意大利佛羅倫薩

得分：96.870

感謝米開朗基羅、波提切利和達(dá)芬奇，佛羅倫薩依舊是藝術(shù)與文化朝圣之旅上必不可少的一站。佛羅倫薩擁有一百多萬件文藝復(fù)興時期的藝術(shù)作品，這三位藝術(shù)家是其中的代表人物。這座意大利城市的上空崛起于托斯卡納鄉(xiāng)村。此處的圣母百花大教堂是一座標(biāo)志性的長方形基督教堂，其革命性的，呈人字形排列的磚砌穹頂，統(tǒng)御著佛羅倫薩的天際線。佛羅倫薩還有令人眼花繚亂，猶如迷宮般的狹窄小道，餐飲店和咖啡館點綴其中。參觀桑特安布羅焦市場、美第奇家族的瓦薩里走廊，或者夏天在佛羅倫薩劇場觀看露天表演，還可品嘗到煙熏馬蘇里拉奶酪，茴香風(fēng)味的意大利香腸和配有三種調(diào)味汁的意大利面等美食。別忘了登上圣尼可洛塔，欣賞陽光照耀在佛羅倫薩標(biāo)志性的紅色屋頂瓦片上的盛景。圣尼克洛塔在關(guān)閉40年后，于2011年重新開放，修復(fù)工程耗資40萬美元。站在上方，你可以想象那些熟悉的地標(biāo)建筑最初的輝煌。

Florence, Italy

Score: 96.870

Thanks to Michelangelo, Botticelli, and da Vinci—just three of the artists represented in city’s collection of one million plus Renaissance works—Florence has remained a necessary stop for travelers on an arts and culture pilgrimage. This Italian city rises from the Tuscan countryside like Il Duomo, the iconic basilica with its revolutionary, herringbone-brick dome, rises from the distinctly Florentine skyline, and is known for its dizzying maze of narrow lanes lined with trattorias and cafes. Alternate dishes of smoked mozzarella, fennel-flavored salami, and chitarrine ai tre ragu (pasta with a trio of sauces) with visits to the Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio, the Medici family’s Vasari Corridor, and an open-air performance at Operandi Firenze in the summertime. Don’t leave before getting a view of the sun sparkling off the city’s prominent red roof tiles from San Niccolò tower, which reopened in 2011 after a 40-year-long, $400,000 restoration. Below you, you can imagine all of the familiar landmarks in their original glory.