The Obamas have been enjoying the wonders of Tuscany this
week staying in a property located very close to this
villa which we are selling:
The presidential couple were guests of former US ambassador
to Italy John Phillips at his luxury resort Borgo Finocchieto. They have been
delighting in the historical treasures of Siena and Montalcino. In Siena they visited the magnificent Cathedral and were
accompanied by the Mayor. The Cathedral is one of Italy's most illustrious
Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals. Entering the Cathedral means not only
experiencing spiritual elevation but also opening up to beauty and exploring
one of the city's most valuable art treasures according to its website http://operaduomo.siena.it/en/sites/cathedral/
According to tradition, the present Cathedral replaces an earlier church
dedicated to the Virgin Mary erected in the 9th century or thereabouts on the
site of a temple serving the cult of Minerva. Equally unconfirmed rumour
suggests that the building was consecrated in 1179 in the presence of Sienese
Pope Alexander III Bandinelli after the papacy had made peace with the Emperor
Frederick Barbarossa. The Cathedral contains
numerous masterpieces from every age but its marble mosaic inlay and graffito
floor is in many ways its most prized possession. Giorgio Vasari certainly
considered it the "most beautiful..., largest and most magnificent floor
ever made".
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/world/europe/trump-pope-vatican.html?_r=0
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4532042/Colin-Firth-applies-Italian-citizenship-Brexit.html#ixzz4hzgaDYug
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