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Florence Palazzo Vecchio

Florence Uffizi

Florence shopping

Fashion Valley

Florence Accademia

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Vaticani

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Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno

on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is

known worldwide for its leaning tower (the bell tower of the city's cathedral), the city of

over 88,332 residents (around 200,000 with the metropolitan area) contains more than 20

other historic churches, several palaces and various bridges across the River Arno.

While the Leaning Tower is the most famous image of the city, it is one of many works

of art and architecture in the city's Piazza del Duomo, also known, since 20th century, as

Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles), to the north of the old town center. The Piazza

del Duomo also houses the Duomo (the Cathedral), the Baptistry and the Camposanto

Monumentale (the monumental cemetery).

The Borgo Stretto, a neighborhood where one can stroll beneath medieval arcades and

the Lungarno, the avenues along the river Arno. It includes the Gothic-Romanesque

church of San Michele in Borgo (990). Remarkably, there are at least two other leaning

towers in the city, one at the southern end of central Via Santa Maria, the other halfway

through the Piagge riverside promenade.

The Medici Palace, once a possession of the Appiano family, who ruled Pisa in

13921398. In 1400 the Medici acquired it, and Lorenzo de' Medici sojourned here.

The Orto botanico di Pisa is Europe's oldest university botanical garden.

The Palazzo Reale ("Royal Palace"), once of the Caetani patrician family. Here Galileo

Galilei showed to Grand Duke of Tuscany the planets he had discovered with his

telescope. The edifice was erected in 1559 by Baccio Bandinelli for Cosimo I de Medici,

and was later enlarged including other palaces.

Palazzo Gambacorti, a Gothic building of the 14th century, is now the town hall. The

interior shows frescoes boasting Pisa's sea victories.

Palazzo Agostini, a Gothic building also known as Palazzo dell'Ussero, with its 15th

century faade and remains of the ancient city walls dating back to before 1155. The

name of the building comes from the coffee rooms of Caff dellUssero, historic meeting

place founded on 1 September 1775.

The mural Tuttomondo, the last public work of Keith Haring, on the rear wall of the

convent of the Church of Sant'Antonio, painted in June 1989.

Visit Accademia

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Italian fashion

Italy is one of the leading countries in fashion design, alongside others such as France, USA, Great Britain

and Japan. Fashion has always been an important part of the country's cultural life and society, and Italians

are well known for their attention to dressing-up well; "la bella figura", or good impression, remains

traditional in the Italian way of living.

Italian design became prominent during the 11th-16th centuries, when artistic development in Italy was at its

peak. Cities such as Venice, Milan, Florence and Vicenza started to produce luxury goods, hats, cosmetics,

jewelry and rich fabrics. During the 17th-early 20th centuries, Italian fashion lost its importance and lustre,

and Europe's main trendsetter became France, with the great popularity of French fashion; this is due to the

luxury dresses which were designed for the courtiers of Louis XIV. However, since the 1951-53 fashion

soires held by Giovanni Battista Giorgini in Florence, the "Italian school" started to compete with the

French haute couture, and labels such as Ferragamo and Gucci began to contend with Chanel and Dior. In

2009, according to the Global Language Monitor, Milan, Italy's center of design, was ranked the top fashion

capital of the world, and Rome was ranked 4th, and, despite both cities fell down places in subsequent

rankings, in 2011, Florence entered as the 31st world fashion capital. Milan is generally considered to be

part of the "big four" global fashion capitals, which, aside from the Italian city, consist of New York City,

Paris and London; occasionally, the "big five" also includes Rome.

Examples of major Italian fashion houses are: Gucci, Armani, Emilio Pucci, Valentino, Prada, Dolce &

Gabbana, Ferragamo, Roberto Cavalli, Trussardi, Versace, Krizia, Etro, Miu Miu, Laura Biagiotti, Max

Mara, Fendi, Moschino, Missoni, Bottega Veneta, Benetton and Brioni (fashion), to name a few. Italy also is

home to many fashion magazines, such as Grazia, Vogue Italia, Amica, Flair, Gioia. Other Italian accessory

and jewelry brands, such as Luxottica and Bulgari are amongst the most important in the world.

Italian fashion is dominated by Milan, Rome, and to a lesser extent, Florence, with the former two being

included in the top 30 fashion capitals of the world. Nonetheless, there are numerous other cities which play

an important role in Italian fashion.

