Spring

Going back to the Middle Ages with the Cammino di San Jacopo

The Cammino di San Jacopo enables us to discover some of the most interesting Tuscan art cities, following a road which goes back hundreds of years and whose history has got lost in time.

  In fact, since the Middle Ages, pilgrims and merchants have travelled along these roads which became particularly famous thanks to the Relic of St. James which arrived in Pistoia from Galicia in 1144. From that moment on, the town became so prestigious that it was a compulsory stopover for Italian pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela and soon came to be called "little Santiago". The Cammino di…

Contemporary Art in Pistoia

The tour which we are about to begin is rich in the wonders of contemporary art that embellish Pistoia, which today we can appreciate from an unusual and unique point of view.

  The city of Pistoia joins the ancient charm of the old town with a taste for contemporary art, that is not only expressed in museums but even in the open air.

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Pistoia’s churches on the Via Romea Strata

Out of all the historical roads that created the base of European culture, the Via Romea Strata clearly stands out as being one of the most important ones, as it once was an ancient route where economic and cultural links were built and firmly established.

  The Via Romea Strata was an essential and important road, connecting traffic coming from the eastern centre of Europe to Rome, the crucial heart of spirituality. Nowadays, it has once again become usable and enjoyable for wayfarers and pilgrims who, as they pass through the centre of Pistoia, can follow an itinerary, which offers them a myriad of historical churches to visit.

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