Since the Prato Middle Ages has been characterized from activity
weaves them and the wool cloth production that it has characterized
the increase of the city through the centuries.
Intersting places to visit in the historical center of Prato
Prato outside from the old ones walls and near countries
Suggested itinerary for one day trip with the car or train:
Intersting places to visit in the historical center of Prato:
This comes made to see for Born them, Passover, 1 May, 15 August
and the 8 September festivity of the city and day that is been
born Maria. Many fresco of the rinascimento bring back the history
dela Sacred Cintola, the belt that Saint Tommaso received from the
Vergine during the Ascension; the reliquia it would be reached Prato
in the 1141 capacity from Travelling Michele Pratese.
To notice also as accurate it has been the study
for the positioning of the embrasures, to the aim to concur
it is the shooting ' of faccia' that that one ' fiancheggiante'.
The image of the castle in its entirety turns out to be one perfect
fusion between the shape and the military function.
The inside is in practical empty, without no trace
[ if not for some capitelli carved on the walls ]
of, incompiuti, buildings it originates them [ plans in order to
develop on two resisted plans semicolumns to you and to be the
disposed center of the Imperial Vicario in Tuscany ], like classic
solution in the Frederic the Great geometric architecture, on four
symmetrical wings to the courtyard. To these buildings the openings
refer [ that from the first moment they can seem embrasures but in more
suitable truths to give light that to present military scopes ]
in curtains building. The inside however was occupied from temporary
structures in wood and masonry apt to accommodate the garrison. Until
the recent restorations, 1975, the inside was occupied from modern
constructions, the castle was in fact for along time used after jail.
Also along them it walls external were leans some buildings to you,
fortunately today completely removed [ we can still notice of the traces
on the main forehead to the left of the income ].
and it was composed from two communication trenches one to open sky and one hidden.
What is the Cassero ? The Cassero, from little time reopened to the
public one after taken care of a restoration, is a fortified sopraelevato
communication trench to which it is approached from Piave tree-lined
avenue, in practical of forehead to the door it orients them of the
Svevo castle, and give via Pomeria, from the Fiorentina door of
it walls medieval. Its construction was intentional from the fiorentini
in 1351, after the subjugation of the Common one of Prato in
order to allow the soldiers to defense of the city to catch up directly
from it walls the castle and viceversa. The inner corridor of the Cassero
[ the ' Runner of the Cassero' ], with time to botte and a long series
of windows to lunetta alternated to small rectangular windows that light
gives to the passage, end from its recent reopening to the public, has
become also center for interesting extensions. From the Fiorentina door,
that it was in practical one small fortress to ridosso of walls, it
is possible to approach also the advanced, uncovered communication
trench and crowned on both sides from merlatura guelfa, from which
an optimal view is enjoyed on the castle and the pratese skyline.
caratterizzato la crescita della
cittą attraverso i secoli.
Currently Prato is one of the districts weaves them more important
of Europe.The center of the
museum
is in a nineteenth-century building within them walls
medieval center from 1863 of an ancient factory weaves them.
The museum has an historical part that ago to see the evolution
of woven and the machinery and a contemporary part.
The walk leaves from public square of the Dome towards public square of the Common one meeting boutique and bookcases. In public square of the common one there are various bars and Coffee to right the biscottificio Mattei and Saint public square Francisco. Turning to right for public square of the Jails there are gelaterie and other storees. From one always turns them to right towards Via Garibaldi. Then still to right in order to return in Public square of the Dome. In this square there are many storees pizzerie bars and of the pratese tradition.
Prato outside from the old ones walls and near countries:
comprising the Museum of contemporary art,
the visual center of information and documentazione/arti,
the department education and the section events, are constituted
from know them espositive, from several spaces for exposures
collaterals, the didactic laboratories us, the information
center and documentation with the specialized library, the
bookcase, the auditorium, the room conferences, the bar ristoro,
the theatre to the open, the garden for the sculptures and knows
it it espositiva of the permanent Collection.
and innovative pole trades them and of the free time, confrontabile
with the truth of the Great Organized Distribution to world-wide level.
E' between most large of the Tuscany. There are many storees of all
the fields and an immense supermarket. It has a great immense parking
and is heated the raffrescato winter and in summer.
It tos be distant approximately 10 minuteren of car.
The center has been inaugurated 19 March 2005 and is the first onemuseo di scienze planetarie
in Italy. The museum altogether contains a width and rich collection
of minerals and meteorites (approximately 4500 champions). One of
the champions more important is one metallic meteorite of 272 kg (Nantan),
the greatest existing meteorite in Italy. Between minerals, instead, the
piece strongly of the Museum is a champion of brasilianite thought from
many the beautifulst experts copy than this mineral species to world-wide
level.
Lorenzo the Magnificent one was the committente of the villa,
that it came built up on plan of Giuliano from Sangallo to the slopes of
the Albano mount, in beautifulst position, to the inside of one immense
agricultural property, mail between Florence, Prato and Pistoia. The villa,
high on a porch, opened on every side towards the garden and the
surrounding landscape, rispecchia the humanistic tendencies of the
architecture inspired to the ancient one. Construction, begun around
al 1485, remained interrupted alla died of happened Lorenzo nel 1492.
The jobs resumed for will of Pope Leone X, son of Lorenzo, and came
complete to you in the second half of the 1500's. The hall, saying of
Lion X, splendidly is decorated with frescoes allegorical, celebrated
you of the family Medical, executes from Andrea of the Taylor, Pontormo,
Franciabigio, Alexander Bay. From june 2007, in according to plan of the
villa, the Museum of the Died Nature is prepared, in which they are
exposed approximately 200 coming from paintings from the medicee
collections.
Suggested itinerary for one day trip with the car or train:
1) Visit to Florence (Florence 30 minuteren of car)
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2) Visit to Pistoia (Pistoia to 20 minuteren of car)
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3) Visit to Arezzo to 1,50 hours of car)
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4)Siena, San Gimignano e Monteriggioni.
(1,5 hours of car)
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5) Visita a Pisa e Versilia (1 hour of car)
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6) Visit to Venice in train (2 hours Eurostar Train)
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7) Visit to Rome in trein (2 hours Eurostar Train)
8) Visit to Lucca.(40 minuteren of car)
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8) Visit to Livorno.(1 hour of car)
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