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Italy Luxury Hotels: The Best Stylish and Elegant Luxury Hotels

31 Oct

luxury_hotel_in_milan_italy_travelItaly is on all travelers’ list of places to see, not only is the country famous for their distinguished World Heritage Sites, but also for their luxury Italy hotels. While enjoying your Italy tours, you’ll require accommodation in the cities you will visit.

As you know CHEAP doesn’t normally concur with anything Italian, especially fashion, so once it refers hotels in Italy you’ll not be let down. Italy is well grounded inside the stylish and classy world of the contemporary western world and can be seen in the high rise luxury hotels inside its cities.

The Italian lodgings differ greatly in their design, stature and experience, however once it comes to getting the best of Italy; Rome, Tuscany and the Milan are at the top of the list. So whether you desire to relax in one of Milan’s luxury hotels or a country retreat in Tuscany, Italy’s vivid and brilliant culture of food, and art will charm just about anyone who’s in the mood for a vacation.

Plus the Italian luxury hotels have stylish and elegant guest rooms, all equipped with mini bar, satellite and Pay TV, direct dial telephone, internet connection and facilities to give each of its visitors an experience like no other hotel in the world.

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Bargello Museum Guide

7 Sep

bargelloThe Bargello, in Florence, Italy also called the Palazzo del Popolo or the Bargello Palace was a former palace then prison, and now an art museum. It is among the oldest public buildings in the city and is a fine representation of the Medieval Florentine architecture. The Bargello goes back to 1255 and was built for Capitano del Popolo or the People’s Captain. It was the first seat of the Council of Justice of the Wheel Judges in 1574, during the time of Cosimo I de’ Medici. In the 16th century it became the residence of the Bargello and was later converted into a prison where torture and executions took place during the entire 18th century. Executions were abolished in 1786 by the Grand Duke Peter Leopold but Bargello continued to be the Florentine police headquarters until 1865.

In 1865 the Bargello became Italy’s first National Museum outside the Vatican and was enriched with some of the most significant Renaissance sculptures with masterpieces from Verrocchio, Donatello,Cellini, Giambologna, Michelangelo and Luca della Robbia. The museum also stores many other fine art works and treasures.

Features of the Bargello Museum
The Bargello Museum has many features such as:
• The Andrea Robbia Room which contains terracotta works by Andrea Robbia and Giambologna.
• Two rooms of the Bargello hold the renowned Medici coin collection, started by Lorenzo de’Medici.
• The Donatello Room carries statues by Donatello.
• The Giovanni della Robbia Room holds terracotta glazed works from Giovanni della Robbia, and a portrait bust from Bernini.
• Michelangelo Room features works by Michelangelo.
• The Loggia holds the Mercury statue by Giambologna and his emblem of “Architecture”, in addition to sculptures by Bandinelli and Moschino.

The Bargello is open from Monday to Sunday at 8:15AM to1:50 PM and is closed on the first, third and fifth Sunday, and second and fourth Monday of every month. It is also closed on New Year’s Day, the first of May and Christmas Day.


Accommodation Near Bargello

When looking for a place to stay near Bargello, there are many options available to meet the needs and budget of everyone from hotels to hostels; like the Backpackers Proconsolo Rooms one of the first hostels in Florence, The Grand Hotel Cavour, Bagno a Ripoli Hotel and Bernini Palace By Baglioni Hotels Spa.

There are many interesting places around Bragello to visit like Palazzo Vecchio, Duomo – Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Vivoli, and Galleria degli Uffizi. Tours are also available with guides who speak English for those who don’t understand Italian.

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City Review: Rome

26 Jun

romeRome the capital of Italy is an awesome travel destination. The city of Rome just emits culture and history and you can’t help but marvel around the city in totally astonishment. Hundreds of thousands of visitors come to Rome yearly and many keeps on coming back because there are just too many attractions and things to do in just one visit.

What pictures come to mind when you dream of Rome? Maybe it is the grandiose coliseums that acted as emcee to the all-fired gladiator showcases of past times, or maybe it’s the large palaces and other old Roman architecture that are scattered around the city.

Rome has a colorful mixture of attractions to fit all flavor, be it sporting or differently, there are several museums that display the lavish history that has given the city a place in the world. Therefore whether you’re searching to explore a museum or the renowned street markets, Rome remains and is still of the most touristy city break destinations in all of Europe, with many capitalizing on the cheap flights to Rome and from Rome so they can explore and get a feel of the old city.

The smallest of the seven hills is the Capitol Hill and is the old spiritual center of the city; here you are able to admire the statue of Marcus Aurelius, on the other square. Leaving the Capitol Hill you will walk on Imperial Fora Street, one of Rome’s most implicative roads, until you reach the symbol of the old roman civilization, which is the Roman Forum. Your next stop in the ancient Rome, is a quick distant away from the Roman Forum, there you will be able to see both the Coliseum, and the Arch of Constantinople, one of the most renowned monuments globally. The real name is Flavian Amphitheater and in the olden times it was the place of several shows with battles between gladiators and animals, it could hold up to forty-five thousand people.

The Monument to VIttorio Emanuele II, Sant’Angelo Castle along the River Tiber, the Altar of the Fatherland and the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, in the Ostiense district; the Pantheon, a temple constructed by Agrippa, devoted to every gods; the Sistine Chapel with the very renowned Michelangelo’s fresco “The last Judgment”; Piazza Navona, is the place where some of Rome and Italy’s most exquisite hotels, the famous square has the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi.

The city of Rome has a lot to offer and there is something to suit the tastes and expectations of all who visits there. Rome has Jewish and exotic cuisine, and many different Indian restaurants that also provide dishes, like tandoori and kebab. Rome is powerful and spectacular as the capital of Italy with its gorgeous architecture and culture as it once was in ancient times.

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