Falterona Hotel Stia Arezzo

... through that particular medium. In addition to sculpture, the City's architecture also reached back to try and capture the spirit and skill of the ancients. The Duomo was the first dome of its kind built in 1000 years, and Brunellechi studied Rome's Pantheon in preparation for his crowning achievement. <br><br>In addition to providing us with a great tour of the Uffizi, Rick Steves also put together a fantastic walking tour of the ...

It was our first full day without rain!! What a wonderful way to see the Pantheon, Colosseum, and kiss Rome goodbye. And we even made it to breakfast today...that hasn't happened since London. :) Check out our pitcher of steamed milk! I'll take that over half and half any day. <br><br>After seeing the closed Pantheon at night, and it's beautiful yet stark outer image, we didn't know what to expect once we walked through its huge iron doors. I ...

... spoke English perfectly (of course!). Plus one of the women had lived in Italy for nearly fifty years, so she spoke Italian and helped me with the menu. The food was good, though the dessert rather disappointing as it was clearly store bought and not homemade (pear and chocolate tart, but not very chocolatey, or pear-y for that matter).<br><br>The next morning I got up feairly early and walked to the Uffizi to be there for my 9:15am booking. I probably didn't really ...

... grace than these two women. As I stood there on the pavement outside no.64 for the next 40 minutes - I think italians have no concept of being punctual - I observed numerous locals walking by on a Sunday morning. Most of them were obviously well-coiffed and attired. I think I may be on a street where the locals may be quite wealthy; the buildings along the street have an old elegant look, the people an arrogant look about them. No one looked me in the eye, no one smiled ...

Rented an apartment in a villa which was at the top of a mountain (like most villas in Tuscany), however, our journey to the top was not on a paved road which made for some challenging driving. The villa was really nice with its own pool and great view over the countryside. The owners also provided fabulous meals in their other ...

Arezzo é uma comuna italiana da região da Toscana, província de Arezzo, com cerca de 91.582 habitantes. Estende-se por uma área de 386 km2(38600 Hectares), tendo uma densidade populacional de 237 hab/km2. Faz fronteira com Anghiari, Capolona, Castiglion Fibocchi, Castiglion Fiorentino, Città di Castello (PG), Civitella in Val di Chiana, Cortona ...

... like the cold. He's got cable tv at home. He loves his team, but he won't go to a game just to see 'beautiful football'. It was a combination of these factors which allowed us to get the cheap tickets we wanted only a couple of hours before kick off. This would never have happenned in Spain, England or France. Never. But we're in Italy, and Italy is different. Brilliant for us. Livin' the football dream. Siena, named after the restaurant in ...

... s somebody forgot to set the *l*rm! And if they didnt get up lets just s*y if my *ss h*d to be out of bed th*t e*rly then it most definitely goes the s*me w*y for everybody! Off to pis*! So we took *n e*rly tr*in there, took the obvious pictures you know where you pretend like your holding up the tower, the ones th*t every tourist t*kes! Then w*ited till Noon to go up the tower bec*use th*t w*s the only *v*il*ble time! Well it ws well ...

... Oberlin; then I would be assured of seeing my friends for at least a couple of minutes every day. According to Kate, a girl who studied here last semester as well, all you need is to know one of the people walking around at night. Then, you're in. So far, I've only talked to the host mother of one of the students on the program. I've seen her twice and said hello. Maybe by the end of the semester I'll ...

... many of the first few tobacconists we passed had no stamps on hand. But, we eventually found one. We spent the rest of the morning walking around and lounging in the area of the Uffizi Gallery. The queue for the Uffizi was at least two hours, and at the current hour, was not worth our time in line. I took a quick stroll near Ponte Vecchio at the street sellers. Lunch was in two parts. First, we stopped in a small shop for sandwiches. The ladies were ...