Vinci is a small town in the province of Florence , its fame is due to Leonardo who was born in Vinci in 1452 and he’s considered one of the most important genius of all times. Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, a scientist, an inventor, a writer, everybody certainly knows his masterpiece “La Gioconda” today at the Louvre Museum.
the town of Vinci has dedicated to Leonardo a museum about his life and his discoveries, the museum is in the old castle of the main family of the village. Leonardo’s birth place is just outside the town, in Anchiano, it’s a simple house that has recently been restored.
