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Tourcaster - Rome - The Roman Forum Audio TourJoin Now to Follow
At the heart of Ancient Rome you can explore the Forum, or the Forum Magnum as ancient Romans called it. With Palatine Hill in the background and the Colosseum and Arch of Titus in the distance, this was designed to be the center of political, economic and social life in the city. These ancient ruins boast statues of the late Caesar and Zeus as well as other monuments, that are still clearly visible. Visit the "belly-button of Rome", Umbilicus Urbis Mundus, and gain a better understanding of the Roman Republic, whose world was so closely intertwined with the Gods. This is track one of a multi-track tour, to download the entire tour, visit www.Tourcaster.com
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Tourcaster - Rome - Celimontana Audio TourJoin Now to Follow
Begin this tour at the Circus Maximus and make your way to the baths of Caracalla, which are an impressive mark of this ancient city. Created in the 1500s by the Mattei family, explore the relaxing Villa Celimontana, with its numerous sculptures and columns. Take a walk through the relaxing Villa Celimontana, and then explore some churches with a strong medieval flavor, such as Santi Nereo e Achillo, Santi Giovanni e Paolo and San Gregorio Magno. This is track one of a multi-track tour, to download the entire tour, visit www.Tourcaster.com
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MeetItalia » Travel PhrasesJoin Now to Follow
Italian Travel Phrases, brought to you by MeetItalia.org, is your language travel companion for visiting Italy. Free podcast audio lessons will help you learn basic phrases useful for your travels. Do not analyze grammar, but focus on what is essential for communicating in Italy. Use the Practice tracks and PDFs for even more in-depth learning. Do not forget that MeetItalia Premium Subscription offers full access to all learning materials & study tools making it ideal for learning Italian before your trip to Italy. This subscription includes: Learn access to all 100+ Travel Phrases Lessons Practice access to 100+ Travel Phrases Practice Lessons to help you speak like a native Play test yourself with fun quizzes and actively use what you’ve just learned Get your Meetitalia Premium Subscription today, by visiting meetitalia.org
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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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Tourcaster - Italy - Florence - Galleria dell'Accademia Audio TourJoin Now to Follow
Great Discoveries Audio Tours offer today’s tourist the most enjoyable and informative way to visit Florence’s Galleria dell’ Accademia. Famous sculptures by Michelangelo Buonarroti, including his Four Prisoners, the St. Matthew, the Pieta di Palestrina and his renowned statue of David are displayed here. The Galleria contains paintings by the great Florentine maestro’s of the early 16th century, Fra' Bartolommeo, Andrea del Sarto, Perugino and others. This eclectic collection also consists of works from the Byzantine era dated to around the 13th century, but overall it consists mostly of 14th and 15th century Renaissance art. This carefully researched tour guides you through the Galleria as a professional narrator, accompanied by historically appropriate background music, points out and describes its most significant works. Step back in history as you listen to enchanting tales of the Galleria and the great maestros who created this incomparable 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 - 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 - Venice - St. Mark's Basilica Audio TourJoin Now to Follow
St. Mark’s Basilica has majestically dominated Venice’s Piazza San Marco for over 900 years. It is unique for the wealth of its history and for the magnificence of its facade and interior. It was designed by an unknown Byzantine architect, who supposedly modeled it after the Apostoleion in Constantinople, giving it an opulent style with mosque-like onion shaped domes that clearly reflect the influence of the Orient. Some 8,000 square meters of mediaeval mosaics, made from gold, semi precious stones and Venetian glass, covers the walls, and cupolas. Countless numbers of pilgrims and tourists alike have been awestruck by the golden magnificence of this, the largest and most lavishly decorated 11th century church. 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 - Basilica di Santa Maria Novella Audio TourJoin Now to Follow
Great Discoveries audio tour of Santa Maria Novella provides today’s tourists with the most entertaining and informative way to visit Florence’s third most important church after the Duomo and Santa Croce. Construction started on the sumptuous new headquarters of the powerful Dominican Order in 1278 and was not completed until 1360, almost one hundred years later. Its name Novella (new) stems from the fact that it was built on the site of an earlier church Santa Maria delle Vigne. The basilica’s interior is truly magnificent, with arches in two colors leading gracefully toward the high altar. It is vast, lofty, illuminated by ample sunlight and more Gothic in feel than any other church in Florence. Treasures aplenty fill the interior, a groundbreaking painting by Masaccio, a crucifix by Giotto and three major fresco cycles. This carefully researched tour guides you through the Basilica, while our professional narrator points out and describes the most significant works of art and other historic treasures. This is track one of a multi-track tour, to download the complete tour, visit www.tourcaster.com.
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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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