点评:Our hotel was just steps away from this Basilica and the piazza that housed it. We spent many nights wandering the piazza, passing by the Basilica on our way to restaurants, shopping or sight-seeing. We knew we were going to stop in, we just didn't know it'd be on our last day in the city.
We got to the ticket line a few minutes before they opened the gates. The line itself wasn't very long, and once they started letting us in it moved quickly. Tickets in hand, we made our way to the doors, following the map that was provided.
Hot tip: the map wasn't very helpful. It was more confusing than anything else, and we ended up having to retrace our steps through the main part of the building a few times, trying to find the art or sites marked on the map.
Still, the interior? Absolutely worth a visit. It's beautiful - that's not surprising. But the history? The ties to figures you may have read about in school? The preserved pieces of art, sculptures and tapestries that live in that space? The burial spots of some of histories most prolific artists, thinkers and leaders? My eyes grew wide at almost every stop, as my brain processed what I was seeing.
There are so many nooks and other buildings to visit here. Definitely give yourself some time to read and absorb so you don't feel rushed between spots. And when you're done wandering all that the Basilica has to offer, you step outside and are in a beautiful piazza, where you can lounge and relax and people-watch (at least, that's what we did.)
翻译:我们的酒店距离大教堂和大教堂所在的广场只有几步之遥。我们花了许多个夜晚在广场上漫步,在去餐厅、购物或观光的路上经过大教堂。我们知道我们会停下来,只是不知道这会是我们在这个城市的最后一天。
我们在他们开门前几分钟就到了售票处。队伍本身不是很长,一旦他们开始让我们进去,队伍就移动得很快。手里拿着票,我们按照提供的地图走到门口。
热门提示:地图没什么用。它比其他任何东西都更令人困惑,我们最终不得不多次沿着建筑的主要部分原路返回,试图找到地图上标记的艺术品或地点。
不过,内部呢?绝对值得一游。它很漂亮——这并不奇怪。但历史呢?与你可能在学校读到的人物有什么联系?那里保存着哪些艺术品、雕塑和挂毯?历史上一些最著名的艺术家、思想家和领导人的埋葬地?几乎每次停下来,我的眼睛都会睁得大大的,因为我的大脑正在处理我所看到的一切。
这里有很多角落和其他建筑可以参观。一定要给自己一些时间阅读和吸收知识,这样你就不会觉得在各个景点之间匆匆忙忙。当你逛完大教堂的所有景点后,走出去,来到一个美丽的广场,在那里你可以休息、放松和观看人们(至少,我们就是这样做的)。