Category: Italy – Tuscany

• Day Trip ideas from Florence – Pisa, Italy

  

  Day Trip ideas from Florence around Tuscany Italy including Pisa

  Rashid Farook

  May 11, 2025

  Italy – Tuscany, Pisa, Travel & Explore

  #europe, #history, #italy, #pisa, #travel

• Florence Duomo and Dante

  

  Florence Duomo and the poet Dante.

  Rashid Farook

  April 9, 2025

  Florence, Italy, Travel & Art

  #art, #europe, #florence, #history, #italy, #travel

• Florence – Discovering the Heart of the Renaissance

  

  Florence, Italy. Discovering the Heart of the Renaissance

  Rashid Farook

  April 2, 2025

  Florence, Italy – Tuscany, Popular Cities, Travel & Art

  #art, #europe, #florence, #history, #italy, #travel

• The Siena Cathedral

  

  A brief history of the famous cathedral in Siena, Italy.

  Rashid Farook

  May 26, 2024

  Italy – Tuscany, Siena, Travel & Explore

  #art, #europe, #history, #italy, #siena, #travel

• The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy

  

  The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of Pisa Cathedral. It is known for its nearly four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation. The tower is one of three structures in the Pisa’s Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo), which includes the cathedral and Pisa Baptistry. The tower has a height of 55.86 metres (183 feet…

  Rashid Farook

  March 15, 2024

  Italy, Italy – Tuscany, Pisa, Travel & Explore

  #europe, #history, #italy, #pisa, #travel

• A Walking Tour of Siena, Italy

  

  A video blog of our walking tour in Siena

  Rashid Farook

  August 11, 2018

  Italy – Tuscany, Siena, Travel & Explore

  #europe, #history, #italy, #travel, #tuscany

• Michelangelo’s David

  

  We saw David during our visit to Galleria dell’Academia in Florence during Fall 2017.. The line to see World’s most famous sculpture went around the block. We were thankful to have made online reservations in advance. The clip below shows David up close. David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture. Michelangelo created the statue in…

  Rashid Farook

  February 24, 2018

  Florence, Italy, Travel & Art

  #art, #david, #europe, #italy, #michelangelo, #travel, #tuscany, Florence

• Florence in pictures

  

  We spent a few days in Florence during our 2017 Italy trip. Below are some pictures we took that highlights this beautiful city. Check out my other blogs about Tuscany for details on some of these sights. Florence historic city center at night Hall of the Five Hundred (Palazzo Vecchio) Italian breakfast at a Florentine…

  Rashid Farook

  February 7, 2018

  Florence, Italy – Tuscany

  #art, #boticelli, #david, #davinci, #europe, #medici, #michelangelo, #painting, #palazzovecchio, #southerneurope, #travel, #tuscan, #vasari, Florence

• San Gimignano

  

  Our trip through Tuscan countryside.

  Rashid Farook

  February 4, 2018

  Italy, Italy – Tuscany

  #art, #dante, #europe, #italy, #sangimignano, #travel, #tuscan, #tuscany

• Medici Palace – Palazzo Vecchio

  

  Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence and former residence of the famous Medici family. It was prominently featured in the movie “Inferno” starring Tom Hanks adapted from Dan Brown’s novel of the same name. The Medici were defacto ruler of Florence and Tuscany from 14th to 17th century. Their patronage of arts and…

  Rashid Farook

  December 5, 2017

  Florence, Italy – Tuscany

  #art, #boticelli, #david, #davinci, #europe, #italy, #medici, #michelangelo, #painting, #palazzovecchio, #renaissance, #travel, #tuscan, #vasari, Florence