Florentine Delights and Tuscan Side-Trips (VIDEO)
Summary
🇮🇹 This episode of Rick Steves’ Europe features Florence, Pisa, and Lucca in Tuscany, Italy, exploring the treasures of the Florentine Renaissance, the Medici family’s influence, and the beauty of the region’s architecture.
Highlights
- 🎨 Florence was the epicenter of the Renaissance, a cultural explosion that propelled Europe into an economic, intellectual, and artistic boom time.
- 💰 The wealthy Medici family’s passion for art and super-sized egos helped Florence host the Renaissance, making this city the art capital of the western world.
- 🖼️ The Medicis hosted famous artists, philosophers, and poets and sponsored art just for art’s sake.
- 🏰 The Medici family’s power and sophistication are on display in their palaces and chapels, showcasing their wealth and influence in Florentine society.
- 🌆 The episode also features side-trips to Pisa, famous for its leaning tower, and Lucca, a city with beautiful ramparts and a tower that offers stunning views.
- 🍷 Throughout the episode, Rick Steves also highlights the region’s delicious food and wine, and he enjoys local cuisine with his friend Bobo.
- 🎶 The episode ends with a visit to Puccini’s hometown, where they enjoy a performance of his famous operas.
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I think italy is the most artistic country in Europe.
Rick should have mentioned Puccini's house in Lucca, which is now a museum and is a must for opera lovers.
Unfortunately, I did not enjoy the soprano murdering O mio babbino caro with her OTT vibrato.
Great video
I booked 2 nights in Florence. Then I extended my stay for 2 more nights. Now I'm in the midst of my 2nd extension of 6 added nights.
Florence's squares, statues and churches (inside & out) make my last home of 13 years, San Jose California, look so drab & meaningless. There's so much art here. The people of Florence have so much to be proud of.
What is the beautiful music playing at 1:45, when Florence is being introduced?
Why this american obsession about Italy and desire to judge our life style ? We dont have the same obsession about USA ! I dont understand …. we are so different from american culture
Superbe this épisode thanks mr. Rick😯😯😯💖💖
Firenze is my favourite place in all of Italy,so close to everything by train
Capital of Reinassance.
What wine was that!
Feel like learning history from my favorite History teacher!
Firenze e' d'oro, Fiesole e' bella ! ( G.Puccini dal Gianni Schicchi ) E' proprio vero!
tuscany is just a short train ride from florence but it made me feel like i was in a different world!
👍👍👏👏☺
Awesome video Rick, will be traveling to this region this summer and I can't wait to visit for the first time. <3
Now we are the size of Arizona, but last year you said California, what gives Riccardo?
Assolutamente un meraviglioso documentario , grazie!
Tuscan is beautiful….
No wonder he likes his work… he gets to drink wine.
Grazie