The Spedale degli Innocenti (Hospital of Abandoned Children) was the first orphanage in Europe.This project planning was started and completed by Filippo Brunelleschi that worked there from 1419 to 1427, The Opera was subsidized at the expense of the Art of Silk. The path inside the museum is ordered according to three thematic strands: History, Architecture and … [Read more...]
Brancacci Chapel
The Brancacci Chapel is located beyond the Arno (Oltrarno) inside a church (as usual)and is known as one of the most beautiful works of the Renaissance period. The frescoes were commissioned by a merchant of the fifteenth century. It is a miracle that they were saved from a fire that destroyed the church in 1771. The church was rebuilt but the chapel remained as it was. They are … [Read more...]
From Stia to Romena
As an alternative to the "Ring Route" from Montemignaio you could choose this Walk of about an hour in one of the legendary places mentioned in a canto of Inferno by Dante Alighieri. In Stia some scenes of "Il Ciclone" have been shot and some new videos of the beautiful Casentino Ecomuseum vividly illustrate these beautiful places to visit in Tuscany. This 4th stage of the "Walk from Dante … [Read more...]
