Michelin Green Guide Tuscany
Language: English
Pages: 384
ISBN: 2067197533
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
The updated Green Guide Tuscany, organized by district for easy travel, presents the best of the region. Discover its Alpine peaks and valleys; explore a landscape of vineyards, grain fields, sunflowers and olive trees. Visit breath-taking cities, such as Renaissance Florence and Siena; and enjoy the glamorous coast with its picturesque ports and idyllic beach coves. From San Gimignano’s towers to the Tuscan Archipelago, Michelin's celebrated star-rating system, respected maps and trusted advice ensure an unforgettable journey.
Grave (near the cemetery, SW from Comeana on SP45, the Poggio–Caiano road towards Artimino) is smaller. Artimino The area around the high Artimino hill was inhabited in the Paleolithic era. In the 7C BC an Etruscan town was built on the site and probably gained prosperity because of its control of the natural trade routes along the Arno and Ombrone rivers. Pieve di San Leonardo Via della Chiesa, 19/A. This Romanesque parish church, said to have been commissioned by Countess Matilda of
from 1569 but its white, green and pink marble west front, including the Medici coat of arms and the Cross of St Stephen, was built some 40 years later. The Palazzo dell’Orologio (Clock House), also known as the Gherardesca, was reconstructed by Vasari in 1607 on the site of two older buildings. He incorporated the remains of a tower (Torre della Fame) in which, following the defeat of Pisa in 1284 at the Battle of Meloria, Count Ugolino della Gherardesca, the commander-in-chief of the Pisan
which work began in 1336 and which marked the beginnings of an architectural style in which prestige and decoration took precedence over utility. The Loggia della Signoria with its extremely wide arches is a fine example of this style. Blossoming of the Renaissance – The beginning of this new era in Florence can, for the sake of convenience, be dated to 1401. This was the year in which Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378–1455) and Filippo Brunelleschi, among others, took part in the competition to choose
www.trattoriabordinoit. Traditional Tuscan cuisine, including Florentine tripe. . La Mangiatoia – Piazza di San Felice 8–10r. t055 22 40 60. Closed Mon. Eat in or take out: pizza, rabbit, chicken, pork, antipasti, etc. . Zeb – Via San Miniato 2r. t055 234 28 64. www.zebgastronomia.com. Closed Wed. Lunch every day, dinner only Thu-Sat. Gourmet food shop makes salads, soups, Florentine tripe, etc. Excellent for lunch. q Osteria Antica Mescita – Via di San Niccolò 60r. t055 234 28 36.
by Paolo Uccello and his students, depicting scenes from Genesis. The frescoes on the wall between the cloisters and the church are the work of the master alone. They are painted in sombre tones and depict (left to right) scenes ranging from the Creation to the story of Noah. Only two bays are still in good condition: (9) the creation of animal life, Adam and Eve and Original Sin are all clearly visible; and in the fourth bay (10), depicting the Flood (the storm is particularly interesting) and