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wars, maintains intact one of the most impor- vegetable market has been held for centuries,
Pisa, Lucca, Pistoia, Prato tant artistic heritage of Tuscany. Visit of: Piazza with the marble well called “del Leoncino” in the
and... the Land of Leonardo San Michele al Foro with the homonymous Ro- center.
manesque church, the Cathedral of San Martino;
In the afternoon visit of Vinci: the town where
4 days a walk in the medieval streets such as Via degli Leonardo was born. The beautiful museum of
Antiquari, the elegant Via Fillungo, the tree-lined Leonardo da Vinci gives the opportunity to ap-
1st Day: Pisa and Viareggio (km 22) Guinigi Tower and Piazza Anfiteatro, the Basilica proach the genius of Leonardo in an original way,
thanks to simulations and interactive comput-
of San Frediano one of the oldest city churches.
Arrival in Pisa, Maritime Republic famous for In the afternoon visit to Ville Lucchesi, elegant ers. Leonardesque Anecdote: HE WAS THE ONE
its Leaning Tower in the wonderful Campo noble buildings in the countryside among olive WHO BROUGHT THE JOCONDA TO FRANCE. It
Dei Miracoli: visit of the Cathedral, the Bap- trees and vineyards. Villa Torrigiani Santini, a is still widely believed that the Mona Lisa was
tistery and the church of Santa Maria del- spectacular baroque villa, has gardens which are brought to the Louvre by Napoleon. It was Leon-
la Spina, jewel of Romanesque-Gothic art. ardo himself who took her with him to France,
Traditional dish to taste: the cecina, a sort of still intact in their original forms, full of surprises and King Francis I paid for her 4,000 gold shields
very thin savory cake made with only chickpea and waterworks. The interior can be visited and is (two years of Leonardo’s salary).
flour, oil, salt and water. It can be eaten alone or fully furnished. Villa Reale di Marlia, from 1805
inside a bun. A real treat! was the favorite residence of Princess Elisa Ba- 4th Day: Prato
In the afternoon transfer to an exclusive seaside resort: ciocchi Bonaparte, Napoleon’s sister. Visit of the Founded on a camp of Longobard origin, Prato
Viareggio. Viareggio also means Carnival: here takes park and the spectacular gardens, among which developed in the Middle Ages around the par-
place one of the most famous and spectacular events stands out for its originality the little “Theatre of ish church and the Emperor’s Castle, its four-
on the planet, where tourists from all over Italy come Greenery”, where the famous violinist Paganini teenth-century walls enclose the ancient nucleus
to admire the most famous papier-mâché floats in the performed. with its characteristic tower-houses. Inside the
world.
3rd Day: Pistoia and Vinci (km 24) Cathedral is preserved the venerated relic of the 53
Curiosity: in 1822, Viareggio was already begin- Pistoia is rich of monuments. The Piazza del Du- Sacred Cintola of Madonna, and here you can
also admire the wonderful frescoes by Filippo
ning to show its potential as a tourist destination: omo, which has been the center of both civil and Lippi. On the facade of the Cathedral the pulpit
thanks to the vacation of Napoleon Bonaparte’s ecclesiastical power for centuries, includes build- by Donatello and Michelozzo used for the display
sister, better known as Paolina Borghese. ings of remarkable artistic importance, among
them the Cathedral dedicated to San Zeno. Be- of the Sacra Cintola.
2nd Day: Lucca and the villas of Lucca side the church, the Bell Tower, built on an an- Prato is famous for the production and trade of
fabrics. Not to be missed: the Textile Museum,
Lucca, beautiful and lively town, preserves the cient tower originally Lombard, in Romanesque located in a former historical factory, represent-
charm of a small and ancient Italian city-state. Its style is 67 m high. Still in the square: the 14th ing the textile history of the city, where fabric
cautious policy has allowed it over the centuries century Baptistery, in Gothic style, with decora- samples and documents from the fifth century
to remain free and independent. Remained mi- tions in greenish-white marble from Prato. Near to the present day, objects, machines of the old
raculously untouched by the destructions of the the square, the “piazzetta della Sala”, where the
woolen processing are preserved.
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