What are the scenic spots in Italy? What is worth buying in Italy?

What kind of country is Italy? You won't know until you see it with your own eyes Anyway, Italy in my mind is bright and prosperous. He has his own characteristics and special attraction. That's enough, its beauty is understood by one person.

20 17.06. 18 Milan time, Italy 17:30, the "Go to Europe with CITIC" team ended their trip in Lucerne, Switzerland, and drove from Switzerland to Italy for more than two hours. After arriving in Italy, I first came to Milan for sightseeing.

Sightseeing bus on the streets of Milan

Team members follow Jin Guangzhe's guide to walk in the noisy streets in the center of Milan. On the way, the tour guide Jin introduced the relevant situation of Milan: As Italy, Milan is famous for its architecture, fashion, art, painting, opera, economy and football. It is one of the most famous international metropolises in the world, one of the eight metropolises in the world, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, the capital of fashion and design in the world, and the most influential city in fashion industry.

Street view of Milan

Milan is also one of the three metropolitan areas in Europe, the most developed city in Italy and one of the four economic centers in Europe. It is the largest metropolis in Italy, the economic capital, the capital of Lombardy and the capital of Milan province. Milan Metropolitan Area has a population of 7.55 million, covering 200 cities and 6 provinces, and covering northern lombardia. Urban influence covers Piedmont, Liguria, Romagne, Veneto and Tuscany.

Old trams on the streets of Milan

Milan has more than half of the world-famous brands, and world-famous fashions have set up offices here. More than half of the fashion brands are headquartered here. It is the first of the five fashion capitals in the world and a famous historical and cultural city. It is a place that global designers yearn for. The great Leonardo da Vinci left the most brilliant works in this city, like the white flames of Milan Cathedral soaring into the sky. The Scala Grand Theatre represents the top of the world's operas, and there are world-class clothing bases such as Armani, Versace, Prada, dolce & gabbana, Valentino and Moschino. Milan Fashion Week has influenced the world's fashion.

Milan Cathedral

The members first went sightseeing in the famous Milan Cathedral in the city center. Because it's almost the weekend. So the square in front of Milan Cathedral is engaged in large-scale activities, so it is heavily guarded. But now that we're here, we should show the style of Milan cathedral. Milan Cathedral (Domo)

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Milan), also known as "Dumo Church" and Domo Cathedral, was built between 1386- 1805. It is the main cathedral in Milan and one of the five cathedrals in the world, ranking second in the world. Napoleon once held a coronation ceremony here.

Look up at Milan Cathedral.

Milan Cathedral is also the largest Gothic building in the world, one of the largest churches in the world, second only to St. Peter's Church in Vatican City, and one of the most influential churches in the world. The length of the church is158m, and the widest point is 93m. Total area 1 1700 square meters, which can accommodate 35,000 people. Milan Cathedral plays an extremely important role in religious circles, and the famous Milan pardon was issued here, which legalized Christianity and became the state religion of the Roman Empire. Here, Leonardo da Vinci bramante drew numerous design sketches for him. In order to make the cathedral more magnificent, Leonardo da Vinci invented the elevator for this building.

Statues on the outer wall of the church

Milan Cathedral is also the building with the largest number of sculptures and minarets in the world, and is known as the Marble Mountain. She is not only a church, a building, but also a spiritual symbol and symbol of Milan, and a miracle in the history of world architecture and world civilization. Milan Cathedral, all made of white marble, is 59 meters wide and 130 meters long, and the highest vault in the middle is 45 meters. The characteristic of this church is its appearance. There are 135 spires, pointed arches, pilasters, flower windows, etc., which pierce the sky like dense Tallinn, and there is a statue of God on each spire.

A painting scene on one side of the church

There are more than 2000 statues outside the church, which is very strange. If there are more than 6,000 statues inside, it is the Gothic church with the largest number of statues in the world. Therefore, the church building is particularly gorgeous and lively, with a secular atmosphere. In addition, the church also has a steeple as high as107m, which was created by Italian architect Bolu Knowles based on15th century. There is a golden statue of the Virgin Mary at the top of the tower, which is dazzling and magical under the sunlight.

