Colle val d'Elsa
The oldest part of Colle Val d'Elsa is nestled in a high hill and the narrow valleys that surround it divided into three parts the territory : "Plan," "Hamlet" and "Castle" today simplified Colle Low and Colle High.
Here the glass industry was born at the end of '500, for which Colle is famous still nowadays throughout the world. But to us modern visitors Colle still offers endless fascination (including food with a couple of restaurants of great value); from the art-works gathered in the Museum of art and sacred art, housed in the Palazzo dei Priori which is in itself a ' work of art, those of history are kept in the Museum of Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli.
This collection has unique items like the remains of the rare earth metals and collection "kelebai" filler.
But you can't leave Colle Val d'Elsa without a visit visl route without first telling the village to the medieval town still industrialization without having admired the cathedral, without paying homage to the tower house at the end of Via del Castello, where the tradition was born Arnolfo di Cambio .
A treasure of art and architecture is no doubt the former Conservatory of San Pietro designed by Vasari, and that is to house all the museums.
But others are the architectural features of the Hill: Palazzo Campana, which effectively closes the top of the "Castle" at the Theatre of the various, from the Convent of San Francesco in Via delle Volte, a trench a hundred yards that tells a photograph of the medieval Castle.
There are countless works of art of Arnolfo in the city are preserved: from those of other Cennino Cennini glory of the city, sublime painter who lived between the fourteenth and fifteenth century.
In short, a jewel city where art and history come together in a way of life for the modern visitor is also made of the highest level of hospitality and fine shopping opportunities.
Here the glass industry was born at the end of '500, for which Colle is famous still nowadays throughout the world. But to us modern visitors Colle still offers endless fascination (including food with a couple of restaurants of great value); from the art-works gathered in the Museum of art and sacred art, housed in the Palazzo dei Priori which is in itself a ' work of art, those of history are kept in the Museum of Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli.
This collection has unique items like the remains of the rare earth metals and collection "kelebai" filler.
But you can't leave Colle Val d'Elsa without a visit visl route without first telling the village to the medieval town still industrialization without having admired the cathedral, without paying homage to the tower house at the end of Via del Castello, where the tradition was born Arnolfo di Cambio .
A treasure of art and architecture is no doubt the former Conservatory of San Pietro designed by Vasari, and that is to house all the museums.
But others are the architectural features of the Hill: Palazzo Campana, which effectively closes the top of the "Castle" at the Theatre of the various, from the Convent of San Francesco in Via delle Volte, a trench a hundred yards that tells a photograph of the medieval Castle.
There are countless works of art of Arnolfo in the city are preserved: from those of other Cennino Cennini glory of the city, sublime painter who lived between the fourteenth and fifteenth century.
In short, a jewel city where art and history come together in a way of life for the modern visitor is also made of the highest level of hospitality and fine shopping opportunities.
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