Portfolio Tag: accusantium

The Florentine Genius

DANTE ALIGHIERI

Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore, Dante’s Stone, Church of Santa Margherita dei Cerchi, Dante’s House, Basilica of Santa Croce   e-mail

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Dante Alighieri was born between May and June 1265 and was baptized in the Baptistery of St. John. His most famous work is the Divine Comedy, written in...

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Gardens and Medicean Villas

Three ways to conceive a garden. One is the Italian style, borne from the genius of the architect who planned the Boboli Gardens, Niccolò Tribolo. The design of these late-Renaissance gardens presents rationally-organized spaces and includes natural elements transformed into sculptures and architectural structures which complement statues and fountains. The other is the...

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Florence in Tuscany

Delve into artistic treasures, customs and culinary traditions to discover Tuscany. You can begin with the “miracles”, to quote Gabriele D’Annunzio when he saw the stunning monuments standing on Pisa's Piazza del Duomo, where the world-famous Leaning Tower watches over the Baptistry, Cemetery and Cathedral. Then continue with small treasure troves, such as...

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