[ Nov.2014 ] “This used to be a room of a countess” said the hotel manager guiding us to this room. The atmosphere was wonderful. The ceiling was lovely, too. This room was large enough,…

[ Nov.2014 ] Monterchi in Tuscany in Italy was a very pretty village. We went there to see a museum, but the village itself was worth visiting. There was only one restaurant in the square…

[ Nov.2014 ] This is a painting called ‘ Madonna del Parto’ by Piero della Francesca, the 15th century painter in Italy. It was introduced at the entrance of Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo,…

[ Nov.2014 ] The main attraction in Arezzo in Italy would be the paintings in Church of San Francesco. This “Legend of the True Cross” was painted by Piero della Francesca from 1452 to 1466…

[ Nov.2014 ] In Arezzo in Italy, we visited the house of Giorgio Vasari who was a painter as well as an architect in the 16th century. He is also known as an author of…

[ Nov.2014 ] The Basilia of San Francesco in Arezzo in Italy is famous for 15th century’s Pietro della Francesca’s paintings, but to see this you have to book in advance. We were there in…

[ Nov.2014 ] The main purpose of our visit to Arezzo in Italy was to see some paintings that my friend wanted to see, but the weekend we were there happened to be the huge…

[ Nov.2014 ] We stayed in a hotel called Hotel l’Aretino which was on a corner of the bustling shopping streets. It was very ordinary three star hotel. Both room and breakfast were nothing special….

[ Oct.2014 ] We visited a small part of Tuscany with a couple of our friends this autumn. The first destination was Arezzo. When we finally arrived, it was already dark. This is the main…