THE CITY OF "PALIO"

At 130 kilometres from Pontedera there is a medieval city called Siena. The main event is Palio of Siena, a horse race that is held twice each year, on July 2 and August 16.There are 17 districts: Aquila (eagle), Selva (forest), Valdimontone (valley of the ram), Bruco (caterpillar), Chiocciola (snail), Giraffa (giraffe), Onda (wave), Lupa (she-wolf), Torre (tower), Leocorno (Unicorn), Civetta (little-owl), Drago (dragon), Istrice (crested porcupine),  Oca (goose), Nicchio (seashell),  Tartuca (tortoise), Pantera (panther). In each race run only 10 districts and the other 7 run of law in the next race. The Palio is played in a beautyfull square : “Piazza del Campo”. The particularity of this square is its concave shape that allows the entire square to see the race.

A moment of the horse race

A foto of "Piazza del Campo"

By Gianlu and Ila

Welcome to Pisa!

Pisa is a city in Tuscany, it's very popular with many tourists from around the world, the main attraction of the city is the Leaning Tower. The tower can be visited inside and climb to the top. Many tourists enjoy taking pictures effect with it. Under the tower is the main square of Pisa, ''Piazza del Duomo'' renamed the square of miracles. In this square is located the cathedral. In Pisa there is an airport, that is the most important of all Tuscany. The education has many locations in Pisa in fact there are three major universities of Italy even in europe,'' is the University of Pisa, the Higher Normal School and the Sant'Anna School. For us go to Pisa is very easy, it takes a quarter. We like going to Pisa's main road. There are many pretty shops.

Bye-bye,    

Arianna e  Benedetta :)

The Galileo International Airport

Pisa's main road 

Higher Normal School

The Tower of Pisa

Square of Miracles

FLORENCE! :)

Florence is the chief town of Tuscany. It is one of the most beautiful city in the world and certainly when you will be here to visit.
In Florence there are many monuments and museums including the Duomo, the Uffizi Gallery, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens.

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral of Florence, overlooking the square and was built by Giotto and inside there are many paintings of important people.

Uffizi Gallery is a important Italian museum, preserves works of art derived from the collection of the family of Medici and other families.







Ponte Vecchio is one of the symbols of the city of Florence and one of the most famous bridges in the world. It cross the river Arno in his narrower point and it was the first bridge built over it.






Piazza della Signoria is the central square of Florence and it is the seat of power and civic heart of the city's social life. 

Palazzo Pitti is the palace of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and it was inhabited by Medici, by Lorena and by Savoia. Inside, there are many museums.







Boboli Gardens is a historical park in the city of Florence. He was born as the garden of the Palazzo Pitti. The garden is one of the most important examples of Italian gardens and it is an outdoor museum.

THIS IS FLORENCE!
by Camilla Parducci, Giada Garbini, Aurora Bendinelli

The city in Toscany: Lucca

Lucca was founded by the Etruscans (there are traces of a pre-existing Ligurian settlement) and became a Roman colony in 180 BC. The rectangular grid of its historical centre preserves the Roman street plan, and the Piazza San Michele occupies the site of the ancient forum. Traces of the amphitheatre can still be seen in the Piazza dell'Anfiteatro.

At the Lucca Conference, in 56 BC, Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus reaffirmed their political alliance known as the First Triumvirate.

Frediano, an Irish monk, was bishop of Lucca in the early 6th century. At one point, Lucca was plundered by Odoacer, the first Germanic King of Italy. Lucca was an important city and fortress even in the 6th century, when Narses besieged it for several months in 553. Under the Lombards, it was the seat of a duke who minted his own coins. The Holy Face of Lucca (or Volto Santo), a major relic supposedly carved by Nicodemus, arrived in 742. During the 8th - 10th centuries it was a center of Jewish life, led by the Kalonymos family (who at some point during this period migrated to Germany and became a major component of proto-Ashkenazic Jewry). It became prosperous through the silk trade that began in the 11th century, and came to rival the silks of Byzantium. During the 10–11th centuries Lucca was the capital of the feudal margraviate of Tuscany, more or less independent but owing nominal allegiance to the Holy Roman Emperor.

Hi! By Samuele Fantozzi

Hi,

My name is Samuele Fantozzi, and I'm15 years old. I live in Forcoli, a villagge near Pisa.

In my family there are 4 person: I, my mother, my father, my brother and my two cats.

In my free time I like play football and ang out with my friends.

I love football, I play football when I was five years, my favourite team is Milan and my favourite footballer is Mario Balotelli.

My favourite subjects are Phisical  Education, Italian and English.

                                                                            

 

                                                                          Bye Samuele 

Hi guys :) by Chiara Ventaloro.

Hi, I'm Chiara Ventaloro. I live in a little town near Pisa, Santa Maria a Monte. I'm sexteen and I go to the second year of high school in Pontedera, that is a ten minutes from my house. One a things that I love is my family. We are in four: my dad, my mum, my brother and me. My dad's name is Marco, he's fourty-nine and he worked as a typographer. My mum's name is Rita. She's fourty-seven and she's a travel agent. My brother, Ivano, is twenty-five and he's a dj. He look like me a lot and we rub along. We have also got a dog, Lilly. She's three and she's naughty.

TOSCANA FASHION by Alessia

                                                 

The Tuscany is famous in terms of art and culture and it is also famous for fashion. Tuscany's most famous brands in the world are:

•  Gucci is an Italian fashion and leather goods brand, was founded by Guccio Gucci in Florence in 1921. Gucci is the biggest-selling Italian brand, operates about 278 stores worldwide. In 1998 Guinness World Records cited the Gucci "Genius Jeans" as the most expensive pair of jeans in existence. These jeans are ripped and covered with African beads and were offered for sale for $3,134 in Milan.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

• Salvatore Ferragamo is an Italian luxury goods company, with headquarters in Florence, specializing in shoes and leather goods. With about 2.600 employees and a network of over 550 stores, the Ferragamo Group runs operations in Italy and worldwide.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

• Cavalli was founded in Florence in the early sixties by Florentine designer Roberto Cavalli. The popularity for the brand Cavalli comes around the seventies. There are many stars who love of his collections: Kate Moss, Sharon Stone, Madonna and Michael Jackson. In 1998 is born the young line Just Cavalli.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

• Enrico Coveri was an Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur from Prato, Italy. A former model and stage designer he founded the homonymous fashion house in Florence and was immediately acclaimed for his creations. He presented its color style and funny and eccentric fantasies.