Badia Fiorentina

Just one block NW of the Bargello National Museum is the Badia Fiorentina, which is a history church. In the picture to the left, you can see the entrance to this historic and beautiful church. It was rebuilt over 700 years ago 1285. The Badia Fiorentina houses Filippino Lippi’s greatest work ever—Vision of St. Bernard. [...]

Bargello National Museum

Once the headquarters for the podesta during the Renaissance, and later a prison, the Bargello National Museum is now a fabulous attraction in Florence, Italy. Today, the Bargello serves as art museum, Museo Nazionale. And many consider it to be one of the great gems of Florence. It’s come a long way from being a [...]

Perugia Travel Guide

Perugia is a lovely Italian city located in the mountainous Umbrian region. As with many Mediterranean areas, you can expect hot summers and cold winters. There are many great reasons why you should visit the city of Perugia. Let’s take a look:

Rome

Rome is known as the Eternal City. Throughout history fad cities have come and gone, empires rises and fallen, but Rome is still here and as worth visiting as ever. Rome is one of those destinations in the world that stands by itself. Some would say that you haven’t travel anywhere until you’ve visited Rome.

Turin

In northwestern Italy by the Po River lies the historic city of Turin, surrounded by majestic snowy mountains. While the city was once seen as an industrial area and not an area for tourism, that’s soon to change dramatically as the 2006 Winter Olympics will be hosted there. There are lots of great things to [...]

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