This past week I got to take a break from italian classes and travel to Tuscany where we stayed in an agurturismo nearby San Gimignano. If you think that meant a break from learning then you would be wrong. In this blog I’ll be talking about some of the places we travelled to and some of what I learned while I was there.
The first city I’ll talk about is Pisa, and yes there’s more to it than just the leaning tower. Even though that was my favorite part. We walk into Miracle's square which has the baptistery, church, and leaning tower all in the same square. The church is gorgeous decorated with its arabic mosaics, gothic arches, and statues of saints and famous renaissance artists. The baptistery was easy on the eye because of the use of the golden number (1.618) when designing it. Inside we got to listen to some biblical singing and hear the amazing acoustics. However, the best sight for me were all the wonderful tourists, continuing to hold up the leaning tower of Pisa. With out them, we all know the tower would have fallen by now…
The next city is Florence, the birthplace of the renaissance. Our class was able to go through many museums and see countless pieces of art. Like most other major cities in Italy the main square has a church, baptistery, and a tower. This tower was caped with the dome of Santa Maria created by Brunelleschi. We were able to see Michelangelo's David, The Birth of Venus by Botticelli and so many more. The art we saw in Florence was unparalleled.
That concludes today's blog, until next time!
Caio
Holidays to Tuscany
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