A veritable jewel case filled with masterpieces is what we see crossing the massive sixteenth-century walls of this rich city. Visiting Lucca means walking into a place where time stands still. During our tour we meet tower houses, churches with decorations that we could compare to laces.. You walk up meeting places as the “Piazza San Michele” with its homonymous romanesque church, we reach the Cathedral of San Martino (here houses the sarcophagus of Ilaria del Carretto carved by ….Read more…
Tour of Tuscany
Lucca
Carrara marble quarries
Carrara is well known above all for its white marble exctracted since ancient times from its quarries. It’ s a small town, the last one located in the northern side of Tuscany, here we have the possibility to enter the caves living again the history of the world’s most famous marble. In a picturesque landscape you can ….Read more…
Leghourn
It was in the 16 century that, thanks to the military and commercial strategies of the Medici, Livorno became one of the main ports of the Mediterranean sea. It’s a town by the sea, a town with strong tastes (the typical dish of fish “Cacciucco” is the best example). Visiting Livorno leaves on your skin and in your soul the scent of salt . The tour includes the old ” Quartiere Venezia ” (so named for the resemblance to ….Read more…
Florence
Well known as “The Cradle of Renaissance”, a tour of Florence is a true immersion in art and history. A concentration of works of art in a confined space that probably knows no equal in the world. The classic tour includes the historical center with the Cathedral ( famous here is the dome designed by Brunelleschi), the Baptistery (the Gate of Heaven), Piazza San Marco, Ponte Vecchio, the Arno river. With the help of your guide you colud ….Read more…
Siena
Siena is “The force of tradition” and its famous “Palio” is the best example. Etruscan, then Roman colony, its period of maximum spendour was during the Middle Ages and it’s easy to realize it walking through its medieval streets. The tour of this beautiful city always includes the Piazza del Campo with its Public Palace and the Torre del Mangia (only from here we realize that the square has ….Read more…
San Gimignano
At a distance a set of towers on a hill appears: that is San Gimignano. It had a great development in Middle Ages thanks to the Via Francigena wich crossed the village. Today, walking in San Gimignano is like living again in Middle Ages. The classic itinerary includes Piazza della Cisterna surrounded by medieval towers, the Cathedral with its frescoes by the Senese school, the church of St. Augustine and, of course, strolling about the streets of the medieval village. ….Read more…
Arezzo
Very old city, was one of the major Etruscan town and then Roman city of great importance. Few other sites in Italy have a vast natural and cultural heritage in a tiny area. A sightseeing of Arezzo always includes the Cathedral with its amazing frescoes by Piero Della Francesca (telling the legend of the true cross). We’ll continue discovering the medieval towers, the “Loggiato Vasariano”, the Palace of “Fraternità ….Read more…
Vinci
This village was Leonardo Da Vinci birthplace. He was born here on April the 15 in 1542. Visiting Vinci means, above all, discovering the Museum of the great Leonardo, one of the largest and most original collections of machines and models of Leonardo technologist, scientist and engineer. This tour last half a day, we can combine it with sightseeings of other ….Read more…
Pistoia
Pistoia has a very rich artistic heritage, monumental buildings of various ages, Romanesque and Gothic churches. The guided tour includes the beautiful Cathedral Square with the romanesque church of San Zeno, the gothic Baptistery , the Bishops palace and the massive medieval tower of Catiline. We’ll continue to the “Piazzetta della Sala” finding the famous “Pozzo del leoncino” (the Lion well), the hospital “del Ceppo” and the Church of St. Andrew. In the last mentioned church ….Read more…
Collodi
Visiting Collodi is a journey into a fairy tale. Collodi is located in the province of Pistoia, a small town very close to Pescia. Here Carlo Lorenzini, the author of the famous children’s book “Pinocchio” was born. We have the possibility here to visit the ancient village, the “Garzoni Garden” with its Villa and the Pinocchio park. This village has got an ….Read more…