Sforza Castle, Milan
Sitting in the heart of Milan you’ll find the massive Sforza Castle complex (Castello Sforzesco). The castle was built in the 15th century by Francesco
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Sitting in the heart of Milan you’ll find the massive Sforza Castle complex (Castello Sforzesco). The castle was built in the 15th century by Francesco
Being really rich can make a family do some strange things. Being really powerful can give that family the ability to carry out those things
The Vatican’s Pieta, by Michelangelo. Florence’s Galleria dell’Accademia , home of Michelangelo’s David, will put on a exhibition temporarily titled “The great masters
It being the day before Good Friday, I thought it timely to share one of my favorite sculptures with you. A major highlight of a visit to the Duomo Museum in Florence is to see Michelangelo’s “The Deposition”, also known as the…
(View of Florence from the Piazzale Michelangelo) It’s hard to imagine a prettier setting for an historic city than the heart of Tuscany; that’s where you’ll find Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance and…
(Mural of Pope John Paul II, St. Peter’s Square, The Vatican) When visiting the Vatican you leave Italy and enter another country, albeit a very small (110 acre) country with only a few hundred permanent residents. Yet the Vatican…
(Overview of the city, viewed from “Rome from the Sky”) I’d previously discussed the old Roman Ruins, which you can read about here. After the fall of the Roman Empire around 500 A.D., Rome entered a dark age that lasted a thousand years. …
Sitting in the heart of Milan you’ll find the massive Sforza Castle complex (Castello Sforzesco). The castle was built in
Being really rich can make a family do some strange things. Being really powerful can give that family the ability
The Vatican’s Pieta, by Michelangelo. Florence’s Galleria dell’Accademia , home of Michelangelo’s David, will put on a exhibition
It being the day before Good Friday, I thought it timely to share one of my favorite sculptures with you. A major highlight of a visit to the Duomo Museum in Florence is to see Michelangelo’s “The Deposition”, also known as the…
(View of Florence from the Piazzale Michelangelo) It’s hard to imagine a prettier setting for an historic city than the heart of Tuscany; that’s where you’ll find Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance and…
(Mural of Pope John Paul II, St. Peter’s Square, The Vatican) When visiting the Vatican you leave Italy and enter another country, albeit a very small (110 acre) country with only a few hundred permanent residents. Yet the Vatican…
(Overview of the city, viewed from “Rome from the Sky”) I’d previously discussed the old Roman Ruins, which you can read about here. After the fall of the Roman Empire around 500 A.D., Rome entered a dark age that lasted a thousand years. …