The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church inFlorence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres south east of the Duomo. The site, when first chosen, was in Read more…
The Brancacci Chapel (in Italian, “Cappella dei Brancacci”) is a chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, central Italy. It is sometimes called the “Sistine Chapel of the early Renaissance” for its painting cycle, among the most famous and influential of the period. Construction of the Read more…
The agricultural landascape of Montecarlo hills gives interesting panoramic views of the normal route that leadsto the old centre, and of buildings and the roads in the town itself, from the terrace (almost in front of the collegiate church of Sant’Andrea) which opens onto the Lucca side, from the nearby Read more…
Italy tour: Porsenna Labyrinth Porsenna’s Labyrinth is located in Chiusi – Siena- in the underground of the main cathedral. It is known as Porsenna’s Labyrinth because it is traditionally identified as part of Porsenna’s monumental sepulchre described by Roman scholarPliny the Elder. It is formed by a close network of Read more…
Chauffeured Shopping in Florence at Stefano Ricci Artisan savoir-faire, premier quality materials, and outstanding superb workmanship: for thirty-seven years, the pillars of Stefano Ricci’s men’s fashion and the building blocks of a style expressed to the nth power at his new quartier-general in Florence’s Palazzo Tornabuoni, a boutique possessed of Read more…