Category: Italy

  • Palazzo Rosso

    Palazzo Rosso

    Palazzo Rosso was constructed in 1671 and construction finished in 1677, Pietro Antonio Corradi was the Architect of this historical palace of Genoa and was owned by the Brignole Sale family until 1874. Maria Brignole Sale, duchess of Galliera, left the Palace to the City of Genoa, so it can increase its artistic splendor and…

  • Palazzo Ducale

    Palazzo Ducale

    Genoa’s Palazzo Ducale or Ducal Palace is one of the city’s most prestigious Palaces. Construction began in 1298 and was completed in 1783, This was the era when Genoa was Asserting economic power throughout the Mediterranean. The Republic bought the Palazo Fiesscho, which was an adjoining building to the Palace and incorporated it to the new…

  • Palazzo Reale di Genova

    Palazzo Reale di Genova

    The Palazzo Reale is known as the Royal Palace or Palazzo Stefano Balbi is a major palace in Genoa and In 1823 the Palace was sold to the Royal House of Savoy However since 1919 the Palace is now the property of the State. The Construction of The Palazzo Reale first began in 1618 for the…

  • Galata Museo del Mare

    Galata Museo del Mare

    Galata Museo del Mare is situated between the Aquarius and the Maritime Station and housed in the oldest surviving building of the old Darena, which was once an Arsenal of the Republic of Genoa, From the year 1500. Now the Galata is home to the Museum of Sea, which was reconstructed and designed by Guillermo…

  • Aquarium of Genoa

    Aquarium of Genoa

    The Aquarium of Genoa situated on the old harbour area of Genoa, it’s the largest aquarium in Italy and the second largest in Europe, standing at 33,000 square foot. The aquarium was originally built for Genoa Expo 1992,  celebrating 500 years since the Genoan sailor Christopher Columbus discovered the new world. The building was designed…

  • Florence Statistics and figures

    Florence Statistics and figures

    Florence In Numbers About [su_table] Population 379,122 2014 Country Italy 2017 Region Tuscany 2017 Province Florence (FI) 2017 Time zone CET, UTC+1 2017 Dialing code 055 2017 Postal code 50100 2017 Patron Saint John the Baptist 2017 Coordinates 43°46′18″N 11°15′13″E / 43.77167, 11.25361 2017 [/su_table] Gender Ratio  [su_table] Population By Gender Males 179,225 2016 Females…

  • Palazzo Pitti

    Palazzo Pitti

    The Palazzo Pitti also known as the Pitti Palace, positioned on the south side of the River Arno, short distance walk from the Ponte Vecchio. The palace can be dated back to 1458 and was originally the residence of Luca Pitti, who was a Florentine Banker. In 1549 the Famous Medici Family bought the Palace…

  • Uffizi Gallery

    Uffizi Gallery

    The Uffizi building which houses the Uffizi Gallery dates back to 1560, built by Giorgio Vasari for Cosimo I de’ Medici, to house the Granducal Magistratures of Tuscany. Uffizi is one of the first modern museums which opened to visitors in 1765 and formally becoming a museum in 1865 and currently the most visited Gallery in Italy. After…

  • Ponte Vecchio Medieval Stone Bridge

    Ponte Vecchio Medieval Stone Bridge

    The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone bridge, located over the Arno river, in Florence, the bridge connects the city centre with the district of Oltrarno. Another name for The Ponte Vecchio is “Old Bridge”. The old bridge dates back to 966 and was reconstructed in 1345 due to a flood which destroyed it, in the 16th…