Italia Barga 4 Medieval hilltop town

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Barga
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Medieval hilltop town
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Untouched by mass tourism, Barga is a true gem
and more than picturesque! It is the
quintessential Tuscan hill town! Its ancient,
unspoiled and prosperous air seems attract the
discerning and the artist. Barga is known for its
artistic richness, historic monuments, mild
climate and genuine warmth of its residents. From
atop the hill, which is dominated by the Duomo, a
church whose origins predate the Middle Ages,
visitors are awed by the views of the green
valley of the Serchio river, the majestic Apuan
Alps, renowned for their marble quarries, and the
less rugged Appenines.
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The Convent and church of San Francesco were
built in the middle of the 15th century by the
monk Blessed Michael of Barga. At the entrance of
the convent is an enclosed cloister while the
church features some splendid Robbian works such
as a Nativity scene, the stigmata of San
Francesco at Verna, stone simulacrums of St.
Anthony the Abbott, St. Andrew and the
Assumption.
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this artwork has been visited even by the King
and Queen of Sweden (1965). Near the church
arising from an ancient lazar house- is the
hospital. Initiated by Doctor Pietro Talinucci
and continued by the people of Barga, both locals
and émigrés, it has become one of the most modern
and well equipped hospitals in the Serchio Valley.
cloister
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cloister
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Le Stigmate di San Francesco alla
Verna attribuita a Girolamo della Robbia 1500-1515
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Palla delle Stigmate di San Francesco alla
Verna attribuita a Girolamo della Robbia
1500-1515 Details
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Palla delle Stigmate di San Francesco alla
Verna attribuita a Girolamo della Robbia
1500-1515 Details
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SantAndrea Apostolo (attribuito alla Bottega
Della Robbia 1490-1495)
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SantAntonio Abate (attribuito alla Bottega Della
Robbia 1490-1495)
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SantAntonio Abate (attribuito alla Bottega Della
Robbia 1490-1495)
ASSUNZIONE attributed to Giovanni della Robbia
(1490)
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PALA DELLA NATIVITA' (attribuita a Luca della
Robbia detto il giovane- 1509)
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Detail PALA DELLA NATIVITA' (attribuita a Luca
della Robbia detto il giovane- 1509)
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Detail PALA DELLA NATIVITA' (attribuita a Luca
della Robbia detto il giovane- 1509)
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Barga originated before the Middle Ages as a
castle surrounded by walls and entered through
one of three gates, two of which Porta Reale and
Porta Macchiaia are still standing. During the
1300's Barga became the principal outpost of the
Signoria di Firenze in the area.
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Torre di Porta Mancianella and Porta Mancianela
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Santissima Annunziata Church
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SS. Annunziata
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The Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso is a 12th
century structure that was completely remodeled
in the 17th century.
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The Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso
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the convent known as the Conservatorio di Santa
Elisabetta
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This convent was founded by Michele Turignoli of
Barga in the 15th Century for young women who
wished to enter the Third Order of St Francis
(papal bull of Pope Callisto IV in 1456). In
1787, it was transformed into a school for young
girls (conservatorio) by the Grand Duke Pietro
Leopoldo who ordered it to be amalgamated with
the Dominican convent in Barga situated near the
church of the Santissima Annunziata on the street
now known as Via di Mezzo.
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The school, which was run by nuns of the Order of
St. Joseph, provided an education for girls from
less fortunate families, who could study there
right up to the level of a teaching certificate.
Giovanni Pascoli defined the school as a
"...fucina di maestrine di montagna..." (a forge
for hilltown teachers)
The convent known as the Conservatorio di Santa
Elisabetta
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L'Assunzione (The Madonna of the Cintola) Glazed
terracotta altar piece attributed to the workshop
of Benedetto Buglioni, 1500 ca Barga -
Conservatorio di Santa Elisabetta
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L'Assunzione (The Madonna of the Cintola) Glazed
terracotta altar piece attributed to the workshop
of Benedetto Buglioni, 1500 ca Barga -
Conservatorio di Santa Elisabetta
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Maestaine are sacred images which can be found
along pathways or on outdoor walls of houses,
huts, barns which people used to pray to God or
to the Madonna for an abundant harvest or for
protection against hunger and  illnesses or from
war
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