Prato is the major textile city in Italy since the Middle Ages. It is the second biggest city in Tuscany and is situated 15 km northeast of Florence. Despite of decline in its export sales it is the producer of three- quarter of all Italy's woolen clothes. It is famous for its museum, art gallery and other historical monuments. Having the wealth of magnificent constructions glittering with historical grandeur and beautiful nature sight Prato attracts a bulk of people to pay visit and get enough entertainment and pleasure. Your Prato tours should include visiting museums, galleries, and delectable hills and landscapes.
While you are on your Prato tours you must visit the Museo d'Arte Contemporaneo Luigi Pecci which is the most renowned museum in Prato comprising the precious works of Marco Bagnoli and Michelangelo Pistoletto. The works of international artists like Sol LeWitt, Anish Kapoor have been given place in this museum. Not only this the Colonna cadente sculpture which is in steel by Anne and Patrick Poirier is also glorifying the wealth of the museum. The very museum is located on the eastern part of town at Viale della Repubblica 277.
Another thing to be visited during Prato tours is the white-walled Castello Imperatore was built for Emperor Frederick 2 in the 13 th century. The high walls are eye catching. Down the castle is the fine Renaissance monument called Giuliano Sangallo's church of Santa Maria delle Carceri. This church displays skilled blend of white and green marble and is open from 7 am to the noon and from 4pm to 7 pm in the evening. The interior part of the church was decorated by an Andrea della Robbia frieze. TheMuseo Civico e Galleria Comunale which is home of Florentine art, including work by Fra' Filippo Lippi and a predella by Bernardo Daddi which narrates the story of Prato's holy relic, the Girdle of the Madonna .
The valley offers sightseeing Prato tours . Here you will be able to enjoy a variety of eye pleasing and enchanting nature sights which include high barren and black peaks of the Appennines beautiful hills, green plains and landscapes. The villages which are worth seeing are The most important villages in the valley are Vaiano, Vernio, and Montepiano.
During your Prato tours you will come across a range of restaurants which offer typical Tuscan dishes. The only exception being the cantucci di Prato and the bozza di Prato. The cantucci di Prato is a sort of dry biscuit prepared with large pieces of almond. The taste of the biscuit increases when it is dipped in Vin Santo. The bozza di Prato is a round bread loaf.
For getting complete entertainment and leisure nightclubs are the best option. In Prato there are several nightclubs which are always packed up with people enjoying energetic night. The nightclub of repute in Preto is Loch Ness Pub: Nessie's world. Here you can enjoy beer of unique taste. Prato tours offer abundance of entertainment and fun which can make your tour memorable.
Thus Prato tours may bring for you something not to be forgotten .Therefore making late will be unjust with yourself if you have your holidays in hand.
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