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Find Tuscan Treasures in Florence and Beyond
Seasoned travelers to Italy are more likely to opt for a regional visit, like to Tuscany, rather than one that leaves them with only a taste of the great country.
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Italy – Visit Florence, the Rennaisance City
Florence has much to recommend it including some of the finest renaissance architecture in the world. Pisa and its famous leaning tower is just a short train ride away.
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Top Tourist Sites in Florence
The Uffizi gallery, Piazza della Signoria, Michaelangelo's David , Botticelli's Venus, the Famous Duomo - all these make Florence a must-see for visitors to Italy.
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Serial Killer Museum in Florence
Listen to grisly stories on audioguides amongst waxwork models of mass murderers like Albert Fish and Andrei Chikatilo at the Museo Criminale in Tuscany, Italy.
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Florence: Millenium Series 15
An exciting visit to Florence, city of flowers, elegant churches,ornate palaces and museums. A work of art itself, the city is a treasure trove of priceless paintings, sculpture and architecture, including the works of Leanardo,Michelangelo.Donatello,Giotto to name just a few. Come with us on a tour of the Accademia to meet "David" one of the most famous and beautiful sculptures of all time. There was also a moment " close to heaven," Check out the numerous photos of David, the city and other works of art. Great links.
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CaixaForum Madrid: New Art Gallery
Joining the fabled Prado, the Thyssen Bornemisza and the Reina Sofía art museums, CaixaForum Madrid adds another contemporary link in the Paseo del Arte (Art Walk).
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Free Rick Steves Podcast Tours
Why pay for a tour of attractions like the Sistine Chapel and the Louvre? Travel icon Rick Steves is now offering free podcast tours for download.
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Marie-Henri-Beyle (1783-1842)
This French writer and practitioner of realism, is more commonly known by his pen name Stendhal and has a syndrome named after him.
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Tech Museum in San Jose California
Visit the Tech Museum in downtown San Jose with its interactive exhibits for people to engage in, Imax screen, and their new unique traveling exhibit this fall 2008.
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Four 4-star hotels in Florence
Brief review of four 4-star hotels in Florence, Italy. Luxury abounds for elite travel, and for art and architecture history buffs as well.
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Rachel Ruysch – Female Dutch Flower Painter
This article briefly examines the life of Rachel Ruysch, the female still life flower painter who produced some of the finest work to emerge from the Dutch Golden Age.
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Meaning in "The Birth of Venus"
Alessandro Botticelli depicts the pagan goddess of love - Venus - as the harbinger of spring and owes his inspiration to the Classical ideals of ancient Greek art.
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