The palace, which houses several important museums, was built in the second half of the 15th century probably on a project of Filippo Brunelleschi for Luca Pitti, but was unfinished at his death in 1472. The original building, formed by two floors and the ground floors, with only five windows Read more…
Umbria tours Deruta is a hill town and commune in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region of central Italy, near Tuscany. Long known as a center of refined majolica manufacture, Deruta remains known for its ceramics, which are exported worldwide. The historic town center features the Gothic Church Read more…
Villa Oliva San Pancrazio – Lucca The villa features an imposing portico with five arches and it is said to have been built in the 16th century by the celebrated architect,, Matteo Civitali. It was ordered by Ludovico Buonvisi, a leading member of one of the most important Lucca families, Read more…
The “Quercione” This fine example of Quercus pubescens, the Downy Oak or Pubescent Oak, is said to be approximately five centuries old, and it is recordered in the catalogue of the Alberi Monumentali d’Italia. Its trunk is about four metres in circumference and over fourteen metres tall, its open network of branches spreads Read more…
“A look into the invisible” A major exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi tells the story of Giorgio De Chirico’s extraordinary artistic career and the dual impact that this painting had on modern art and painters such as Carrà and Morandi, or Max Ernst, Magritte and Balthus. One hundred works from exclusive Read more…