2013-12 Tuscany giada

-Tuscany-Italy

Giada GerboniInternational presentation

December 12, 2013

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Tuscany

Coat of Arms of Tuscany

•Area: 22 994 km²•Total population: 3.679.027

Capital : FLORENCE

Tuscan Provinces

Tuscany

few examples of:

-must to see places (cities, mountains, beaches)

-why you already know Tuscany

-food

Florence

“The cradle of Reinassance..”

Firenze (Florence)Florence’s historic centre ->Word Heritage Site of UNESCO from 1982

Firenze (Florence).. A few spots

The Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral) Cupola by BRUNELLESCHI

CampanileBy GIOTTO

Palazzo Vecchio (Town Hall)And Piazza della Signoria

Firenze (Florence).. A few spots

Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Gallery)

Firenze (Florence).. A few spots

Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Gallery) Venere del Botticellli (Botticelli Venus)

Firenze (Florence).. A few spots

The Vasari Corridor (open one month a year)From Palazzo Vecchio.. ..through Uffizi.. ..above Ponte Vecchio....to Palazzo Pitti (residence of Medici Family)

Firenze (Florence).. A few spots

Firenze (Florence).. A few spots

The Vasari Corridor (open one month a year)From Palazzo Vecchio.. ..through Uffizi.. ..above Ponte Vecchio....to Palazzo Pitti (residence of Medici Family)

Firenze (Florence).. A few spots

The Vasari Corridor (open one month a year)From Palazzo Vecchio.. ..through Uffizi.. ..above Ponte Vecchio....to Palazzo Pitti (residence of Medici Family)

BoBoli Gardens (behind Palazzo Pitti)

Firenze (Florence).. A few spots

Piazzale MichelangeloThe best view of Florence

Firenze (Florence).. A few spots

Music & Culture Park

Firenze (Florence).. A few spots

PisaCity of Universities

Big Technical Universit

y..Leading

Tower..

High percenta

ge of male

students

Pisa- Delft.. find the difference

Piazza dei Miracoli (Miracoli Square)

Torre di Pisa (leading tower)

Pisa.. the only remarkable spot

Piazza dei Miracoli (Miracoli Square)

Torre di Pisa (leading tower)

Pisa.. the only remarkable spot

Piazza dei Miracoli (Miracoli Square)

Torre di Pisa (leading tower)

Pisa.. the only remarkable spot

Piazza dei Miracoli (Miracoli Square)

Torre di Pisa (leading tower)

Pisa.. the only remarkable spot

Piazza dei Miracoli (Miracoli Square)

Torre di Pisa (leading tower)

Pisa.. the only remarkable spot

Piazza dei Miracoli (Miracoli Square)

Torre di Pisa (leading tower)

Pisa.. the only remarkable spot

Piazza dei Miracoli (Miracoli Square)

Pisa.. the only remarkable spot

24/24 h

Luminara (June 16 th)San Ranieri (Patron of Pisa)

Pisa.. the only remarkable event

Luminara (June 16 th)San Ranieri (Patron of Pisa)

Pisa.. the only remarkable event

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Siena

Piazza del Campo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdfOHu6dfdw

Siena

It looks quite but twice a year…..

Tuscan Mountains Monte Cimone

Monte Abetone

Tuscan Beaches and Islands Elba Island

Giglio Island

Tuscan Beaches and Islands Elba Island

Giglio Island

Concordia cruiseJanuary, 2012

You already know the TUSCANY

better than what you think you do

onlyGOOD

FAMOUS STUFF..

The father of the modern science

..In Science&History

..Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

Phiysicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher

Scientific Revolution

Pisa

Heliocentrism

Florence (tomb)

..In Science&History

..Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519) Genius Reinassance

Polymathpainter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, writer

..In Science&History..Leonardo da Vinci as ..

engineer

http://www.museoleonardiano.it/

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89 ….

..In Science&History

From PISA

.. Leonardo Fibonacci(1170-1240)

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89 ….

..In Science&History

.. Leonardo Fibonacci(1170-1240)

From PISA

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89 ….

..In Science&History

From PISA

.. Leonardo Fibonacci(1170-1240)

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89 ….

..In Science&History

From PISA

.. Leonardo Fibonacci(1170-1240)

.. CinemaRoberto Benigni from Prato(Florence)

Comedian, Actor and Director

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp3mc4ilmr0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y9aKqawdUQ)

.. Cinema

3 Oscar (La vita è bella)•Best Actor•Best Music (Nicola Piovani)•Best Foreign Language Film

.. scooters

.. scooters

Pontedera (Pisa)

.. scooters

Museo Piaggio Pontedera (Pi)

.. scooters

Museo Piaggio Pontedera (Pi)

.. scooters

Museo Piaggio Pontedera (Pi)

.. scooters

Museo Piaggio Pontedera (Pi)

.. scooters

Museo Piaggio Pontedera (Pi)

.. scooters

once you have a Vespa ..

.. Fashion Artisans (leather shoes, jackets and bags)

Made in Tuscany Sold in Milan

.. Wine ..”Chianti” a region within a region

.. Wine ..”Chianti” a region within a region

.. Olive Oil

.. Olio Extra Vergine di Oliva

…and wherethe

ITALIAN FAMOUS (abroad)

BAD STUFFs are??

Bad Politics, Corruption..

Bad Weather

Mafia, Camorra

Elsewhere!

.. Food in Tuscany

.. Food in Tuscany

Antipasto Toscano(tuscan starter)

-Prosciutto (ham)-salame-cheese-bread

.. Food.. We have it all

.. Meat

.. Fish

.. Food.. We have it all

.. Homemade Ice Cream

.. Food.. We have it all

.. Homemade Pasta.. Food.. We have it all

San Miniato(my home town)

“City of WhiteTruffles”.. With pasta

.. With meat.. With pizza

.. With eggs

.. With risotto

.. Food

What I cooked for you..Pasta al Forno(Baked Pasta)

.. Food.. We have it all

What I bought for you..Italian Christmas Cakes

Team1:Panettone

Team2:Pandoro

.. Food.. We have it all

.. Grazie(thank you!)

Wanna come with me to Tuscany already?Eindhoven-Pisa, 19 Dec , 2.00 pm