Renaissance Naples

... Visit stunning Florence and the Ponte Vecchio A full day is dedicated to the city that's known as the "Cradle of the Renaissance." Wander at leisure and admire the city's timeless beauty. The included walking tour with a Local Guide will introduce you ...

... at Naples, we stopped by the Castel Dell'Ovo for a nice picture of Mount Vesuvius, and the bay of Naples. We then checked into our hotel (Renaissance) and had the rest of the afternoon for sight-seeing. We walked down to the Castel Nuovo (New ...

... .  Oh well.  The museum also had a small modern art section, which was refreshing after seeing so much Renaissance stuff.  They actually had a painting there by Andy Warhol called Vesuvius, and a few other interesting works.  The ...

... - she took good care of us during our weeklong stay at the Hilton. We had arranged for a private car to take us to Naples and the Renaissance Mediterraneo - it turned out to be a taxi - but since we had arranged through an agency - we paid up front and ...

... awake.  Our first stop in Naples was the Capodimonte Museum.  This art museum is full of masterpieces, especially Renaissance and Baroque, which is why we took a trip there.  We saw famous works by Caravaggio, Artemesia Gentileschi, ...

... ;    The delectable appetizers and wine were served in an elegant hall adorned by a huge painting from the Italian Renaissance. I was very impressed with the overall details paid to this wedding, from the fine china and glassware to the artwork ...

... B.C. And I was very impressed. They had perspective in these paintings. A practice that was not used again until the Renaissance. WE saw Amphitheaters, a Coliseum, temples, living spaces, tombs, and much more. The streets had stones that jutted upward and ...

... even walk it all.  AD79 Vesuvius blew.....all but the roofs survived.  The art is the best until the Renaissance they say.   Naples was pretty.  Rode a high speed train back to Rome and took our first walk on the town.  Found the ...

... ' le David de Michel-Ange surplombe la ville. Je crois qu'il peut être assez intéressant d'aller voir quelques musées dont celui qui contient l'original du David. Donc, direction Naples, où vidange, graffitis et bons moments se sont ...

... are INSANE! Traffic signs and signals are more like suggestions rather than rules. I was relieved when we made it to our destination! We have another early day tomorrow, as we must catch a train to Naples before catching another train to ...

2 nights in Napoli to enjoy the ...

... with some red and orange too. Even their legs were striped! Their helmets had feathers on top. It looked very Shakespearean/ Renaissance, but actually comes from 1914 when the commander wanted to make the uniform look more “traditional” so he ...

... they did a hell of a job. Boy is this place built. The artwork, sculpture, statues etc makes it the quintessential Renaissance city, eclipsing even Florence in my opinion. What makes it so different of course are the canals and NO CARS! There must ...

... that so many Englishmen summer here that the nickname for Chianti is Chiantishire.  Siena, another important town involved in the Renaissance, housed the most beautiful piazza in the country.  It was a shame that we had just missed the Palio - ...

... and the town was deserted and quiet by 9:30. We have museum tickets for Florence tomorrow.  I will overdose on Renaissance art.  No pictures tonight and I will probably not carry the camera tomorrow since they will restrict its use in the ...

... March 31, April 1 - 2 days in Florence I've reserved a ticket for the Uffizi gallery that has the Medici collection of Renaissance paintings:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffizi.  They only let a limited number of people in at a time, so ...

... years of history and the place where modern civilisation was founded (you knew that, right?). Having gotten our fill of the Renaissance stuff in Florence we were here to ogle at the legacy left behind by the all-conquering (except the little landmass now ...

... and the days were quite hot.  We had a side-trip to visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa, but found the ancient pre-renaissance art Working drawings in the mausoleum and museum, much more of interest, as it was clear to see the changes from the old-style ...