Tuscany : : :
In Florence this is "the" landmark ; and what you see below is one of the secrets of pizza and other dishes:
Many tourists travel to San Gimingano , which definitely is worth seeing :
Any car-fanatic will marvel at this :
And with luck you can arrive at some of the "spots" of great views :
2 comments:
The tomatoes look like something I have never seen before - though I have been in Italy, and probably have seen some there long time ago. I must have forgotten.
They look nice and ripe, the color is beautiful! Also the tables set in the shadowy street of San Gimignano is tempting - I suddenly become hungry :-)
Now I remember I have seen an interesting book about the construction of the dome in Firenze, almost as tense as a criminal novel! Maybe you would like to see it.
You can search the web for Filippo Brunelleschi.
http://www.wga.hu/database/churches/duomo.html
A distinctive feature of Florence's skyline is the dome of the cathedral (Duomo), Santa Maria del Fiore. The building itself, located due north of the Piazza della Signoria, was begun by the sculptor Arnolfo di Cambio in 1296. Numerous local artists continued to work on it during the following century and a half. The painter Giotto designed its sturdy bell tower (campanile) in 1334. Yet, the massive octagonal cupola (1420-36) that truly dominates both the church and the city was the proud achievement of Filippo Brunelleschi, master architect and sculptor. Opposite the cathedral stands the Baptistery; the building dates from the 11th century but was believed by Florentines to be a surviving Roman monument when they commissioned for it a series of bronze doors with relief sculptures (1330; 1401-52). The third pair of these doors, by Lorenzo Ghiberti, were of such rare beauty that Michelangelo christened them the " Gates of Paradise."
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