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Florence: Little Details To Discover
Travelers visiting Florence for the first time are so overwhelmed by the beauties of this city that it is hard for them to deviate from the standard tourist routes. They must not miss the Duomo, S.Croce or Piazza Signoria, to name just a few. Therefore they may hardly find the time to discover all the little details and curiosities of a city so full of history and stories. This is why we have decided to reveal some of the best spots that curious tourists can enjoy without going too far from the main and most popular attractions of Florence.
Right next to the Loggia dei Lanzi, just off Palazzo Vecchio, there is a monument known worldwide: Perseo. The marvelous bronze statue was made in 1545 by Benvenuto Cellini, an eccentric, talented Florentine goldsmith and sculptor who was best known for his fine sense of humor. Once in front of the statue, walk around it and look at the back of Perseo's head. Look closely in the backlight and you will see a gloomy, bearded face wearing a helmet; that's Benvenuto Cellini himself! A really weird place for a self-portrait!
Let's go closer to Palazzo Vecchio now. Walk to the right corner of the building, stop there and look closely: you will see a human profile engraved on the wall. A mysterious face that created one of the most popular Florentine legends. It is believed that this face was engraved by the 'father' of the David and of the Universal Judgment: Michelangelo Buonarroti. There are many versions of this anecdote. According to the most popular one, the artist was standing in Piazza Signoria one day when he suddenly saw an 'enemy', a man who owed him a lot of money and who had been condemned to death by hanging in the Loggia dei Lanzi. The unfortunate man was condemned to have his hands and head tied to a wood board and to hang- still alive- in front of an angry crowd for a certain amount of time before being executed.
Michelangelo, who apparently could not stand him, asked a guard how long the torture would last. The answer must have dissatisfied him, as he decided to engrave the face of the poor man on the wall ( leaning against the wall and engraving it without even looking at it) so that every Florentine would remember the hated man forever.
Another version of the same legend says that the man engraved on the wall was only someone who was boring Michelangelo with his never ending talks. Michelangelo, then, engraved his face on the wall (again, without even looking at what he was doing) while pretending to be listening to him. Whatever the correct version of this legend, Michelangelo could engrave a wall with no need to view his subject.
As we have seen, Florentines are formidable narrators of anecdotes that, being passed on over the centuries, contributed to the creation of a curious and fun collective memory. They often talk about the daily life of popular characters of that time, mostly artists and writers, people that are usually thought of as serious and constantly inspired. These tales make us think of them as humane and help us relate to them.
So now, after Benvenuto Cellini and Michelangelo, it is the turn of Dante Alighieri.
Between Piazza delle Pallottole and Via dello Studio, precisely at 54 Piazza del Duomo, you will find a half hidden marble plate, with a sentence engraved upon that reads 'Dante's stone'. According to the legend, there used to be a stone right in that spot where Dante used to sit to think, write and admire the early works of the Duomo. Once, a chatty merchant who was passing by asked Dante what his favorite food was. Dante was absorbed in his thoughts (which we imagine to be absolutely poetic, of course) and after a while, he replied: 'Boiled eggs', without adding any other words or looking at the man.
The merchant, who saw that Dante was too absorbed to chat with him, left him to his own reflections and walked away.
Some months later, he went back to Florence and was surprised to see Dante still sitting on the same stone. He got close to him and asked him 'What with?'. Dante, who was not a very talkative man but certainly a man with an astonishing memory, did not even turn around to look at him and harshly replied 'With salt'.
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help me think of 2 girl superheros and 1 girl supervillian?
So, im doing a list of my classmates and what superhero they'd be...
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Aracena – the town with the cave of the marvels
Overview
The town, Aracena, is located in the north east part of Huelva province and is a municipality. Its population was about 7400 in the year 2007. This town is quiet with attractive white houses that form a semi circle under the church and castle. It is one of the popular tourist spots in this region. History
The first known human settlements in this town were from prehistoric times. Archaeological remains have been found in the village of Umbria which date back to III millennium BC. Since this place was rich in minerals, settlements were found both in the Bronze Age and Iron Age. The main cause for Roman settlements in the 3rd century was the mines and they created support for agricultural settlements which could have resulted in the origination of Aracena as well as other towns.
Climate
The maximum and minimum temperatures in this city are 35°C in July-August and 4 °C in January. Since this town is located on a mountain, it has frequent rains, moderate summer and cold winter.
Art and Culture
The following monuments are popular:
Cave of the Marvels – this is a hidden treasure and the most important national monument. This cave is inside the hill below the castle and was formed by water filtering through the calcareous rock for ages. According to a legend this cave was found by a boy who was in search of his pig.
Aracena Castle – was built in the 13th century on the site of the Muslim fortress and you can see the views of the entire range of mountain from here.
Templar Church – is located next to the castle and was built between the 13th and 14th centuries; this is the oldest church and also a national monument.
Geology and Minerals Museum – is located at the cave's entrance and was formed in the year 1983.
Town Hall – was designed in the year 1911 by the architect Aníbal González and is a red brick building.
Contemporary open air Sculpture Museum.
Cuisine
The most famous food item in this city is jamón ibérico which basically is a cured ham from pigs fed with acorn. This town is also famous for seta mushrooms. Other popular food items are sausages, pork loin and blood sausage.
Sports and Entertainment
There are facilities for various sports - basketball, volley ball, chess, mountain biking, canoeing, football and soccer and martial arts.
Business
The economy of this town is mainly dependent on Agriculture, Livestock and Tourism.
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