Sunday, November 25, 2012

Rambling in Italy – Discovering the History and Art of city Lucca


city of Lucca
Often, when one thinks of Italy, and overlooked the graceful, Luca provinces. And misleading to consider Luca small compared with neighboring countries notorious Florence, Pisa and Siena. However, this modest 
city boasts some of the finest opportunities for art appreciation and walking in Italy found

Imagine being able to walk on the walls that surround the city. Unusually for a modern European city, and kept Luca walls the 16th and 17th century, surrounded by sound. Great walls of Basijiata Daily Mora was once important to military Luccaites, but now is appreciated as Promenades lined beautiful trees. In the 20th century, was used three miles of the wall as a motor racing track, but in these days and enjoys broad, picturesque street of locals and tourists alike for pastimes such as jogging, walking and cycling. Tends less actively, and walls, and each side is lined with different types of trees, and offers a stunning location on the basis of a picnic and watch the sunset Tuscan


Walking in Italy boasts here delight of walking these walls, and the joy of assessing the walls of art galleries many beautiful saturated in this city culturally iconic. Luca has several opportunities to entertain, inform never forget

And the National Museum of Guinigi Villa and Man Palace

Once activated appropriate to explore the late Renaissance tree lined walls "of the city, one can take the time to enter the halls of the prestigious Palace luxury of Guinigi and forgotten. Museums recently been refurbished to provide two technical expertise is quite unique


The late 15th century, Gothic palace, The Museo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi, is sanctuary to a staggering amount and variety of artefacts with heritages spanning the Ancient Civilizations to Neoclassic times. Also, within room upon room of antique abundance, are represented fascinating objects from the Early Middle Ages to the Romanesque period alongside treasures from the Gothic to the Renaissance and Counter-Reformation eras

Under stunningly frescoed ceilings the walls of the Palazzo Mansi are adorned with Mansi family portraits and armorial bearings, opulent fabrics, exquisite murals, tapestries and paintings. The museum is a veritable treasure trove of historical and fascinating artefacts and sculpture

Lucca Centre of Contemporary Art L.U.C.C.A

When walking in Italy around this lovely city, The Lucca Center of Contemporary Art is easily located in Via della Fratta 36, ​​overlooking the Our Lady of Stellario and only a short stroll from the famous, amphitheatre-shaped Market Square. It is housed in the Palazzo Boccella - a 16th century mansion, once owned by the rich merchant family of the same name

Stone staircases connect the five floors of extensive museum. The building's interior has an aseptic, contemporary ambience, perfectly suited to display the edgy, artworks it favours. The walls are hung with such works as the analytical abstraction photography of the esteemed Gianfranco Zappettini, and the abstract expressionistic works of painters Ezio Gribaudo and Bruno Pedrosa. The museum has also attracted such prestigious exhibitions as 'The Hidden Treasures of Collezione Peggy Guggenheim' and the Irreverent work of late 20th century French artist, Jean Dubuffet. The gallery is a magnet for works of such luminaries as Man Ray, Balla, Kandinsky and Christian Balzano, just to name a few

Walking in Italy, accompanied by a knowledgeable tour leader, is the best way to experience this country saturated in history. The sensory overload - the arts, the beauty, the antiquity and the culture - needs to be set in an historical context, with elucidation from knowledgeable guides, to reap the most from this
opportunity. The encounter will be so much the richer for their enlightened insights

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