About
15 min by car. - 20 min.by train - 30 min.by pullman.
La città di Pisa 20 km. In auto 20 minuti
Discover
Pisa |
Everyone
knows the Tower of Pisa, the city of Pisa is not just the Tower, nor
the marvellous Piazza dei Miracoli where it stands, with its
Cathedral, Baptistery and Monumental Cemetery. Pisa is many other
things as well. It is the city of the ancient Etruscan and Roman
Port at San Rossore, one of the most recent and important
archaeological discoveries made yet.
It
is the city where the art of modern sculpture was born, and these
valuable works can be admired in the National Museum of San Matteo.
Il is the city of the Maritime Republic, thanks to the trading
activities of which Leonardo Fibonacci brought the Arabic number
system to Italy and Europe, and it is the city of medieval walls
surrounding a historic centre rich in monuments and works of art of
extraordinary value, starting from Piazza dei Cavalieri. Pisa is one
of most famous university cities in the world, whit its ancient
University, the Normal High School , the School of Sant’Anna, the
CNR laboratories.
It
is the city of the lungarni (the banks of the river Arno), much
loved by romantics poets for its climate and traditions of tolerance:
from Byron to Shelley, from Giacomo Leopardi to Alessandro Manzoni. |
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About 15 min
by car. - 20 min.by train - 30 min.by pullman.
La città di Lucca 20 km. In auto 15 minut
In
this section you can find information about the Medieval churches
belonging to the territory of the province of Lucca, divided for
this purpose into four main areas: Versilia, Plain of Lucca,
Mediavalle, and Garfagnana.
The aim is to give an overview of Medieval religious architecture
in the province of Lucca also taking ruins into account.
Therefore the selection intends to reconstruct and recompose the
unity of the monuments scattered around the territory not only
from an architectural point |
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of view but also considering them in relation to the
historical events that took place here.
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www.provincia.lucca.it
www.garfagnana.it |
About 60 min by car. - 60 min.by train - 90 min.by pullman.
The city of Florence.
Originally,
and up to the end of the 12th century, the urban territory of
Florence was divided into quarters.
When the city walls were
enlarged between 1172 and 1175, the city had to be divided into
six districts which also included the hamlets that had sprung up
on the other side of the river, and which, with their many artisan
activities, were to become a fundamental factor in the economic
life of the city.
These six districts included various peoples
and groups and were then called Gonfaloni, after the standards
that identified the different districts and around which the
inhabitants of the area gathered. In 1343 the Gonfaloni were
reorganized since the city had grown considerably within the new
circle of Arnolfo di Cambio’s walls.
The original six districts
were replaced by a new subdivision into quarters named after the
city’s most important churches: San Giovanni, Santa Maria
Novella, Santa Croce and Santo Spirito. The number of Gonfaloni
was set at 16 and their functions gradually took on an
administrative nature.
The quarter of Santo Spirito was subdivided
into 4 gonfalons: Drago, Ferza, Nicchio and Scala. Each gonfalon differed
as to size, population and social fabric, but they were all characterized
by spacious green areas within the walls and by the prevalence of wool
guild workers and craftsmen, especially in the Gonfalone of San Frediano
(Drago) and that of Santo Spirito (Ferza). Nowadays the Oltrarno is a living reality where the
past is still alive in the "hum" of generations of craftsmen
tenaciously attached to their ancient crafts. In the labyrinth of lanes in the Oltrarno one can
still encounter artisans who preserve and hand down original and refined
working methods, directly transmitted by the craftsmen who in past
centuries enriched Florence with their handmade objects.
The survival of
these techniques is entrusted to the patience and diligence with which
they ply their craft every day, producing unique pieces appreciated by
those who know a fine craft object when they see it. For Antonio Paolucci the "true genius of the
Italians" lies in their artisan talents, the fruit of "a
conscious transmission of beauty, an ancient wisdom which flowers in the
fantasy or in the intellect".
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www.comune.firenze.it
www.cm-mugello.fi.it
www.chianti.it |
About
5 min. Viareggio 10 min. Pietrasanta 10 min. Forte wiith car
or pullman.
.La Versilia, noi siamo quì:
Welcome
to Tuscany,
the ideal place to spend a relaxing and interesting holiday. The blend of
natural beauty, history, art and wonderful cuisine, makes this area unique.
Following in the footsteps of the Etruscans, the Romans, inventors and Renaissance artists, you will be able to see some of the most
beautiful and famous cities in the world: Florence, Pisa, Lucca, Siena
and Arezzo. Visiting these cities, immersed in the sometime ondulation
and occasionally tortuous hilly Tuscan landscape, means plunging in to the
just right atmosphere to enjoy the local beauty spots.
In this land, traditional Tuscan cuisine has its roots. Here, you can
taste typical Tuscan salami and other preserved meats, sip wines such as
the renown Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino, or savores
the famous Florentine T-bone steak.
And remember that the Tuscan coast, bathed by the Tyrrhenian sea,
one of the most beautiful an most welcoming in Italy, is endowed with long
beaches of fire sand as well as rocky stretces rich in sea-life. Versilia is one of most well-known tourist resort. This strip of land along the
northern part of the Tuscan coast boasts one of the longest and most
attractive beaches of the Mediterranean. Ideally situated for
sightseeing, its mild climate, even in the cooler months, make it the
perfect place for a perfect break.
Its proverbial hospitality, the nary cultural events, the multiplicity
of hotels, theatres and disco club will all |
 www.laversilianafestival.com
 www.ilcarnevale.it
 www.laversilia.it
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In auto 60
min - Treno 50 min.- Nave 120 min.
Le Cinque Terre 60 km. in auto con treno da La Spezia 15 min.
Five miles of rocky coast in eastern Liguria, two
promontories lie at each extremity, thousands of kilometres of dry walling,
cultivated into vineyards, five southerly villages castled up on spurs of
stone or disposed in clusters of very small inlets. These are the
co-ordinates of the Cinque Terre (Five lands).
Recognized finally as a National Park in 1999 and UNESCO protected
territory since 1997 as a system of naturalistic environmental interest.
This zone is characterized by the presence of precipitous slopes which
have been cultivated into vineyards by means of fatiguing system of
terracing the only evidence of transformation operated by the laborious
human activity on the territory.
The suggestive type of coastal projections on the sea with sheer cliffs
that often overtake the verticality alternated with bays, winding paths
and enchanting small beaches between cliffs with a profound back drop, a
rich variety of ichthyic (fishing) all of which make this district an
authentic natural "opera of art". |
 www.cinqueterre.it
 Monterosso
 Riomaggiore
 Manarola
 Corniglia
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