Italy: handbook for travellersFirst Part, Northern Italy . ,SJ,, i\[ utiles- of Florence. POGGIO IMPERIALS. 49. Route. 389 naca, is remarkable for the simple dignity and symmetry of itsproportions, well deserving the commendation of Michael Angelo,who termed it la bella villanella. A few minutes more willbring the traveller to the closed entrance of S. Miniato (acces-sible daily, on Sundays and festivals till noon only; porter 10 c,for opening the church and sacristy 50 c). The churchyardcommands a most beautiful view of Florence and its environs(finest in the afternoon): r. on the h
Italy: handbook for travellersFirst Part, Northern Italy . ,SJ,, i\[ utiles- of Florence. POGGIO IMPERIALS. 49. Route. 389 naca, is remarkable for the simple dignity and symmetry of itsproportions, well deserving the commendation of Michael Angelo,who termed it la bella villanella. A few minutes more willbring the traveller to the closed entrance of S. Miniato (acces-sible daily, on Sundays and festivals till noon only; porter 10 c,for opening the church and sacristy 50 c). The churchyardcommands a most beautiful view of Florence and its environs(finest in the afternoon): r. on the height Fiesole, then the city,with S. Croce, the cathedral, S. Lorenzo, Palazzo Vecchio,S. Maria Novella and the Lung-Amo, 1. the villa-clad heights,the Fortezza del Belvedere, Bello Sguardo and Villa church of S. Miniato existed as early as the 7th cent. Thepresent *Basilica, an admirable structure in the Roman style,was founded in 1013 under Emp. Henry II. by Bishop Hildebrandof Florence, in the 13th cent, embellished with mosaics, and inthe
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