Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was completed by 1436, with the dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. The cathedral complex, in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto’s Campanile. These three buildings are part of the UNESCO […]
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The Via Francigena is the common name of an ancient road and pilgrim route running from France to Rome, though it is usually considered to have its starting point much further away, in the English cathedral city of Canterbury. As such, the route passes through England, France, Switzerland and Italy. The route was known in […]
Read More...Situated behind Campiglia Marittima and the promontory of Piombino, it covers 450 hectares, and it contains unique examples of the mining and metallurgical cycle, from the Etruscan era to the present day. The routes for visiting encompass museums, mining tunnels, a Medieval village of miners and foundrymen founded around one thousand years ago (Rocca San […]
Read More...The Abbey of San Galgano, surrounded by wild nature, located in the commune of Chiusdino, approximately 30 km from Siena, attracts tourists due to 3 main reasons: a remarkable beauty of architecture, open-air opera festivals and the wonderful sword in the rock. Read more about the abbey here.
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