The Artistic Atmosphere of Milan Hotel

In the evening, after the sightseeing in Milan, the team checked into Ibis Milan. The reporter feels that this is also the best feeling of this trip to Europe so far, compared with the hotel I stayed in a few days ago. First, hotels are older than hotels in Germany, France and Switzerland. The hotel that night obviously felt new. Among them, interior design is also full of some artistic colors.

Sunflower Sea in Pisa

On the morning of 20 17.06. 19, the team left Milan for Florence. When the bus is running, you can clearly see the difference between Switzerland and Italy from the window. Most of the Swiss areas we passed through on this trip were hilly landforms, but after entering Italy, we saw more mountains. But according to Jin Guangzhe's tour guide, behind the mountain is actually the Mediterranean Sea. Entering the Pisa area, you can see the beautiful and pleasing sunflower sea outside the window, which is very eye-catching.

The lively scene outside the leaning tower of Pisa

At 0/4: 00 Italian time/kloc-0, the team came to the world-famous wonder of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. While watching the leaning tower of Pisa, the group members also had an episode. Because the tourist attractions can't stop on the tourist bus, everyone took the local bus under the arrangement of Jin Guangzhe. Although there are only four or five stops, the group members have also added a car experience in Italy. The bus just stopped at the gate of the scenic spot. I saw that it was in the ideal city that day, and there were stalls selling all kinds of handicrafts, food and clothes everywhere outside the door. It was very lively here. Walking into the city, the leaning tower of Pisa not far from an open-air square suddenly caught people's eyes.

Walking into the Leaning Tower of Pisa Scenic Area (Photo: Wang Jue)

Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre Pendendi Pisa or Torre Di

Pisa) is the independent bell tower of Pisa Cathedral in Italy, located in the Miracle Square in the north of Pisa in Tuscany, Italy. There are a group of religious buildings scattered on the lawn of the square, which are composed of cathedral, Baptist church, bell tower (leaning tower of Pisa) and cemetery. Their external walls are all ivory marble, which are relatively independent but form a unified Romanesque architectural style. The leaning tower of Pisa is located behind Pisa Cathedral, which is very spectacular.

Landscape of leaning tower of Pisa

The leaning tower of Pisa is 58.36 meters high from the foundation to the top of the tower and 55 meters high from the ground to the top of the tower. The wall of the bell tower is 4.09 meters wide on the ground and 2.48 meters wide on the top of the tower, with a total weight of about 14453 tons, and its center of gravity is 22.6 meters above the foundation. The circular foundation covers an area of 285 square meters and the average ground pressure is 497 kPa. The inclination angle is 3.99 degrees, 2.5 meters away from the outer edge of the foundation, and the top floor protrudes 4.5 meters. Tilting was first discovered in 1 174.

cathedral of pisa

Talking about the architectural features of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Jin Guangzhe introduced that the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy was built in 1 173, and was presided over by the famous architect Nano Pisano. Located in the right rear of the Romanesque Cathedral, it is a symbol of Pisa. At the beginning, the tower height was designed to be about 100 meters, but after five or six years of construction, the tower began to tilt from the third floor until it was completed. Before closing, the top of the tower has been tilted to the south (that is, the top of the tower deviates from the vertical line) by 3.5 meters. 1990, the Italian government closed it down and started renovation work.

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In practical work, many experts have fully studied the whole history of the leaning tower of Pisa, as well as its building materials, structure, geology and water source, and tested it with various advanced instruments and equipment. Professor Piroddi, a medieval historian in Pisa, believes that every Shi Zhuan in the tower is a masterpiece of stone carving, and the bonding between Shi Zhuan and stone bricks is very clever, which effectively prevents the tower from breaking due to inclination and becomes a factor that the leaning tower will not fall down. However, he still stressed that it is imperative to find out the secret of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Wall of Pisa Leaning Tower Scenic Area

Of course, Pisa people are most concerned about the fate of the leaning tower. Although they are also worried about the inclination of the leaning tower, they are more proud and proud. They are proud that there is a leaning tower in their hometown that they think can rival the world famous buildings. They firmly believe that it will not fall. They have a saying that the leaning tower of Pisa is as strong and strong as Pisa people and will never fall down. Not only that, they also hate the suggestion that they want to straighten the leaning tower again. For example 1934, 90 tons of cement was sprayed in and around the foundation, and the foundation waterproof project was implemented, but the tower became more unstable, moved around and tilted faster.

