共赴一场顶级艺术盛宴 意大利三城浪漫之旅

意大利是个值得多次造访的国家。神圣罗马帝国的荣耀从不曾落寞，蒙娜丽莎的微笑依旧神秘动人，仲夏之夜但丁仰望星空的背影犹在，假面威尼斯华丽的舞步永不停歇。千百年来，怀着不同情愫和期望的人们络绎不绝地往来于此。而艺术，是永恒的传奇。

Italy is worth repeatedly visited. The glory of Holy Roman Empire has never lonely； Mona Lisa’s smile is still mysterious and moving， the shadow of Dante who looking at the starry sky still exists， dance steps of Venice never-ending. For one thousand years， people with different feelings and expectations streamed from here. Art is eternal legend.

Milan，Classical and Fashionable affairs

Milan Cathedral likes white flame of Milan Cathedral straight into blue sky. Emanuele II Gallery has divine surprise. Corners of the world are echoed music from La Scala Theatre. No one demanding classic， fashion， design， mode and other such praise evergreen like a pine tree， Milan’s preference for living beings such as Virgin of the Rocks and Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci―how many only forever！

Master of Handmade Umbrella

Francesco Maglia of Milan is the world’s best umbrella， was founded in 1854， this is a family handmade workshop， its biggest characteristic is"pure handmade”. The fifth generation of brand is a pair of brothers， the brother Francesco is 70 years old， still has the traditional arts and crafts with his brother Giorgio who is 55 years old， adhere to the inheritance of the family together.

He said that there are three handmade umbrella factories in Italy. But they are the truly pure handmade only.

Next Station， Fidenza Village

Fidenza Village has more than 100 boutiques； you will be able to suggested retail price， minimum thirty percent discount for buying prior quarter real Italian or other international brand fashion and goods， there are other preferential uninterrupted all the year round.

Classical Brilliant

Hotel Principe di Savoia blend Milan’s classical and fashionable， is the best reflect microcosm. Suite of Francesca Basu’s Principe diffuse unparalleled luxury smell of Milan， hand-painted murals have been spread to the roof， traditional Italian furniture ，purple walking chair and floor lamp created a warm atmosphere. Capacious and bright bathroom is equipped with Lhasa style marble bathtub； handmade glass mosaic decorated the shower.

Elegant Luxury Experience

From the luxury brand shopping street turned into a quiet lane， along the winding stone path， the entrance of the Four Seasons Hotel in Milan is cleverly hidden here. The gate is not publicize， looks more like local nobleman’s house. The registry is more subtle， if you just appreciate the attractive design， it would be easy to miss. The lobby intacts the essence of the monastery， carving artistic design on four pillars of granite， seems to echo with the theme of four seasons in hotel. Downy light beam reflected on the murals full of artistic breath， let person don’t want to leave.

Florence， lost in Firenze

Florence is the important cradle of the Renaissance. There are museums everywhere. Uffizi Gallery is the world’s most important museum， there are collection of masterpieces by Botticelli， Caravaggio， Leonardo da Vinci and Pierodella Francesca.

Florence is full of churches， the earliest dating back to the typical Duomo and Florence Cathedral， displayed a large number of paintings during the Renaissance.

Florence is full of popular high-end luxury shops， unique handmade boutiques and small goods stalls. There are Armani， Bvlgari， Cavalli and Zegna.

The air of Florence is not only full of light and shadow of Firenze， and always with more history and art breath.

Not only Exhibition

Palazzo Strozzi foundation want to create Tuscany as favorite destination for Chinese tourist. Series of Sino-Italian bilingual “customs passport” is tailor-made for Chinese tourists； you can find hottest spots in Florence and Tuscan， each visit to a spot marked on “passport”， can affix a stamp on passport. You can get free tickets for Palazzo Strozzi exhibition when collected five seals. In addition to the “customs clearance passport”， you can also download iphone application， to improve your Florence schedule.

Sunshine Bouquet

Rocca di Frassinello had won the attention of the world when built early. This chateau is famous for Sangioveto. Renzo Piano is the designer of the chateau， this is his first and only design for chateau， Actually Renzo Piano’s father is vintner. Perhaps he knows wine， better with concise design to fully demonstrate the functions of the chateau， not only take it as a museum or sculpture. Chateau built on top of the mountain， the whole buildings are elegant， sacredness， and humble at the same time， in harmony with the surrounding natural ，do not let a person feel towering.

