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Painting
pots is an art that Tuscans
inherited from the Middle Ages.
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Since earliest
times the valley of the river Arno has been
famous for its clayey ground and
the town Montelupo, close to Florence,
made an art out of this feature: the
art of ceramic. Arianna & Friends
organizes guided visits to the Museum
of Ceramics, where you will discover
the history of pottery from its origins
to present production and decoration. The
wonderful majolicaware of Montelupo
has got always more famous and has invaded
the markets of the biggest Mediterranean
towns over the past centuries. Since the
discovery of America the Montelupo production
has taken even the Atlantic trade routes.
Still today this little medieval village
is the place where world famous hand-painted
terracottas, ceramics and majolicas are
created.
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