Republic Square (piazza della Repubblica in Italian) is a square in the historic center of Florence: a large rectangular approximately 75 m to 100 m. The present appearance of the square is due to urban interventions implemented after the proclamation of the capital Florence. In particular, working in Republic Square took place between 1885 and […]
The Florence National Archaeological Museum is located in the building of Crocetta , which dates back to 1620 . The museum brings together the best of the excavations of Tuscany, with important Etruscan and Roman remains, but also collected on other civilizations as an important Egyptian section and a Greek vases often found in Etruscan […]
Himera was an important Greek colony in Sicily , on the north coast of the island . Its ruins are located in the area of Termini Imerese , Italian city of the province of Palermo . It was founded in 648 BC In 480, the army of Akragas and Syracuse defeated the Carthaginians in the […]
The Basilica of the Holy Annunciation is one of the main sanctuaries of Florence. The church is located near the Hospital of the Innocents. It was here, traditionally from 1081, an oratory. The construction of the great basilica began in 1250.
The Museum of the House of Dante is located in one of the oldest parts of the historic center of Florence, in Santa Margherita, near the Badia Fiorentina. The current museum includes some medieval houses, as one of the two towers of Giuochi.