Woke up under the Tuscan sunshine in morning， fresh air let a person can not help to breath heavily. Overlooking from the top of the mountain， undulating hills， simple farm， red soil， thick woods， and the endless vineyard， both are bathed in the golden sunshine. Beautiful pastoral life makes me want to stay here forever.Raise your glass， and initiation of Tuscan’s wind and sun， drink down the vintage wine.

Hotel Savoy

Hotel Savoy is the best accommodation in Florence. Although the hotel located in the city center， enjoy an advantage location and convenient transportation， but because it is hidden in an alley， so can feel more peace of busy hustle. Olga Polizzi is hotel designer， guest rooms and suites are both have fashionable designs， especially the classical suite with Italian modern style decoration， beautiful ceramic products and textile decoration. Soft neuter color and elegant fabrics extend in the whole space， guest room is tonal downy， overall atmosphere is quite delightful.

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But for collect a Florence privately， why Four Season Hotel so charm？ The hotel’s predecessor is famous Geladaisika Palace； Renaissance is the largest features. Enter the hotel， bright sunshine spreads from the glass dome of courtyard. The walls are full of painted murals， each mural in telling a story. Guest room is the biggest bright spot of hotel， live here like place you on historical sites， and sleep with art. Duomo cathedral duplex suites have double luxury spaces： the first floor is equipped with a bedroom， two facilities complete with marble bathroom and a spacious living room independently. The upper is equipped with a set of luxurious living room. Landscape of suite is unparalleled. Scenery of cathedral and Florence roof lifted up one’s eyes， the beautiful scenery of the hotel private park just around the corner. The decorations of three Renaissance suites are exquisite， bedroom and bathroom are immersed in the treasures to create murals and mosaic ceiling artistic atmosphere. From the first floor suite at the Galar Palace， the charming scenery here can enjoy the amazing sights of Borgo garden or Park Hotel.

Venice， in the Name of Art Carnival

Venice has 177 canals， 118 islands， 401 bridges， and the lithe slender gondola in quiet long narrow lane swaying in the shuttle， accompanied by the boatmen songs； put Venice into a fantastic city.

That was during the Venice Biennale； Venice is gathered art lovers and tourists from all over the world， let alone the heart of San Marco Plazza. But people usually hurrying to here， the lively like a stage， never seem to awkward silence. The most peculiar square is high tide， because here is the lowest place in Venice， a drainage ditch is connected to the Grande Canale directly， so in the evening you will be surprised to discover that， the whole square into a huge pond. The water reflected the fusion of eastern and Western architectural style of the San Marco’s Cathedral with pink and white marble in the Governor’s Palace； bright clouds in the mirror on the walk， the world become elusive unreal， only the smiling faces of children， following a moment of eternal happiness.

12 o’clock in midnight， melodious bell rang， echoed in the San Marco Plazza， echoed in every river street. The streams of people busily coming and going uproar had cleared， night Carnival Crowd Party also gradually ended. Out of the window， is the running water， is the gondola without singing， is lonely masquerade， occasionally footsteps broke the stillness of the night.

Chinese Art， Bright Blooming

"The 55th Venice Biennale" officially opened on June 1， 2013， according to the biennial organizing committee invites， "China Ma Xingwen invited exhibition activities"sponsored by the Chinese and Foreign Friendly International Exchange Center is also held in the same period. After entering the exhibition hall， there is a giant dancing beads made of FRP sculpture called“Dancing water”. Ma Xingwen placed a sound interactive installation in sculpture； the shuttle will vaguely hear gurgling water， feel the water purity and beauty from the two aspects of visual and auditory. Surrounding with hundreds of transparent teardrop shaped balloons， perfect combine the China traditional ink painting of nature and water with Venice humanities. At the same time， he lets peacock elements observed in Xishuangbanna journey to the combination of traditional style and techniques of traditional Chinese ink and wash painting as the backbone， with the western painting color， abstraction and composition for the leaves， the outline of a unique piece of works fully displays the eastern aesthetics. "The 55th Venice Biennale Chinese Ma Xingwen invited exhibition activities" will continue until November 2013.

