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2010 SEMI-PRIVATE WALKING TOURS IN FLORENCE, ITALY
Posted by Violetta Buti in CITY TOURS OF FLORENCE, Semi-private walking tours in Florence on 13/02/2010
These tours are the best choise and value for single travelers who would like to benefit from quality yet spend less money than hiring a private tour guide on their own. These tours are designed for visitors of Florence who will join other travelers forming a small group and still staying away from mass tourism. Tours run weekley from the month of May to the month of October 2010.
Sightseeing/Walking Tours in Florence – Cost is 55 euro per person
Florence for Beginners and the David Tour – description of the tour
A three-hour walking tour which aims to give you an in-depth understanding of the ancient city with its magnificent Cathedral, the Duomo, and the neighbouring Baptistery which boasts Ghiberti’s equisite bronze doors.
We visit the Duomo where we can admire the arhitectural techiniques used by Brunelleschi to build the dome. Next on the tour are some of the city’s most stunning piazzas, starting with Santa Croce and its awe-inspiring church, home to some of Giotto’s most beautyiful frescoes.
Then we go to Piazza della Signoria, the city’s political center, both ancient and modern, where the imposing Palazzo Vecchio stands. Next we walk down to the Ponte Vecchio and take in its magnificent views, before heading for the Accademia Museum to see Michelangelo’s David.
Note: Fees for the Academy and Santa Croce church are not included in the price of the tour. With us you skip long lines as we already have reserved the tickets. We guarantee the tour with a minimum of 2 participants
GIOTTO, EXHIBIT IN ROME & RE-OPENING OF HIS BIRTH HOUSE IN VICCHIO, TUSCANY
Posted by Violetta Buti in Giotto, painter and architect of the fourtienth century in Italy on 20/04/2009
Giotto represented a huge change in the XIVth century art. The first who used the ”chiaro-scuro” technique in painting and gave a modern look to the saints, madonnas, etc. that he painted in the cities of Assisi (Church of San Francesco), Padua (Cappella degli Scrovegni), Florence (Churches of Holy Cross and Santa Maria Novella).
We bring to your attention the EXHIBITION ABOUT GIOTTO taking place in Rome at the Vittoriano building until June 29th, 2009. The exhibit is a thorough desplay of paintings about this artist coming from the major museums in Italy and in the world. Opening times: Monday to Thursday 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM – Fiday / Saturday from :30 AM to 11:30 PM – Sunday from 9:30 AM to 8:30 PM. Tickets cost 10 00 euro – discount tickets cost 7,50 euro – Telephone for information: 06 6780664.
We also draw your attention to the re-opening of GIOTTO’S BIRTH HOUSE in VICCHIO, Mugello (Tuscany) - Opening times: Thursday 10:00 AM- 1:00 PM, Friday/Saturday/Sunday 10:00 AM- 1:00 PM / 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Tel.: 055 8439224
In the museum you will be able to watch an extraordinary documentary film about Giotto, from his childhood in the Mugello to the major works he painted in Assisi, Padua and Florence. This film is already worth a visit! It is shown alternatively in Italian and English language and lasts 20 minutes. In the nearby room are three computers that enable the visitor to search about Giotto and his works. Another section of the museum is dedicated to the connection between Giotto and the territory, nature and landscape where he was born and that still surround his house-museum today. Thanks to the projection of a video we are introduced to this wonderful world and may better understand the connection between the painter and the subjects that he painted. At last, on the second floor of the house, an artist’s work-shop has been created so that children and teen-agers can directly use different coulors and paintings techiniques .
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