Chiaravalle Abbey
[ Jan.2015 ] Chiaravalle Abbey in the suburbs of Milan is in a countriside.There, the high and fine bell tower of the abbey was noticeable.This Abbey belongs to the Cistercian order, which was founded in…
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Monumentale is a museum
[ Jan.2015 ] The front of the Monumentale, the big cemetery in Milan is so grand that I always wanted to visit there.In one sunny weekend, I did.This place opened for public in 1866.Although it…
The town whose name is gravestone
[ Nov.2014 ] The name of Sansepolcro, a town in Tuscany in Italy, where we stayed one night means ‘holy gravestone’. That is because this town was founded around 1000AD by two pilgrims who brought…
Pretty village
[ 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…
Madonna del Parto
[ 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,…
Painting of Francesca
[ 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…
House of Vasari
[ 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…
How to make a ring
[ 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…
Biggest antique market in Italy
[ 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…
