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Explore Luiano in Italy

Luiano in the region of Tuscany is a town in Italy - some 135 mi or ( 218 km ) North-West of Rome , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Luiano is now 05:13 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Volterra, Turignano, Rome, Ravenna, and Prato. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Volterra . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Luiano ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Tuscany, Italy: Rustic Slow Food

4:06 min by RickSteves
Views: 29859 Rating: 4.80

When travel dreams take people to Italy, Tuscany is often their first stop. There's something almost seductively charming about this region and its rustic good living. Today we'll experience two class ..

Tuscany, Italy: Farmhouse Dolce Vita

3:12 min by RickSteves
Views: 15252 Rating: 5.00

Rick stays at a farmhouse B&B in Tuscany's hilly Crete Senese country, where generations of the same family have celebrated "the sweet life" with locally-produced pecorino cheese, prosciutto ham, and ..


Tuscany, Italy: The First Tuscans

2:18 min by RickSteves
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Tuscany is named after the Etruscan people who lived here centuries before the region was conquered by ancient Rome. Over 2500 years ago, long before anybody had heard of Julius Caesar, and back when ..

A travel to Il Rosolaccio, Tuscany - Un viaggio al Rosolaccio, Toscana

2:36 min by IlRosolaccio
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Un viaggio al Rosolaccio, tipico agriturismo toscano, nei dintorni di San Gimignano, in provincia di Siena. I panorami intorno all'agriturismo con i paesaggi collinari tipici della Toscana, gli appart ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Pieve di Santa Maria (Cèllole)

The Pieve di Santa Maria is a church found in Cèllole, a village in the township of San Gimignano in the province of Siena, Diocese of Volterra, Italy. Mentioned for the first time in 1109, it was rebuilt several times between the 12th and 13th centuries, and was consecrated in 1238.

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Located at 43.49 11.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Churches in Siena

Italian Horse Protection Association

The Italian Horse Protection Association (IHP) is the only rescue center in Italy for mistreated and confiscated equines, based on Law 189 of 2004.

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Located at 43.54 10.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Animal rights movement

Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

The chiesa di Sant'Agostino is the second largest church in San Gimignano, Italy, after the Collegiata. It is owned by the Order of Saint Augustine. Sant'Agostino is an imposing 13th century building. The interior is a large hall dominated by the seventeen-panel fresco cycle on The Life of St Augustine around the high altar, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli between 1463 and 1467. The altarpiece is the Coronation of the Virgin by Piero del Pollaiuolo (1483).

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Located at 43.47 11.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 13th-century architecture, Augustinian monasteries in Italy, Churches in Tuscany, Monasteries in Tuscany

Santa Fina Chapel

The Saint Fina Chapel (Italian: Cappella di Santa Fina) is an Early Renaissance chapel in the right aisle of the Collegiate church of Santa Maria Assunta, located in San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy. It was designed by Giuliano and Benedetto da Maiano in 1468 to enshrine the relics of Saint Fina. The side walls of the chapel are painted in fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio with two scenes from her life, executed between 1477 and 1478.

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Located at 43.47 11.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1470s paintings, Buildings and structures completed in 1472, Buildings and structures in Tuscany, Chapels in Italy, Fresco paintings, Paintings by Domenico Ghirlandaio, Renaissance architecture in Tuscany

Collegiate Church of San Gimignano

The Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Assunta, San Gimignano is a Roman Catholic collegiate church and minor basilica located in San Gimignano, Tuscany, central Italy, situated in the Piazza del Duomo at the town's heart. The church is famous for its fresco cycles which include works by Domenico Ghirlandaio, Benozzo Gozzoli, Taddeo di Bartolo, Lippo Memmi and Bartolo di Fredi.

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Located at 43.47 11.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Basilica churches in Italy, Cathedrals in Italy, Churches in Tuscany, Collegiate churches, Romanesque architecture in Tuscany, Via Francigena