The obelisk on the streets of Florence

In the afternoon, I left the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy, and arrived in Florence, Italy in less than an hour's drive. As the tour guide had to go through a series of formalities for the team to visit Rome the next day, he entrusted the team to Miss Tang, who was studying and working in the local area, to be our tour guide temporarily. So the members followed Don to visit Florence.

Florence railway station

On the outskirts of Florence, the motorcade took a transit bus to the vicinity of the city railway station, got off and walked to the city. Along the way, Tang vividly introduced everything here: Florence has a long history, which is not only a famous Italian cultural city, but also the birthplace of the European Renaissance. The ancient city is located on a plain in the Arno Valley, surrounded by mountains, with seven bridges across the banks, and has the reputation of "the capital of flowers".

Street view of Florence

The most brilliant Italian Renaissance art in human history was born and matured here. Artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Brulinski created a large number of buildings, sculptures and paintings shining with the light of the Renaissance for this city, and they still remain intact. Many churches, palaces and art galleries in the city exude infinite charm and have a strong historical and cultural atmosphere. The whole city is filled with a strong artistic atmosphere and is one of the most desirable cultural tourist attractions for tourists from all over the world.

Close observation of the cathedral of our lady of flowers

The motorcade first came to Notre Dame and Baihua Cathedral Square in the city center to enjoy the spectacular architectural landscape of the church. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Flowers is the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Florence. The church complex consists of cathedral, bell tower and Baptist church. 1982 is listed as a part of the historical center of Florence, a world cultural heritage.

"Golden" Gate of Sangiovani Baptist Church

Sangiovani Baptistery is located a few meters west of the cathedral. It was completed in the 7th century and rebuilt in 1 1 century. This is a white octagonal Romanesque building. Children in Florence were baptized here, including celebrities such as Dante and Machiavelli. The three bronze doors of the Baptistery are engraved with bronze reliefs of the Old Testament stories, two of which were made by ghiberti and praised by Michelangelo as "the gates of heaven".

Close observation of the bell tower of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Flowers.

The bell tower of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Flowers is 85 meters high. It was originally designed and supervised by the great painter Giotto in 1334, so it is commonly known as Giotto Bell Tower. It is a Gothic building, with six-story square structure stacked upward into a cylinder, and the outer wall is paved with white marble, which is pure and elegant. The foundation of the cathedral was laid in 1296, and the Black Death broke out in the autumn of 1347, forcing the project to be interrupted. 1367, it was decided by referendum to build an octagonal dome with a diameter of 43.7 meters and a height of 52 meters at the intersection of the nave of the church. The city government of Florence publicly solicited plans for the design and construction of large domes. Filippo brunelleschi, a craftsman proficient in ancient Roman architecture

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Winner, chief architect. When building the vault, instead of using the popular "arch eagle frame" round arch wooden frame at that time, a novel "fishbone" construction method was adopted, which was built one by one from bottom to top.

Sculpture and painting on the outer wall of the church

The dedication ceremony of Our Lady of Flowers Cathedral was held on March 25th. 1436. A hundred years later, Michelangelo built a similar dome in St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome, but he sighed, "I can build a bigger dome than it, but it can't be more beautiful." Inside the dome is giorgio vasari, a Florentine painter in16th century.

Vasari) painted a huge zenith painting "Doomsday Judgment". There is a Uccello in North Paul in the nave.

Giovanni Aguto Monument painted by Uccello and Dante and Divine Comedy painted to commemorate the bicentennial of Dante's birth (1465).

Town Hall Square

After leaving Notre Dame and Hundred Flowers Cathedral, the motorcade came to Florence's Town Hall Square, where the exquisite architecture, sculptures and bronze statues of the Renaissance were lifelike. So it is called the most beautiful square in Italy. City Hall Square, also known as Monarch Square and Sinho Lie Square, has an ancient fortress-like palace-Vecchio Palace (now City Hall), which was built in13rd century. All kinds of stone carvings in the square are connected with the corridor on the side of Vecchio Palace, becoming an open-air sculpture museum.

