Tag: europe
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Fabulous Florence – Discovering the Secrets!
Read more: Fabulous Florence – Discovering the Secrets!Florence is a beautiful city full of fabulous art and history. Over the course of our stay, and as you can see by Mik and Zoe’s blog posts, we went a couple of tours that focused upon the Renaissance and the Medici family. On our own we did a couple of scavenger hunts with the…
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Artist + Architect + Sculptor + Genius = Michelangelo
Read more: Artist + Architect + Sculptor + Genius = MichelangeloIn renaissance Italy, as well as today, Michelangelo is considered a master of the arts. He was a painter, a sculptor, and an architect who was respected and admired by many people. Last year, I did a project about Michelangelo, so I was really excited to see all the works of art I had learned…
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Our highlights of the Uffizi
Read more: Our highlights of the UffiziCan you think of a single word to describe some fantastic Italian art? Some might pick “Uffizi”! The Uffizi Gallery in Florence is the home to works by Italy’s greatest artists – Michaelangelo, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael just to name a few. We each took it upon ourselves to share our thoughts on…
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The Most Important Italian Family….
Read more: The Most Important Italian Family….The most powerful Italian family in the Renaissance era was the Medici family. They started as bankers and were such good business people, they were eventually the leaders of Italy for 350 years. Four Medici men were so powerful they became pope! The Medicis had a palace built for them to live in that would…
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Our First Tour of Florence
Read more: Our First Tour of FlorenceIf you were living in the heart of the Renaissance where would you be? You guessed it!…. Florence, Italy! After staying in Morocco, we returned to Barcelona and drove to Florence, Italy. While there we stayed in a nice apartment in the perfect location. We were right in the beautiful market called Mercat Central. It was near all…