The Duomo of Firenze The Firenze Duomo was architecturally planned by Arnolfo Cambio at the close of the thirteenth Century and is, without any shadow of doubt, one of Florence’s most placeable tourist magnets. Upon Cambio’s death in 1302 progress on the cathedral came to a pause. It was not until some thirty years later [...]
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Tuscany Italy
If you are preparing to take a holiday in Tuscany this coming year, then there are several options available to you. The largest visitor place without a doubt is Florence, with it’s outstandingly monument and recognition by UNESCO as a world famous site, and by Italian’s as being the birth place of the Renaissance. However [...]
Creation in the march forward.
Metamorphasis in progress One of the evolutions that the Tuscan countryside has undergone is the rebirth of historic abandoned out-buildings into rich holiday apartments. These edifices, some no more than a weatherproof shell used to stock cattle or cereal, have been converted into the most spectacular and sought after after bases from which to base [...]
Montalcino, how the vacation phenomenon found its new home
Metamorphasis in action One of the evolutions that the region has gone through is the conversion of familiar derelict farmsteads into fine vacation flats. The buildings, some little more than than a weatherproof out-house used to sustain chickens or cereal, have been changed into some of the most individual and sought after after bases from [...]
