Winemaking at Fubbiano Fubbiano’s 20 hectares of vineyard produce around 100,00 bottles a year, making it one of the largest producers in the Lucchesia. This will increase to probably around 150,000 bottles over the next few years as newly replanted vineyards begin to reach maturity. The first wine was bottled Read more…
The Romanesque parish church of San piero in Campo The parish church is an important example of Romanesque architecture as it one of the best preserved and it has not been modified either inside or out. Information about the baptismal church starts from 846, but its current layout is the Read more…
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…
Pisa Ships A spectacular series of ancient ships unearthed near Pisa and the city’s vanished past as a thriving port are the subject of a new exhibition in Rome . Pisa, Un Viaggio nel Mare dell’Antichita (Pisa, A Journey Into The Sea Of Antiquity) features the reconstructions of two ancient 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…