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The Rock house blog&podcastJoin Now to Follow
An italian podcast about Ireland, Marine Biology, literature and many other things...above all ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC! All podsafe e dowloadable for free! Check it out!
By Julien
Tourcaster - Rome - Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums Audio TourJoin Now to Follow
See the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica as you have never seen or heard it before. In an audio tour lovingly narrated by Sister Wendy, you'll open your eyes and your heart to the magnificent wonders of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Ceiling, and be immersed in the intense spirituality that permeates St. Peter's and the entire Vatican City. Just download the Artineraries Tour onto your mp3 player or iPod, and you're on your way to a remarkable journey of discovery as told through the art, artists and popes whose passion and vision make for a truly unforgettable experience. This is track one of a multi-track tour for Sister Wendy's Sistine Chapel in Rome, Italy. To download the complete tour, visit www.tourcaster.com
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Maxmondo Incontro Italiano - Learn Italian !Join Now to Follow
Learn Italian with Maxmondo - www.maxmondo.com - All about Italy in Italian! For intermediate to advanced learners interested in all things Italian. Audioshows in this podcast are accompanied by a magazine that contains the complete transcipt of the audio and additional vocabulary and exercises. It is available for subscribers in digital format (pdf) from the website.
By Maxmondo Language Learning
Tourcaster - Rome - Pantheon - Temple of the Gods Audio TourJoin Now to Follow
In 20 minutes of audio, your Artineraries™ Tour will take you through the entire building, into every chapel of this still-active church, as you hear about its construction, the famous Italians buried there, and its importance even up to today. This is track one of a multi-track tour, to download the complete tour visit www.tourcaster.com
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Tourcaster - Italy - Venice - Ca' Rezzonico Palace Audio TourJoin Now to Follow
Great Discoveries audio tour of Ca Rezzonico provides today’s tourist with the most entertaining and informative way to visit this majestic 17th century palace. It is one of the few palaces in Venice permitting public insight into what lies behind the ornamental facades of the exquisite buildings lining the Grand Canal. To have a palace on the Grand Canal was in itself prestigious, but to have such a splendid and unusually large one constructed by Giorgio Massari and decorated by Giambattista Tiepolo was certainly distinctive. Today it is one of the finest museums in Venice, housing a wonderful collection of 18th century Venetian art. Because objects designed for great palaces are displayed in a palace setting, the contents and the building harmonize in a way impossible to duplicate in a purposely-built museum. Our carefully researched tour identifies and locates the most relevant works of art to ensure that you do not miss the important pieces and that you clearly understand each items artistic and historic significance. This is track one of a multi-track tour, to download the complete tour, visit www.tourcaster.com.
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Tourcaster - Italy - Venice - Doge PalaceJoin Now to Follow
Step back in history as you listen to enchanting tales of the Doge Palace, the residence of the Venetian doges (rulers) for over 400 years. This uniquely Venetian building was also Venice’s public palace and the seat of its governments, legislative bodies and courts. It remains the richest symbol of the Venetian civilization and attests to the strength of its cultural, military, political, and economic history. Visitors will view the Great Council Hall, the Chamber of the Council of Ten, the magnificent courtyard, the Chamber of the Senate, the Golden Staircase, a torture chamber, prison cells, a remarkable armory, the Bridge of Sighs and other astonishing rooms. The great halls, dedicated to Venetian political life, are decorated with the canvases of Veronese, Titian, Tintoretto and many other masters of the Renaissance. Our carefully researched tour identifies and locates the most relevant treasures to ensure that you do not miss the important pieces and that you clearly understand each item and each rooms historic and artistic significance. This is track one of a multi-track tour, to download the complete tour, visit www.tourcaster.com
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Tourcaster - Italy - Venice - Galleria dell'Accademia Audio TourJoin Now to Follow
Great Discoveries audio tour of the Galleria dell’Accademia provides today’s tourist with the best way to visit Venice’s foremost art museum. The Galleries contain an unparalleled collection of paintings from the great Venetian masters of the 13th through the 18th centuries. Five hundred years of Venetian art are displayed in a gallery, which for consistency, clarity of display and quality cannot be equaled anywhere. It opened to the public on August 10, 1817 and from that day on it has assumed its rightful place as one of the world’s most renowned art museums. Today it houses the most essential collection of Venetian paintings, including the works of Carpaccio, Giovanni Bellini, Gentile Bellini, Mantegna, Giorgione, Lotto, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, Gian Battista Tiepolo, Canaletto, Guardi, Giambattista Piazzetta, Longhi and many others. This audio tour guides visitors through 25 rooms, containing hundreds of works by Venetian artists. The most important pieces, by the most prominent artists of their time have been carefully selected for discussion. This is track one of a multi-track tour, to download the complete tour, visit www.tourcaster.com.
