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Starting February 20 and going until June 13, Rome’s Scuderie del Quirinale will be hosting one mammoth Caravaggio exhibit that’s worth checking out for any art enthusiast.
This exhibit will combine Caravaggio works from private collections across the world as well as on-loan museum pieces. You can get tickets in advance, which we’d recommend, and also try to avoid the weekend crowd, you want to really enjoy this one.
Now that we’ve covered Florence, Italy’s Duomo, let’s get you on a plane to Italy, Rome to be exact.
According to a Kayak search, the most affordable round-trip Italian getaway is $636 per person with taxes. For just an additional $208 per person, Gate 1 Travel will combine your international airfare and four night’s worth of hotel accommodations, breakfast daily, fuel surcharges, and all taxes.
So, it’s finally time for that Italian vacation you’ve always wanted.
Florence, Italy’s Duomo is one of the city’s most historical and well-known cathedral churches.
With construction begun in 1296 in the Gothic style with the care of Arnolfo di Cambio and finally completed in 1439 with the dome engineered by none other than Filippo Brunelleschi, the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is one of Italy’s treasures.
The complex actually includes three UNESCO World Heritage Site buildings and is one of Italy’s largest basilicas. Until the modern era, the Duomo was one of the largest in the world, only being surpassed by the Pantheon dome’s width.
While in Florence, don’t forget to visit one of the most important structrual engineering feats and make it up the dome steps to appreciate Florence as a bird.