Welcome to Tuscany

Often referred to as the cradle of modern civilization, it is here that the Renaissance began. Art, engineering, science and culture flourished under the patronage of the

Medici dynasty with the genius

of Leonardo di Vinci,

Michelangelo, Brunelleschi,

Botticelli, Galileo, Dante

and Machiavelli.

Michelangelo's Madonna on the Steps, Casa Buonarroti, Firenze.

Leonardo's bicycle, Museo Leonardiano, Vinci.

Object lens of Galileo Galilei, Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze.

Brunelleschi's model of the Cupola,  Museo dell'Opera
del Duomo, Firenze.

Botticelli's Coronation of the Virgin, Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze.

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