The Castello dell’Imperatore was built on the spot previously occupied by a stronghold of the local Alberti family. In the eleventh century the settlement that had sprung up around this Castrum Pra…| - Corvinus -
It is clear that the church of San Francesco, which adjoins the eponymous square in Prato, wants to welcome foreign tourists: most of the information panels in the building are in both Italian and …| - Corvinus -
Unlike many other Italian cities, Prato does not really have any roots in Antiquity. It was preceded by the medieval village of Borgo al Cornio, which had a small church (pieve) dedicated to Saint …| - Corvinus -
My two visits to the Palazzo Pretorio in Prato both got off to a rather bad start. In the summer of 2020 my better half and I arrived just too late to visit the museum. All we could do was have a l…| - Corvinus -
