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Prato
The colorful face of fashion
The name Enrico Coveri brings immediately to mind flowers, splashes of color, fluorescent colors, soft and funny cuts. This has been the force of the stylist of Prato who, in very few time, was able to conquer the whole world with his Flower Power fashion style.
Discovering fortresses and castles
Fortresses and castles which are part of the landscape. A time travel through the walls, the fortresses and the fortifications which are the symbol of the Medieval period of Tuscany. Stories of sieges and attacks which are still imaginable nowadays in the territory of Prato and its province.
Festivities in Carmignano
Tradition and modernity typify the feast day of St. Michael in Carmignano. This event is celebrated every year at the end of September to pay homage to the patron saint of the town. This year, according to tradition, it will be held on three nights: 28, 29 (the actual feast day) and 30 September...
Spend mid-August sorrounded by cedars and nymphs
Looking for an August bank holiday that's a bit different? There's no shortage of ideas, from a day at the seaside, hiking or horse riding, but what about an evening at one of the loveliest villas in Vaiano? Actually, in the villa that is famous for being the place where "the greatest party in the area was held with food...
The retinue of Montemurlo
One week dedicated to festivities is organised in Montemurlo in the last couple of weeks in June. Three days punctuated with certain events focused on historical reconstruction and local folklore. A Renaissance banquet will lead the way on Wednesday 20th June with exquisite delicacies capable of perfectly recalling...
STROLLING AROUND THE TOWN
You might not know this, but Prato is a town bursting with art, culture and history. Just take a stroll around the historic centre to realise it. Our recommended tour begins with the fourteenth-century hexagonal city walls, dotted with ancient bridge houses with sixteenth-century gates and bastions.
Painting The Sacred From The Profane
An innovator of Renaissance painting, Friar Filippo Lippi reached the pinnacle of his fame and artistic flourish during his so-called “Prato period”, between 1452 and 1466. The son of a Florentine butcher, Filippo had first fell in love with art at the age of eight, after having witnessed Masaccio’s decoration of the famous Brancacci Chapel. Having joined the Carmelite friars in 1421...
MEANING CONCEALED FROM SIGHT
The world’s greatest mysteries are not necessarily concealed. Just think of the great mystery that the Egyptian pyramids or the Easter Island statues have always represented, despite being before the very eyes of any tourist lucky enough to be visiting the area.
An Outstanding Combination in Carmignano
In the Carmignano wine area, in the province of Prato, an evocative air has been breathed in for centuries, perhaps even for millennia, imbued with history, culture, and food and wine traditions. The ideal journey begins in Artimino, set in amazingly verdant scenery, Etruscan in origin, as attested by the necropoli that have been unearthed here. The Etruscans...
