Umbrië: Bevagna

Bevagna is een charmant Umbrisch stadje met een overwegend middeleeuwse uitstraling. Voor een prachtig uitzicht rijdt u even naar het zestiende-eeuwse heiligdom van de Madonna delle Grazie, dat net buiten het stadje op een heuvel staat. Bevagna bestond al in de Oudheid en werd toen Mevania genoemd. In 308 BCE…

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Prato: San Domenico

One should usually take the opening hours of restaurants on Google Maps with a pinch of salt. We had seen that a certain restaurant close to the church of San Francesco, which we had just visited, was set to open as early as 18:00. That was quite convenient for us,…

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Prato: San Francesco

It is clear that the church of San Francesco, which adjoins the eponymous square in Prato, wants to welcome foreign tourists: most of the information panels in the building are in both Italian and English. The church furthermore has an excellent and well-structured website, which contains a lot of information…

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Prato: The Duomo

Unlike many other Italian cities, Prato does not really have any roots in Antiquity. It was preceded by the medieval village of Borgo al Cornio, which had a small church (pieve) dedicated to Saint Stephan the Protomartyr (Santo Stefano) since at least the tenth century. The church was probably a…

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