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There are some Tourist Attractions in Italy. The peninsula of Italy is washed by the seas in all directions. It is a land of seas and mountains. Italy has also been the birth place of a great world religion as well as the place of origins of the Renaissance. The Renaissance was the great cultural movement which swept the whole of Europe. It initiated the revival of learning and culture. Rome in Italy was home to one of the greatest civilizations in the world. It was and is a great center for Roman Catholicism. The lingering influence of all these cultural movement still envelope Italy and lend it an aura of its own. This make for an entire array of Tourist Attractions in Italy.
Some of the leading Tourist Attractions in Italy are at the renowned place Tuscany. It happens to be one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in the world. There are some famous cities here which happen to be steeped in culture and tradition. These places which boast of a rich historical heritage are namely Florence, Pisa, Lucca and Siena. Tuscany has been witness to one of the greatest movements in Italian history. This being the the Italian unification. The achievement of the great leaders.
The Uffizi Gallery at Florence includes paintings by some of the greatest artists the world has ever know and have been men of Italian origins. Some of these great artists are Giotto, Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raffaello, Tiziano, Tintoretto, Rubens, Caravaggio, Rembrandt and other famous painters as well.
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The Uffizi Gallery at Florence makes for one of the major Tourist Attractions in Italy. Spectators who comprise of eager tourists who are only too keen to lose themselves in the rich splendor of the Italian past, enjoy feasting their eyes on these masterpieces. They consider themselves only too lucky to have got a chance to make it to one of the most celebrated venues of the world. One of the greatest pictorial museums of the world.
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One of the top - most Popular Tourist Attractions in Italy is undoubtedly the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The Leaning Tower of Pisa belongs to the Cathedral of Pisa. The interesting thing to note about the Leaning Tower of Pisa is that it takes not less than 35 to 40 minutes to carry out an intensive visits of the place. The other attraction of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is that it here where Galileo conducted his famous experiments which established the Laws of Gravity. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is beautifully decorated. The sheer magnanimity of this monument undoubtedly makes it one of the most popular Tourist Attractions in Italy.
The other attractive Tourist Attractions in Italy also comprise the Colosseum in Rome. It was as built as giant stage for gladiators. The Colosseum has over 80 doors and could hold as many as 50,000 visitors. Visitors look forward to touring within this grand structure.
The Sistine Chapel is known for its beautiful fresco paintings.
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