Word: basilicas
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...Residents of la butte (the hill) are fiercely proud of their village perched atop the city's highest peak. Even to the streams of tourists that climb its winding streets towards the Sacr? Coeur basilica, Montmartre's unique atmosphere is immediately apparent. Locals greet each other with the casual familiarity of a provincial town rather than a heaving metropolis. "I never write that I live in Paris when I'm signing a cheque, always Montmartre," says gallery owner Joseph Siracusa. "It's two different places entirely...
...Residents of la butte (the hill) are fiercely proud of their village perched atop the city's highest peak. Even to the streams of tourists that climb its winding streets towards the Sacr? Coeur basilica, Montmartre's unique atmosphere is immediately apparent. Locals greet each other with the casual familiarity of a provincial town rather than a heaving metropolis. "I never write that I live in Paris when I'm signing a cheque, always Montmartre," says gallery owner Joseph Siracusa. "It's two different places entirely...
...Once Piero had returned from his travels to Arezzo, the wealthy Bacci family commissioned what is widely considered his masterpiece in the city's Basilica of San Francesco. The Legend of the True Cross, a complex yet perfectly proportioned fresco cycle of 12 panels, uses contemporary models and references to tell the ancient legend of how the Emperor Constantine's mother discovered Christ's cross during a pilgimage to the Holy Land. The modest "skyline" of 15th century Arezzo, for example, served as his model for biblical Jerusalem...
...lost in the shadow of Florence to the north and Siena to the west. It was the hometown of the Roberto Benigni character in the Oscar-winning Life is Beautiful, while Guido d'Arezzo, credited with inventing modern musical notation, was born here in the year 991. Also, the Basilica of San Domenico features an important painted crucifix by 13th century artist Cimabue...
...organized festivals is on during intersession, the famed La Fête des Neiges. Go to Parc Jean-Drapeau to watch the dogsled races in honor of Balto! He’s so brave! Before leaving the land of universal healthcare, stop at the magnificent Notre-Dame Basilica and pray for a change in Harvard’s calendar. Maybe next time you can drink with the rest of the city...