Tag Archives: Tuscany

A LITTLE CHURCH AND THE GIRL, BETWEEN THE COLORS OF INFINITY – Castelluccio di Norcia in the frescoes by Piero della Francesca

The fresco of the Madonna del Parto It comes from the chapel of Santa Maria di Momentana https://www.appennino-centrale.it/it/punti-di-interesse/chiesa-di-santa-maria-di-momentana, it was frescoed by Piero della Francesca around the middle of the 15th century century and can be admired in a museum. The fresco of the Madonna del Parto was intended for a country church and women in labor went there on …

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TRAVELLING TO SIENA, WHERE KINDNESS LIVES – Uses, customs and constraints of art, in the city that blesses horses

Five new shades, for your concept of creativity Trip to Tuscany? Chianti area, between villages and abbeys, to devote yourself to good food and good wine. Val d’Orcia, by sinuous hills dotted with cypresses and vineyards. Florence, an open-air museum that houses priceless works. Siena https://www.discovertuscany.com/siena/tourist-info/, a medieval city known worldwide for its historic Palio. The main street for shops …

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ROMANTIC SHADES AT THE END OF 19TH CENTURY – Lionello Balestrieri: When music inspires subjects for paintings

Painting musicians, private lessons and city streets For your stay in Siena, choose a period residence equipped with every comfort. A few meters from the great masterpieces of Siena, the Palazzo Coli Bizzarrini https://www.palazzocolibizzarrini.com/en/home-en/ is one of the best examples of the Renaissance period. Today, it has been converted into an accommodation with impeccable services, where history is intertwined with …

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THE LAND OF SIENA, WITH THE EYES OF A PHOTOGRAPHER – Stefano Vigni, long-term documentary photography and reportage projects

Stimulate imagination, through vision of reality All around the stench, the churches of San Domenico and Santa Maria dei Servi, but also small streets full of shops, where you can taste the Sienese cantucci, obviously accompanied by a good glass of Vin Santo. Looking for shops with cheaper leather goods, go to Via delle Terme, where at number 20 and …

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ARTISANSHIP AND FEMININITY – Asia Neri

A combination of creative authenticity, quality and beauty Your visit to Siena http://www.italyheaven.co.uk/siena.html starts from Piazza del Campo, the same where the Palio takes place, where tourists and inhabitants admire the palaces and the monuments that surround it. With its trapezoidal shape, the square is slightly downhill towards the center, where a copy of the fifteenth-century work by Jacopo della …

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RUGGINE, AN ADVERSE DESTINY AND THE SOLITUDE OF A WOMAN – Anna Luisa Pignatelli: when creativity is writing about uselessness and female marginality

Unusual texts, in contrast to what you read today On the Tuscan hills, Siena https://www.thecrazytourist.com/15-best-things-siena-italy/ retains its 13th century appearance. Unesco has entered this city on the world heritage list, for having preserved the characteristics of its medieval structure. During the years of the wars with Florence, within its walls many great artists (such as Duccio di Boninsegna and the …

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A MASTERPIECE OF DEDICATION AND INVENTIVE – Crostoni, salami and ribollita, waiting for the Palio di Siena

Travel to Siena, the snail-shaped city What not to miss during a trip to Tuscany? The Chianti area, between small villages and abbeys, to devote yourself to good food and good wine. Val d’Orcia, characterized by sinuous hills dotted with cypresses and vineyards. Florence, an open-air museum that houses priceless works. Siena https://www.discovertuscany.com/siena/tourist-info/, a medieval city known worldwide for its …

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BETWEEN THE JEWELS OF AN ANCIENT LAND – Author’s journey to Tuscany, between talking crickets and sweet romances

Through green velvet hills, into the creative Italian theater   Tuscan hills of grass velvet, low and emerald. An unreal landscape that will attract the attention of your eyes when, not far from Volterra, you will arrive in small Lajatico https://www.visittuscany.com/it/localita/lajatico/, where no photographer would be able to capture the uniqueness of the intense colors and the preciousness of the …

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YOUR CHIANTI PHOTO TOUR, WITH A PROFESSIONAL TOUCH – Stefano Caporali, the adventure of a professional photographer

When Siena and San Gimignano become your photo tour The best places to photograph in Tuscany https://www.tuscany-photo.com/, between myths and beauties, offer you a huge option. Here are places of art and panoramas of extraordinary beauty, which you can frame and capture with your camera at any time of the year. You can start from the beautiful landscapes of the …

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THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO – Children’s novel by Carlo Collodi

An animated puppet, the lies and the growth of one’s nose Welcome to Collodi https://www.collodi.com/, the town of Pinocchio (May 27 is his birthday), where among the houses perched one above the other, a writer found his inspiration for his novel for children. The adventures of Pinocchio, 220 translations in as many languages, will tell you the story of the …

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