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Leaning Tower of Pisa
Leaning Tower of Pisa The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most famous structures in the world – not because of its gently rising series of arches, but because of its legendary tilt.Constructed as the bell tower to accompany the cathedral, the tower began to shift on its foundations in 1178, be
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Piazza Trieste e Trento
Piazza Trieste e Trento This is the square to see and be seen in in Naples. Piazza Trieste e Trento has cocktail-sipping beautiful people and giggling teenagers sipping lemon granitas from the hole-in-the-wall cafe. Dont miss the legendary Caffe Gambrinus. Across the road is the elegant Piazza Ple
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St Marks Square (Piazza San Marco)
St Marks Square (Piazza San Marco) St. Marks Square (Piazza San Marco) is filled with centuries of history and is still the symbolic heart of Venice; it has even been referred to as the drawing room of Europe. With the grand St Marks Church at one end, the Campanile bell tower rising in the middle
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Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto)
Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto) Rialto Bridge or Ponte di Rialto was the citys first bridge over the Grand Canal. Connecting the highest points on the lagoon islands settlement, the first bridge was built in 1180 and this more solid marble one in 1588-92. The bridge is an elegant arch with steps a
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Uffizi Gallery
Uffizi Gallery The Uffizi Gallery, or Galleria degli Uffizi, houses the worlds most important collection of Florentine art, so unless you have Skip the Line tickets youll need to get ready to queue!The collection traces the rich history of Florentine art, from its 11th-century beginnings to Bottic
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Pisa Duomo
Pisa Duomo Pisa’s marvelously striped marble cathedral is a textbook example of Pisan Romanesque architecture, dating back to 1064. Roughly cross-shaped, the duomo features a galleried exterior topped with a small dome and completed with a rounded apse. Inside, the building’s five naves create a s
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St Marks Basilica (Basilica of San Marco)
St Marks Basilica (Basilica of San Marco) Basilica di San Marco (St Marks Cathedral) is magnificent. It is both a wonderful architectural flurry of Gothic, Byzantine, Romanesque and Renaissance styles declaring the wealth of Venice over centuries, and a spiritual place of worship. Its domes and tu
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Accademia Gallery
Accademia Gallery Florences Accademia Gallery (Galleria dellAccademia) sits second on most itineraries, right after the fabulous Uffizi. The collection at the Accademia cant compare to the Uffizi in terms of size or variety, but it has one must-see sight that the Uffizi cant claim—Michelangelos st
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Capri Tours
Capri Tours The Pearl of the Mediterranean, Capri is located on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, just off the coast of the Sorrentine Peninsula. A popular day trip destination from Naples, Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast, it has long been a draw for the rich and famous and continues to exude th
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Holy Shroud (Cappella della Sacra Sindone)
Holy Shroud (Cappella della Sacra Sindone) Behind the high altar in the Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista, also known as the Duomo di Torino is the Chapel of the Holy Shroud, containing one of most famous and controversial religious relics in world history. The Shroud of Turin, as the Holy Shroud
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Palermo
Palermo Palermo is Sicily’s capital and largest city, located on the northern coast of the island and known for its historic, artistic and cultural attractions. As is the case with most historic cities, a modern city has grown up around the old center of Palermo; and for the most part, visitors ca
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Two Towers (Due Torri)
Two Towers (Due Torri) Teetering at a staggering angle, and rivaling the Leaning Tower of Pisa for gravity-defying architecture, Bologna’s Two Towers - Due Torri - are relics of the city’s warfaring medieval past. Known as Garisenda and Asinelli, the towers were built to provide defensive protecti
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Bologna Piazza Maggiore
Bologna Piazza Maggiore Bologna’s beating heart is Piazza Maggiore, in the city’s old center. A classic example of Renaissance town planning, it is one of the most graceful public squares in Italy. The pedestrianised square is surrounded by the Basilica di San Petronio, the Palazzo Communale (city
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Mount Etna
Mount Etna Mount Etna, on the island of Sicily, is Europe’s tallest active volcano. Not only that, it’s one of the world’s most active volcanoes and, as of 2013, is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a small wonder, then, that this mountain has shaped much of Sicily’s past and continues to impac
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Sistine Chapel Skip The Line Tours & Tickets
Sistine Chapel Skip The Line Tours & Tickets The world-famous Sistine Chapel, located inside the Popes residence in the Vatican, is known the world over for a variety of reasons, including one that directly relates to the papacy: The Sistine Chapel is where cardinals gather to elect a new pope
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Trevi Fountain Tours
Trevi Fountain Tours The Trevi Fountain is one of the most famous and most beloved sights in Rome. A huge Baroque flurry (85-by-65 feet or 25-by-20 meters) where water spills from rocks under the feet of Neptune, Triton and sea-horses into a large pool, its always surrounded by coin-tossing touris
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Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria dei Fiori)
Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria dei Fiori) Youll catch glimpses of the red-tiled dome of the Duomo, or Cathedral of Santa Maria dei Fiori, peeping over the rooftops as soon as you arrive in Florence, but your first face-to-face encounter with its pink and green marble glory is hard to forget.The 1
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Pantheon Tours
Pantheon Tours The Pantheon in Rome is a remarkable building architecturally. Basically a cylinder with the floating dome on top of columns, it is the largest masonry vault ever built. In the center of this dome is a hole bringing in a shaft of light to show the beauty of this building and its rel
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Boboli Gardens
Boboli Gardens Behind the massive Pitti Palace lies the enormous Boboli Gardens - both were once the private domain of Florence’s ruling Medici family, but today they’re both open to the public.The Boboli Gardens are not only typical of formal Italian gardens of the 16th century - they’re actually
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Doges Palace (Palazzo Ducale)
Doges Palace (Palazzo Ducale) Until 1797, the Doges ruled the Venetian Empire and the Palazzo Ducale was where they ruled from. A Venetian Gothic fantasy palace, it was one of the first things those arriving in Venice saw as their ships sailed through the lagoon and landed at Saint Marks Square. T
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