015
Posted October 10, 2015
Pisa is most famous for its Leaning Tower. Many visitors arrive into this university town and visit thePiazza dei Miracoli, or Square of Miracles, where thetower, the cathedral and baptistery form the city's main attraction.
Around the square's perimeter you'll also find theCamposanto, Opera del Duomo museum andMuseum of the Sinopie which we also highly recommend visiting. A few blocks away, the Piazza dei Cavalieri once was the heart of power in the city and later the headquarters of the Knights of St. Stephen. Today, it is a center of culture and learning as the famous Scuola Normale di Pisa has its base in the Palazzo della Carovana that faces onto the piazza.