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Tourcaster - Italy - Florence - Piazza della Signoria Audio TourJoin Now to Follow
Great Discoveries self-guided audio tour provides today’s tourist with the most enjoyable and informative way to visit the Piazza della Signoria. While the Piazza del Duomo has historically provided the focus for the city’s religious obsession, Piazza della Signoria has always been the civic heart of Florence. Facing directly on the square are the Loggia della Signoria, with its three arches, and the dominant Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace), the seat of the city’s governments since 1302. Close by lies the entrance to the most exalted of Florence’s spectacular museums, the Uffizi Gallery. Piazza della Signoria houses several notable pieces of public sculpture and is a meeting place for the city’s thousands of annual visitors and Florentines alike. This magnificent square unfolds like an open-air gallery in which even the statues allude to episodes of the city’s civil history. Our carefully researched tour guides you along and identifies the Piazza’s most important buildings and statues, insuring that you will clearly understand each item’s historic and artistic significance. This is track one of a multi-track tour, to download the complete tour, visit www.tourcaster.com.
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Tourcaster - Italy - Florence - Pitti Palace Audio TourJoin Now to Follow
Great Discoveries self-guided audio tour of the Pitti Palace provides today’s tourist with the most enjoyable and informative way to visit the most majestic of the Renaissance palaces. Lavishly decorated and fully furnished, it remains one of the most extraordinary residences in the world. From the 16th century on, the Pitti Palace has been home to all of the ruling families of Florence, Tuscany, and Italy; including the Medici’s, Lorraine’s, Bourbon's, Bonaparte’s, and the Savoy’s. Today its countless rambling rooms house several museums, the most important of which is the Palatine Gallery, whose beautiful salons are filled from floor to ceiling with paintings from the private collections of the Medici and Savoy’s. It is one of the largest and most important museums in the world containing works of Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Botticelli, Lippi, Tintoretto, Peter Paul Rubins, and others. Our carefully researched tour guides you through the Palatine Galleries and the Royal Apartments pointing out and describing the most significant artworks by some of the most hallowed names in Italian and European art. This is track one of a multi-track tour, to download the complete tour, visit www.tourcaster.com.
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Tourcaster - Italy - Florence - Uffizi Gallery Audio TourJoin Now to Follow
Great Discoveries audio tour of the Uffizi provides today’s tourist with the most entertaining and enlightening way to visit one of the world’s truly magnificent art galleries. This incomparable museum is home to a collection of Medieval and Renaissance paintings, by some of the most hallowed names in Italian and European art. The exhibition area is composed of over 45 rooms that contain 1,700 paintings, 300 sculptures, 46 tapestries, and 14 pieces of furniture and ceramics. Here you will find paintings by the early masters like Cimabue and Giotto and magnificent Renaissance works by Uccello, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Lippi, Botticelli, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, and many others. Two of the world’s most famous paintings, Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” and “La Primavera” are displayed here. Our carefully researched tour guides you through the Uffizi’s many rooms, pointing out and describing the most significant artworks by the most prominent European artists of their time. This is track one of a multi-track tour, to download the complete tour, visit www.tourcaster.com.
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