Volterra and alabaster: More than 3,000 years of art in stone
The beautiful walled city of Volterra, an ancient Etruscan town some 45 miles southwest of Florence, is famous for its well-preserved medieval...
Villa Emo is the most balanced between the Palladian Villas. It represents a symbol of Palladio's architecture. Villa Emo has got a wonderful park, with lots of artistic shaped hedges, that's the art of topiary! It seems that the Emo family was among the first to introduce maize to this place, so they invented the local typical dish called Polenta!
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