Archive for 'Northwest Italy'

If you’re travelling to Turin in the Piedmont region on your next vacation of Italy you’ll certainly see the striking tall building that is the Mole Antonelliana in the city centre! The building itself is a type of monument called a mole because of its elaborate proportions and dazzling height.

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You cannot help but be captivated by the impressive sight of Milan’s gothic style cathedral! It’s one of Europe’s most famous buildings and is the second largest cathedral in the world after Seville Cathedral in Andalusia in Spain.

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Milan’s cathedral was constructed on a very central site in the city, dating back to when this area was once the foundations of the ancient Roman city called Mediolanum. In the 5th century a basilica was first built here but it was destroyed by a devastating fire.

A trip to Milan wouldn’t be complete without a walk around the magnificent 15th century Sforza Castle! Built on the site of what was a much smaller 14th century fortress, Castello Sforza was constructed and enlarged over several centuries to become one of the largest castles in Europe!

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It was built by the order of Francesco Sforza, the Duke of Milan and became the home of the presiding Dukes for centuries to come. Today it is the home of several museums and art galleries.

Sforza castle and its defensive walls form a quadrangular perimeter with square towers built all around. Over the centuries it successfully served as a military barracks, an incredibly strong defence fortress and a residence.

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The Brera art gallery or Pinacoteca di Brera is Milan’s main public art gallery. Superb collections of artworks have been gathered across six centuries which beautifully demonstrates an evolution of art techniques from a refined Neoclassical style to Avant Garde to modernism.

See some incredible works by famous artists like Rubens, Titian, Correggio and Anthony Van Dyck.

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