Underrated. Very few visitors. Ignored by travel guides. This basically sums up the church of San Francesco in Brescia. I did not encounter any other visitors in the building and even the custodian had gone outside for a smoke. Meanwhile, I thoroughly enjoyed myself, as there is much interesting art…
Our trip by car to Arcevia was rather exciting. We trusted our navigation blindly, and it led us along the rockiest roads to this charming town, which is situated 535 metres above sea level. We even took a couple of roads we were not sure were roads at all, but…
We continued our tour of the ducal palace of Urbino and came to a number of rooms dedicated to late medieval painting. Here we find large polyptychs from churches in and around Urbino. Sometimes the names of the painters are known, for instance in the case of Giovanni Antonio Bellinzoni…
Several car parks have been created around Urbino’s historical centre. One of these is the Parcheggio Mercatale. When we visited the town, it was not possible to park in the square itself, because it was filled with stands for the annual Festival of the Duke (Festa del Duca). The parking…
The church of San Francesco can be seen very well from the church of San Bernardino outside the centre of Urbino. From the latter church one has a good view of the apse and bell-tower of the building (image below). San Francesco is obviously dedicated to Saint Franciscus of Assisi…