The week started off wonderfully. On Monday, we had a walking tour of Parma. We went to see Piazza Garibaldi (which we've obviously visited already) and received a small lecture about the history of the Piazza.
Next, we stopped by one of the oldest streets in Parma: La Strada Al Duomo. This street contained the Baptistery and the Parma Cathedral.
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| Il Duomo (with construction happening on the bell tower) |
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| Il Battistero di Parma |
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| A lion guarding Il Duomo |
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| First view after walking inside the cathedral |
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| One of many alters |
I'll definitely have to make a visit back to Il Duomo to examine everything more carefully and to take more pictures of Correggio's fresco (below).
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| Deposition by Benedetto Antelami |
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| A fresco by Parmigiani painter Antonio da Correggio |
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| 99.9% sure I heard angels singing |
The tour finished early around 11:00. Most of us opted to stay in the center of town (as we had to register at the University's library in the afternoon) and we had lunch there. We got gelato (again) and did some walking around/shopping.
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| Rachel with my new beautiful purse~ |
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| The day was ridiculously pretty (again) |
The walking tour was the big highlight of the week. Class continued and we have our first history exam on Monday. BUT before all of that is the Carnevale festivities that are taking place throughout Italy. A bunch of people on my program are heading to Venice for Carnevale while I am heading to Bologna with some others for a gorgeous open market and sight seeing.
Next week I'm planning to go to Pisa and Viareggio in Tuscany to see their Carnevale celebrations. Carnevale varies in each city, so I'm going to try to steal as many pictures from my Venice-going friends and compare them to my Viareggio pictures.
Ciao!
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