Florence is regarded by some as the birthplace and earliest center of the modern (post World War Two)

fashion industry in Italy. The Florentine "soires" of the early 1950s organized by Giovanni Battista

Giorgini were events where several now-famous Italian designers participated in group shows and first

garnered international attention. Florence has served as the home of the Italian fashion company Salvatore

Ferragamo since 1928. Gucci, Roberto Cavalli, and Emilio Pucci are also headquartered in Florence. Other

major players in the fashion industry such as Prada and Chanel have large offices and stores in Florence or

its outskirts. Florence's main upscale shopping street is Via de' Tornabuoni, where major luxury fashion

houses and jewelry labels, such as Armani and Bulgari, have their elegant boutiques. Via del Parione and

Via Roma are other streets that are also well known for their high-end fashion stores.

Rome is widely recognized as a world fashion capital. Although not as important as Milan, Rome is the

world's 4th most important center for fashion in the world, according to the 2009 Global Language Monitor

after Milan, New York and Paris, and beating London. Major luxury fashion houses and jewelry chains,

such as Valentino, Bulgari, Fendi, Laura Biagiotti and Brioni (fashion), just to name a few, are

headquartered or were founded in the city. Also, other major labels, such as Chanel, Prada, Dolce &

Gabbana, Armani and Versace have luxury boutiques in Rome, primarily along its prestigious and upscale

Via dei Condotti.

Other cities

Although Milan, Rome and Florence are commonly regarded as the leading cities in Italian fashion, other

cities, such as Venice, Vicenzs, Turin, Naples and Bologna, are also important centres for Italian clothing

design and industry. Venice, for instance, is the home of Italian fashion house Roberta di Camerino, which

was founded in 1945. The brand is famous for its handbags, and is most notably associated with the creation

of the it bag, a form of handbag which is recognisable due to its status symbol.[19] Brands such as Max

Mara and United Colors of Benetton, despite being major Italian brands, are not headquartered in Milan,

Rome or Florence, yet, the former has its headquarters in Reggio Emilia,[20] and the latter in Ponzano

Veneto.

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Italian food

Italian cuisine is characterized by its extreme simplicity, with many dishes having only four

to eight ingredients. Italian cooks rely chiefly on the quality of the ingredients rather than on

elaborate preparation.

Tuscan

Simplicity is central to the Tuscan cuisine. Legumes, bread, cheese, vegetables, mushrooms

and fresh fruit are used. A good example would be ribollita, a notable Tuscan soup whose

name literally means "reboiled". Like most Tuscan cuisine, the soup has peasant origins.

It was originally made by reheating (i.e. reboiling) the leftover minestrone or vegetable soup

from the previous day. There are many variations but the main ingredients always include

leftover bread, cannellini beans and inexpensive vegetables such as carrot, cabbage, beans,

silverbeet, cavolo nero (Tuscan kale), onion and olive oil. A regional Tuscan pasta known as

pici resembles thick, grainy-surfaced spaghetti, and is often rolled by hand. White truffles

from San Miniato appear in October and November. High-quality beef, used for the

traditional Florentine steak, come from the Chianina cattle breed of the Chiana Valley and the

Maremmana from Maremma.

Pork is also produced. The region is well-known also for its rich game, especially wild boars,

hares, fallow deers, roe deers and pheasant that often are used to prepare pappardelle dishes.

Regional desserts include panforte (prepared with honey, fruits and nuts), ricciarelli (biscuits

made using an almond base with sugar, honey and egg white), and cavallucci (cookies made

with almonds, candied fruits, coriander, flour, honey). Well-known regional wines include

Brunello di Montalcino, Carmignano, Chianti, Morellino di Scansano, Parrina, Sassicaia,

Vernaccia di San Gimignano.

Lazio

Pasta dishes based on the use of guanciale (unsmoked bacon prepared with pig's jowl or

cheeks) are often found in Lazio, such as pasta alla carbonara, and pasta all'amatriciana.

Another pasta dish of the region is arrabbiata, with spicy tomato sauce. The regional cuisine

widely use offal, resulting in dishes like the entrail-based rigatoni with pajata sauce and coda

alla vaccinara. Iconic of Lazio are also cheese made from ewes'milk (Pecorino Romano),

porchetta (savory, fatty, and moist boneless pork roast) and Frascati white wine. The

influence of the ancient Jewish community can be noticed in the Roman cuisine's traditional

carciofi alla giudia.

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