Tourist Attractions & Monuments Italy

At the end of Corso Mazzini, this 1930 th century bridge, rebuilt in the s, links the historic centre to the Oltretorrente. Its underground passage houses the remains of the Roman bridge.

Built around 1600, the church is preceded by an atrium composed of glasses. Notice the two frescoes of the th century. On the main altar, see the Presentation of Jesus to the Temple.

Perched on the mountain side, this city, whose origins dates back to the Greek colonies (which has spread from the Lipari Islands), is known for its hour of glory during the imperial Roman era. Under the reign of Augustus and then of Tiberius, the city has many monuments. From medieval times, Sorrento preserved the Basilica of San Antonino founded in the th century and completely remodelled in the th century, and the palace Veniero (th century), an important testimony to the influence of Byzantine art.

The only wharf in the Canal Grande lined with cafés and terraces. Previously, wine has been copied.

This exceptional site is a former Dominican convent, one of Florence's spiritual and intellectual lungs in the 15th century, open to the public since 1869. Consecrated in 1443, it has welcomed such outstanding personalities as Fra Angelico, Savonarola, Fra Bartolomeo... and was enlarged by Cosme de Médicis. Housed in the 15th century convent, the work of Michelozzo di Bartolomeo, Cosme le Vieux's favourite architect, the museum pays tribute to Beato Angelico (known as Fra Angelico) who, during his stay there, painted intimate and moving frescos on the walls of each of the 44 cells. Images that are now considered icons. Fra Angelico's wonderful Annunciation is visible there, as well as other works belonging to him from Florentine churches and religious institutions. See also the grandiose and touching Crucifixion in the Chapter Hall.

Among the rooms on the first floor, in addition to the cells painted by Fra Angelico, and the apartment of the prior who was inhabited by Savonarola and where he was arrested in 1498, the three-nave room of the library, considered to be Michelozzo's masterpiece, with the Medici palace, should be noted. It is of great architectural and historical interest, and contains no less than thirty thousand works.
Behind the cloister decorated with frescoes by Fra Angelico, a second cloister, dating from the 15th century and dedicated to Saint Dominic, houses five Dominicans who still perpetuate the monastic tradition today in the heart of the urban whirlwind.

Built on the site of an ancient pilgrimage site of importance since the Trecento (i.e. the 14th century in Italy), and since then redesigned, the Basilica of St Mary of Impruneta was consecrated in 1060 by Cardinal Umberto di Selva Candida. Its high crenellated bell tower dates from the 13th century. The interior has a large single nave in Renaissance style, a typical polygonal apse, and includes works by Jacopo Chimenti (1554-1640), trained in Maso San Friano's workshop, and the famous Florentine sculptor Luca della Robbia (1400-1482).

The reputation of this sanctuary, one of the most famous Marian sanctuaries in Tuscany, is based on the cult of the image of the Virgin Mary. Indeed, in the chapel of the Virgin Mary is preserved the famous icon of the Madonna which attracted so many pilgrims during the 14th century, and which tradition assigns to Saint Luke the Evangelist. According to legend, when Christianity arrived, the image of the Virgin Mary was taken to Florence by Saint Romolo. Due to persecutions, he hid the image in pruinetis ("among the pines"), hence the name Impruneta.

The last major restoration of the building dates back to the 1950s. The church was seriously damaged during the Second World War.

Finally, the museum (museo del Tesoro) contains many precious objects (illuminated manuscripts, sacred clothing, gold and silver jewellery...) related to the rich history of this Basilica of Santa Maria.

Located next to the monastery, this museum, founded by the CAI (Italian Alpine Club), covers the history of mountaineering and mountain exploration, and the life and traditions of the inhabitants of the Italian Alps until the beginning of the xxth century. He is dedicated to Luigi di Savoia, duke of Abruzzo, an explorer duke who was the first to reach the top of the K 2 summit. You can also see objects that belonged to the members of the Italian expedition at the North Pole in 1907.

Of medieval origin, it was renovated in 1494 by Biagio Rossetti, the architect of the Estensi. The interior is rich in art of the th and th centuries.

Huge market, which became very popular because we do business in gold.