The image of David in the square

The most famous sculpture in the square is Michelangelo's "David". It is said that the David statue originally placed here was accidentally struck by lightning twice, and once it was almost stolen. After three natural and man-made disasters, the government had to put the original in the museum and put a copy of the original in the open square of the city hall. The old Medici Palace is located in the city hall.

The town hall square is a statue.

In recording the history of the Renaissance in Florence, it is no exaggeration to say that there would be no Florence without medici family, and there would be no outstanding cultural and historical relics left over from the Renaissance. Therefore, visiting the old Medici Palace here is the best place to realize it.

A corner of the old Medici Palace

When visiting the old palace of Medici, the tour guide Jin Guangzhe hired a special senior translator named Isabella in Florence.

During the visit, Ms. Hammitsch told the group members vividly and in detail about this ancient palace: Our old Medici Palace is located in Florence City Hall, which is a heavy Romanesque building, a fortress with a crib opening, and the most magnificent city hall in Tuscany. It overlooks the main square, in front of which is Michelangelo's statue of David and many replicas of sculpture masterpieces. It is one of the most important public spaces in Italy.

War murals in the old palace

The old palace in medici family was originally called the Lord's Palace, which was named after the ruler of Florence. After medici family moved the Duke's mansion to Galleria Palatina in Palazzo Pitti across the Arno River, it was called the "old palace". Salone dei cinquecento is the most magnificent room in the old palace, which is 52 meters long and 23 meters wide. This is entrusted by Simon Safonara.

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Pollaiolo) was built in 1494. Later, the hall was expanded by giorgio vasari, and the Grand Duke Cosimo I was held here. Some famous unfinished works were lost in this transformation, including Michelangelo's sketch "The Battle of Cassina" and Leonardo da Vinci's "The Battle of Anglia". The existing decoration of this hall was painted by giorgio vasari and his assistants between 1555 and 1572, which marked the rise of stylism and made this hall a model of the whole palace.

A large room in the old palace

Large murals hang on the walls of the hall, showing Florence's victory over rivals Pisa and Siena, including the capture of Siena, the conquest of the port of Elkole, Cosimo I's victory in marciano in the Chiana Valley, the defeat of Pisa people in Saint Vincent Zota, the Austrian Maxim's attempt to conquer Livorno, and the Florence army's attack on Pisa. These murals are not only beautiful, but also of great historical significance.

Murals in the old palace

Walking into the old Medici Palace, people can see traces of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo here. The winner, the only one created by Michelangelo, has become the treasure of the town palace here, but the remains of Leonardo da Vinci's creation that have been found in the big murals are still unsolved. Today, half of the old palace is still the office of the Florence municipal government, while the other half is similar to a museum, which contains many works of art born in the Renaissance. On the outdoor platform in the museum, you can also show the ancient city of Florence. This is really a place full of rich cultural background.

Looking at Florence from the platform of the old palace

Xu Zhimo, a famous modern poet in China, translated Florence into "emerald green". The most brilliant moment was the Renaissance, when medici family, a local tycoon, established tyrant politics in Florence from the15th century and became the uncrowned king of Florence. From the 5th century A.D./KLOC-0 to the middle of 8th century A.D./KLOC-0, the 300-year history of Florence was closely related to the rise and fall of medici family, and the national emblem of medici family became the city emblem of Florence today.

Murals in the old palace

Medici family loves art very much. Under its protection and funding, Florence gathered many celebrities at that time, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Dante, Galileo, Michelangelo and Machiavelli (the author of The Prince). It is precisely because many outstanding artists created a large number of buildings, sculptures and paintings shining with the light of the Renaissance that Florence became the top priority of the Renaissance.

Vegetable and fruit stalls in the streets and lanes

Outside the old Medici Palace, I wandered around the old city of Florence. Whether it is vehicles or pedestrians, they walk through narrow streets. These streets are all in the cracks of buildings that are not very high, just like hutongs in Beijing, except that hutongs are passages in bungalows. This is between buildings. Summer in Italy is very hot, with sunny days of more than 30 degrees. Walking on the street here, the coolness in the shade is uncomfortable. After the sightseeing in Florence, the motorcade set off immediately, drove forward and arrived at the umbria Hotel about100km from Rome that night. The European team is about to start a trip to Rome.