DVD Florence/The Hilltowns
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Extras
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include unedited music from the series, helpful maps, Rudy's Smart Tips, promos and clips from our other destinations, and exclusive video previously seen only by viewers of PBS High Definition channel.
The superb visual quality of imagery originally captured in the
HDCAM High-Definition format and random access of the DVD format provide a superior means to research your travels! Watch in letterbox or 16x9 widescreen TV
(for those of you with widescreen TVs). And because our DVDs are not restrained by region codes, you can also watch on virtually all PAL and NTSC DVD players around the world.
Here's what you'll see in the shows:
Florence
Florence , a glorious city, rich in art, brings the Renaissance to life. Visit the great museumsthe Uffizi, Bargello, and Accademia, as well as the landmarks of the Renaissance, the Duomo, Bapistery and Giotto's Tower. Beat the crowds in peaceful Oltrarno. An excursion outside of town leads to a Medici villa, a sleepy Tuscan town and a museum with inventions by Leonardo da Vinci.
TIPS on how to buy quality leather products.
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Italian Hill Towns
Castles, vineyards, walled cities and a fierce medieval rivalry that lingers todayits the Italian Hill Towns Home base in dramatic Siena, with its intensely competitive Palio horse race. From Siena explore the multi-towered town of San Gimignano, watch grapes being harvested at a winery and drop in on the cheese festival in Pienza. Then south to Rudy's secret pick: the haunting hill towns of Pitigliano and Sovana. In Umbria discover Etruscan tombs, visit the home of St. Francis of Assisi and quaint Gubbio.
TIPS on driving through the maze-like streets of a hill town and finding a place to stay.
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