The Boccale Castle is an imposing castle perched atop a steep cliff on the Etruscan coast, known as the “Cala dei Pirati” (den of pirates in English). From the Castello del Boccale, a magnificent castle recently renovated, it is possible to admire the wild landscape of rocky coast that surrounds it, the crystal clear waters […]
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A copy of the David di Michelangelo statue was placed on Piazza della Signoria only in 1910. The original David is located in the Galleria dell’Accademia. David is a masterpiece statue of Renaissance sculpture created by Michelangelo between 1501 and 1504. It measures 4.34 meters tall (5.14 meters with Base) and is taken from a […]
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The baptistery dedicated to Saint John the Baptist (Battistero di San Giovanni), the patron saint of the city of Florence, is located in front of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, in Piazza San Giovanni. Initially it was located outside the city walls, but it was included with the cathedral in the walls built […]
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Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace in English) is located in Piazza della Signoria in Florence and is the seat of the municipality of the city. Palazzo Vecchio is the best summary of the civil architecture of the city from the fourteenth century and one of the most famous civil buildings in the world. Originally called “Palazzo […]
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The San Galgano Abbey is a Cistercian abbey, located at about 30 km from Siena, in the municipality of Chiusdino. The site consists of the hermitage (called “circle of Montesiepi”) and the great Abbey of Saint Galgano, now completely ruined and reduced to only walls; it is a tourist destination: Tte absence of the roof […]
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