Ma Xingwen in Different people’s eyes

“I am very happy， he can do it in Italy on behalf of China， and this is the pride of our Chinese people. He showed his artistic talent when was young， like painting， music， and other arts. I hope I can see his works in each place.”-Chen Huizhen ， Ma Xingwen’s mother.

“Not I choose Simon， is art chooses him， is our each other’s choice. I think he is the best artist in Asia， has started his art career， future is incalculable”-Professor Achille Bonito Oliva， Master Curator， who served as Chief Curator for 45th Annual Biennale.

"Ma Xingwen has long been interested in nature and environmental protection， the theme of his works is profound， rich forms. This is examples we have been working with him， successfully put the Chinese art to the international " -- Gong Mingguang， Curator of the Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art.

Enjoy Afternoon Tea in Aman

Fortunately， as China’s first media， drive in 25th resort opening day， visited the Aman Canal Grande and enjoyed afternoon tea.

There are two different ways to Aman； you can take the Venice gondola， along the Venice Grande Canale to Aman， after landing directly into the hotel lobby. Also can cross the Grande Canale Bridge， into St Paul District， the minimum regions of Venice， go through the bustling commercial market in Venice， into Aman from the garden.

Taste of Aman afternoon tea is exquisite， retains the traditional Italy snacks， also with new taste and modified. Through the open window， overlooking the Grande Canale’s romantic and delicate. The hotel elevator may be through the roof terrace， where the entire city can be charming panoramic view of the sunset or sunrise， when leisure in here， is more pleasant scenery， let a person from inebriate.

Pay Tribute to Venice with Wine

It takes 20 minutes from Venice by boat， will arriving in northern Venice Torcello Island. Venice is proud of the Torcello Island， which is one of the birthplaces of the Venice； here is one of Venice’s most ancient prosperous settlements. BISOL was built in this picturesque， tranquil island. Bisol Family chooses to start the Venice native grape varieties planting work here. Venissa is a great white wine， is also very worthy of collection， full-bodied gold symbolizes the native of Venice. At the same time， Venissa is also the three specialty of Venice tradition： tribute to wine， gold and glass products. Chateau owns small hotel， guest room amount is not much， and this season was scheduled very full. It is hard to imagine the chateau restaurant chef is actually a Michelin chef， but still a lady！ She refined food looks attractive， eat fresh and tasty， people are screaming delicious.

Shopping in Noventa di Piave

Noventa di Piave famous brand outlet center needs only half an hour’s drive from Venice， less than an hour from Padua. Design inspiration comes from the Venice palace shopping magnificent； fascinating and leisurely. Every weekend， tourists to this shopping center flooded， even in normal working days， still have a lot of people come to.

Etihad Airways

Take the Etihad to Milan， first experienced the Arabia style hospitality. Designed by Italy couture designer EttoreBilotta， the flight attendant uniforms with classical elegance， especially the stewardess uniforms joined the "veil”， Arabia traditional clothing elements， very exotic.

Flying from Beijing to Abu Dhabi needs nine hours， but the diversification of the in-flight entertainment system and delicate wine with delicious meals， makes the long flight becomes short and pleasure. Etihad Airways recruiting Restaurant Chef and Restaurant Manager on air from global Top Class Hotel， to implement their inspiration service concept. "Diamond first-class cabin" is equipped with air chef， food and service are comparable to five star restaurants. The food is not only rich in the characteristics of Arabia， but also collects delicious from all over the world， let the stomach above thousands of meters altitude feels very apt. After dinner， the cabin lights will dim. Some passengers began to adjust the seat back， choose a comfortable position into the sweet dreams. I opened the inflight entertainment system， start a good time belongs to own.

Travel by Europe Iron

The train can be said is the best way to travel in Europe. The European railway network had wide coverage， large to the city， small to the country， and many places are covered. At the same time， many different types of trips， if you are in a hurry， you can choose the express train， if want to complete luxury long-distance travel， can take the high-speed train， if you want to enjoy the scenery along the way， can take the famous tourist train. The European iron also has safety， environmental protection， comfort， reliability and other advantages， can take you quickly and easily to tour the continent’s most vibrant city and the most beautiful village.