Vercelli
11 April 2015 It's Saturday morning in mid-April, sunny and warm. We visited Vercelli for its layback atmosphere and an exhibition at Museum Borgogna . Close to the railway station is the first highlight of the town, Basilica of Sant’Andrea . It has awesome exterior and interior. Art inside is a treasure, both the frescoes and sculptures. The elegant facade is built with different stones and combined with the red brickwork and white cotto of the upper part of the two side bell towers.The architecture style is Lombard-Emilian Romanesque: wide gable of the central section, two blind arcades and a big rose window in the middle. The entrance is through three Romanesque portals. The lunette of the central portal has a relief depicting the martyrdom of St. Andrew . The left portal shows Cardinal Bicchieri offering the Church to St. Andrew. The sculptures are likely from one or more of the pupils from Benedetto Antelami...