Category Archives: Tuscany

Room with a View – 4 Days in Castagneto Carducci

A few days in Tuscany! It’s a beautiful region even though it is full of tourists and very commercial. But still you can find places that are authentic and more quiet. So I opt for Tuscany around the Piombino area … Continue reading

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Between History and Veggies – Il Mercato Centrale

This summer when I was exploring Florence together with my friend we came across an interesting building in the middle of a super crowded street with hundreds of vendors. It was the Mercato Centrale. Not far away from the basilica … Continue reading

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Santa Maria Novella – The First Great Basilica of Florence

When we got out of the train station Santa Maria Novella in Florence, we walked towards the city center and passed beside a nice looking building. I wanted to have a look, why not starting right here to sight-seeing the … Continue reading

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With Michelangelo in the Uffizi in Florence

The Uffizi today are an art museum in the center of Florence. But once it was the administration center of the long-time Medici dynasty and used as well as an art gallery just for the family and their guests. Today … Continue reading

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The Third largest Church – Basilica Santa Maria del Fiore

After Saint Peter’s Church in Rome and Saint Paul’s Church in London, today Santa Maria del Fiore is the third largest church in the world. At its time in the 15th century it was even the largest with its 153 … Continue reading

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