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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/pisa/travel-guides/travel-tips/pisa-in-a-nutshell
streets. The best solution is to get there by train: the Pisa Central Station (www.trenitalia.com) is well connected to Rome and Milan and by what are called “regional trains” to the rest of Tuscany. From the station, you can get to the Leaning Tower by...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/florence/accademia-gallery/michelangelo-s-david
value such as the Tondo Doni which can be found in the Uffizi today. His David was so successful that he was called back to Rome by the Pope himself, Giulio II, for whom he would then paint the famous Sistine Chapel. The Florence where Michelangelo was...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/lucca
was an important Lombard duchy and became the capital of Tuscia. With the creation of the pilgrim route Via Francigena / Romea, Lucca became one of the main "resting stations" on route to Rome, as it is evident in the crosses engraved by passing...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/lucca/basilica-of-san-frediano
especially in the 1500s. According to medieval practice, the columns and capitals are all in re-use material and come from Rome. In the basilica is one of the oldest examples of Lucca medieval painting of the early 12th century, with the three saints...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/florence/basilica-of-santa-croce
It was designed by Vasari in the second half of the 16th century, after the great artist’s remains returned to Florence from Rome. It is a total work, a tribute to the genius and eclectic personality of the artist: in front of the tomb, the...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/sicily/catania/duomo-square
stands the appealing Elephant fountain, created in 1736. As well as being made in imitation of Bernini's Minerva Elephant in Rome, it is reminiscent of Catania's long and varied past. Constructed of ancient remains, the elephant itself dates back to the...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/sicily/palermo/politeama-theatre
Mario Rutelli, gallop across the theatre roof; Rutelli was also known for the Naiads Fountain in Piazza della Repubblica in Rome. The theatre's construction did not run smoothly. Economic, municipal and administrative setbacks hindered building, which,...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/sicily/syracuse
Syracuse embodies the glories and triumphs of antiquity and the ancient past in a way rivalled only by Athens Carthage and Rome. It is a feast of ancient history in architecture, monuments, geography and geology. The literature of sages and playwrights,...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/veneto/verona
and travel tips about Verona Celebrated by Shakespeare, who made it famous as the romantic setting for the moving tale of Romeo and Juliet, Verona is a splendid, ancient corner of the Veneto region, nestling between the river Adige and Lake Garda, and...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/emilia-romagna/bologna/piazza-maggiore/san-petronio-basilica
including the coronation of Charles V in 1530. After the sack of Landsknecht in 1527, the idea of having the coronation in Rome was rejected. Bologna, with its magnificent Basilica of San Petronio, seemed the next best choice.
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