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Galileo's Telescope
The Instrument that Changed the World
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China at the court of the Emperors
Unknown masterpieces from Han tradition to Tang elegance (25-907) [more]
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U.S. Embassy & Consulates
Welcome to 'italy.usembassy.gov'
the new homepage of the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Italy [more]
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For your travel insurance
Travelex plans combine travel insurance with extensive 24-hour emergency assistance services. [more]
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Exchange rate
OANDA, The Currency Site is the advanced and comprehensive provider of foreign exchange, currency trading, and information services to FXInvestors, businesses and travelers. [more]
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Trenitalia
Train information in Italy [more]
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S. Stefano Cathedral in Prato
One of the most important Romanesque-Gothic churches in Tuscany.
[more]
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The Textile Museum of Prato
Opened in 1975 following a bequest of the collector Bertini its collections have expanded thanks to public and private contributions, gathering altogether a set of more than six thousand samples of fabric datable from the Fifth century DC up to now. [more]
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Getting around by bus
Timetables, routes, maps and all you need about public transport in Florence. [more]
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Michelangelo's House
The museum keeps some early works by the artist, such as the Madonna of the Stairs, Santo Spirito Crucifix, and the 'Battle of Centaurs', a collection of about 200 autograph drawings (displayed on rotation) plus a canvas by Artemisia Gentileschi. [more]
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Last Supper by Perugino
Beautiful fresco representing a 'Last Supper' by Perugino, master of Raphael. [more]
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Cenacolo of Andrea del Castagno
One of the masterpieces of Florentine Renaissance paintin just a few steps from the Academy of Fine Arts. [more]
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Cenacolo of Ognissanti
The refectory of the convent of Ognissanti is famous for the large fresco painted in 1488 by Domenico Ghirlandaio. [more]
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Medici Villa of Petraia
Petraia is one of the most attractive of the Medici villas, both on account of its position in the Tuscan landscape, and for its fine pictorial decoration and the beauty of its garden and park. [more]
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Medici Villa of Poggioa a Caiano
The villa was built by Lorenzo the Magnificent to a plan by Giuliano da Sangallo and is splendidly decorated with allegorical frescoes celebrating the Medici family, painted by Andrea del Sarto, Pontormo, Franciabigio and Alessandro Allori. [more]
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The Medici Treasury in Pitti
The Museum houses an extraordinarily rich collection of precious objects, many of which were commissioned by members of the Medici family The state rooms formed part of the grand-ducal summer apartment and show the most incredible tromp-oils. [more]
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Brancacci Chapel
Here a century after Giotto, the young Masaccio 'rivaled nature' and revolutionized Western art. Most Renaissance painters, from Fra Angelico to Raphael, studied these frescoes, but perhaps none understood them as well as Michelangelo. [more]
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National Museum of Archeology
An incredible collection of Antiquities includes Greek, Roman, and Etruscan pieces which used to be part of the grand-ducal and Medicean collections once on display at the Uffizi Gallery as well as private collections acquired over the years. [more]
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The Florence Charterhouse
The monastery which stands impressively above the Via Cassia , was started in 1342 for Niccolò Acciaiuoli and later extended. There are frescoes that, although strongly influenced by Duerer, are incredible examples of the MAnnerist style Pontormo helped. [more]
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San Marco Museum
A jump into the Renaissance that you should not miss. [more]
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Maggio Musicale Festival
Music has always had a fundamental role in the artistic life of Florence, where, at the end of the sixteenth century, the very first operas were performed, following the theory and practice of the Camerata dei Bardi. [more]
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English movies
Every Monday,Tuesday and Thursday original language films at
ODEON CINEHALL - Piazza Strozzi [more]
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