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Cultural extravaganza in Florence Italy

By on Monday, May 30th, 2011 | No Comments

The Bargello, also known as the Bargello Palace or Palazzo del Popolo (Palace of the People) is a former barracks and prison, now an art museum, in Florence, Italy. Its collection includes Donatello’s David and St. George Tabernacle , Vincenzo Gemito’s Pescatore (“fisherboy”), Jacopo Sansovino’s Bacco, Giambologna’s L’Architettura and his Mercurio and many works from [...]

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Florence Italy

By on Sunday, September 26th, 2010 | No Comments

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Interior of Santa Croce Florence Italy

By on Monday, September 6th, 2010 | No Comments

The Basilica became popular with Florentines as a place of worship and patronage and it became customary for greatly honoured Florentines to be buried or commemorated there. Some were in chapels “owned” by wealthy families such as the Bardi and Peruzzi. As time progressed, space was also granted to notable Italians from elsewhere. For 500 [...]

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Boboli Gardens in Florence Italy

By on Monday, August 30th, 2010 | No Comments

The Gardens, behind the Pitti Palace, the main seat of the Medici grand dukes of Tuscany at Florence, are some of the first and most familiar formal sixteenth century Italian gardens. The mid-16th century garden style, as it was developed here, incorporated longer axial developments, wide gravel avenues, a considerable “built” element of stone, the [...]

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Hidden Beauty of Venice Italy / Photo Slideshow

By on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 | No Comments

See the nice hidden angles of Venice Italy walking by the countless small bridges. Climbing up the belltower you can see Venice that reveals its beauty secrets.

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Shopping in Florence Italy

By on Sunday, August 15th, 2010 | No Comments

Some travel for art, some for history, fun, culture and some travel to shop. This is the day that Cory and I signed our wedding paperwork. The Juricas spent that time shopping in San Lorenzo for hats, leather and a little wine.

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Unsilenced Masks – VENICE – Italy

By on Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 | No Comments

The carnival of Venice (or Carnevale di Venezia in Italian) Masks have always been a central feature of the Venetian carnival; traditionally people were allowed to wear them between the festival of Santo Stefano (St. Stephen’s Day, December 26) at the start of the carnival season and midnight of Shrove Tuesday. As masks were also [...]

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