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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Prato: De Duomo

Anders dan veel andere Italiaanse steden heeft Prato eigenlijk geen wortels in de Oudheid. De stad is in de Middeleeuwen ontstaan uit het dorpje Borgo al Cornio, waar al in de tiende eeuw een kerkje (pieve) gewijd aan Stefanus de Eerste Martelaar (Santo Stefano) stond. Waarschijnlijk was het kerkje nog…

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Siena: The Duomo

My first visit to Siena was in 2010. It was a rainy day and we got lost on the way to the city centre (which is quite an achievement: Siena is not that big). We had lunch at a mediocre restaurant that served factory-made tiramisu, which really should be a…

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