This mornings activity definitely shows the advantage of a study tour. Our professor arranged for us to visit the Casamonti collection of modern and contemporary
Full day in the countryside! We left Pienza and had a short visit in Montalcino. Today they had a festival! From what we gathered, each
One of the subplots of my learning on this year’s trip is about the United States role in Italy in WWII. I just had not
The Cathedral in Pienza. The Piccolomini Palace is on the right. There is a legend in Albany, NY that goes like this: After WWII, Princess
Siena. Never took the Renaissance style, so it looks like 1300s We visited Siena today. This town is beloved by Americans who visit it. It
We had an early booking at the Uffizi today. This is our second trip here in a year. We loved hearing our professor and the
He’s got the whole world in his hands? With the excitement of running into a friend while ascending the belltower in Pisa, and also feeling
The San Marco Altarpiece; Fra Angelico Right after breakfast this morning, we had a short seminar about linear perspective. This is the place to learn
The Baptisty in the foreground; Duomo in the middle, bell tower on the right Campo dei Miracoli! We went back to Pisa today to visit
Just look at that view! The Duomo and the associated bell tower dominate the right and middle. The Palazzo Vecchio is on the left. The
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