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05/09/12 1 FAENZA
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FAENZA
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FAENZA IS A SMALL TOWN WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT
56 THOUSAND INHABITANTS.
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IT IS SITUATED IN NORTHERN ITALY,
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ABOUT 50 KM. FAR FROM BOLOGNA
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AND ABOUT 35 KM FAR FROM RAVENNA.
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IT IS ABOUT 100 KM. FAR FROM FLORENCE.
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IT IS SURROUNDED BY A NICE HILLY LANDSCAPE.
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FAENZA ENJOYS A FINE LOCATION AND EVOCATIVE AGRARIAN SURROUNDINGS:
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VINEYARDS IN THE HILLS,
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CULTIVATED LAND WITH TRACES OF THE ANCIENT ROMAN LAND-
DIVISION SYSTEM,
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AND FERTILE MARKET GARDENS IN THE PLAINS.
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IT IS NOT DISTANT FROM THE SEASIDE AND THE ADRIATIC
SEA.
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FAENZA IS FAMOUS FOR ITS CERAMICS.
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ACTUALLY, FAENZA'S GLORY IS THE ART OF MAJOLICA, KNOWN, FROM THE NAME OF THE TOWN,
AS “FAIENCE”.
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A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF FAENZA MAJOLICA IS THE SO-CALLED “GAROFANO” (=CARNATION)
STYLE.
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THERE IS AN INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF CERAMICS, SHOWING EXHIBITS FROM
ANCIENT TO MODERN PERIODS.
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ITS NAME IS “MIC”, WHICH MEANS INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF CERAMICS.
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IT INCLUDES PIECES DATING BACK TO DIFFERENT HISTORICAL
PERIODS, FROM ANCIENT GREECE
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TO RENAISSANCE.
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IT ALSO PRESENTS A MODERN SECTION WITH WORKS BY PICASSO,
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MATISSE,
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CHAGALL,
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ARMAN
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AND BAJ.
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FAENZA'S ARCHITECTURAL ATTRACTIONS ARE CONCENTRATED IN THE TWO MAIN SQUARES IN THE CITY
CENTRE:
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“PIAZZA DEL POPOLO”, LINED WITH ARCADES
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AND “PIAZZA DELLA LIBERTA'”.
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THE TOWN HALL, OF MEDIAEVAL ORIGIN, STANDS IN PIAZZA DEL
POPOLO.
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ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF PIAZZA DELLA LIBERTA', THERE IS THE
CATHEDRAL.
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INFLUENCED BY THE TUSCAN STYLE, IT IS ONE OF THE BEST
EXPRESSIONS OF RENAISSANCE ART IN THIS AREA.
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ITS CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN 1511, EVEN IF ITS
MARBLE FRONT REMAINED UNFINISHED.
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INSIDE THERE ARE THREE AISLES.
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THIS IS THE CHAPEL DEDICATED TO THE HOLY VIRGIN MARY
PATRON OF THE TOWN.
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NEAR THE CATHEDRAL, THERE IS THE MONUMENTAL
FOUNTAIN, WHOSE
BRONZES DATE TO THE 17th CENTURY.
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THE CLOCK TOWER IN
THE SQUARE IS A
POSTWAR REBUILDING
OF THE ORIGINAL 17th
CENTURY TOWER.
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IN THE CITY CENTRE, THERE IS “PALAZZO MILZETTI”, WHICH IS THE
RICHEST AND MOST SIGNIFICANT NEOCLASSICAL BUILDING IN THE
REGION.
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PALAZZO MILZETTI:DECORATION OF THE LOVE
CABINET,
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THE FEAST ROOM
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THE MAIN THEATRE IN TOWN IS “TEATRO MASINI” (1780-1787).
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IT IS ONE OF THE FINEST THEATRES IN ITALY.
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“PALIO DEL NIBALLO” IS A HORSE RACE HELD EVERY YEAR
IN JUNE.
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THE 'PALIO' IS THE SILK BANNER WHICH IS AWARDED TO THE
WINNER OF THE RACE.
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IN JUNE THE TOWN IS DECORATED WITH EMBLEMS AND FLAGS OF 5
DIFFERENT COLOURS, CORRESPONDING TO THE AREAS IN
WHICH FAENZA IS DIVIDED.
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IN JUNE THE 5 AREAS, AFTER PARADING IN MEDIEVAL COSTUMES ALONG THE STREETS OF THE TOWN, CHALLENGE EACH OTHER IN
A TOURNAMENT OF FLAGS
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AND IN A HORSE COMPETITION
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EMBLEMS OF THE 5 AREAS IN TOWN:
