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Vatican Gardens Tours
Vatican Gardens Tours Covering over half of the Vatican city-state, the Vatican Gardens expand over an impressive 23 hectares. They were essentially a rough expanse of orchards and vineyards early in the 13th century until 1279, when Pope Nicolas III decided to move his residence from the Lateran
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Val DOrcia
Val DOrcia The Renaissance period was born in the hills of Italy, and nowhere is this more evident than at Val D’Orcia, an architectural wonderland and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the countryside of Tuscany. Here, the low-lying chalk planes and rolling hills have inspired many an artist to cove
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San Francesco di Paola Church
San Francesco di Paola Church Naples version of the Pantheon, San Francesco di Paola Church is located on the pedestrian-only Piazza del Plebiscito. It’s no doubt the first thing you’ll notice when you step into the piazza.Originally intended to serves as a monument to Napoleon Bonaparte, when Fer
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Montepulciano
Montepulciano Trekking in Tuscany doesn’t get much better than the journey to Montepulciano, a hilltop town of red-brick buildings and cypress tree sthat overlooks the Tuscan countryside from an altitude of nearly 2,000 feet. While the hike to the top will have your legs burning, your reward is th
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Salerno Cruise Port
Salerno Cruise Port Salerno is a major shipping and ferry port in the southern part of Italy. For visitors its major draw is the nearby Amalfi Coast, famed for its beautiful towns and beaches. Salerno itself was founded by the Romans in 197 BC so it does have plenty of history in its own right. Th
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Museo Ferrari (Ferrari Museum)
Museo Ferrari (Ferrari Museum) You might easily associate the Ferrari name with Italy, but did you know that Ferrari is based not far from Bologna? In the town of Maranello, just outside Modena, you’ll find not only the Ferrari Museum but also the factory complex and the famous Fiorano test track.
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Bologna University Quarter
Bologna University Quarter Bologna owes much of its contemporary charm and vibrancy to its lively University Quarter. As in all good university cities, it has a good cache of cafes, bars and clubs to cater to its student population. Bologna’s university has an impressive lineage, dating back to 10
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Basilica di Santo Stefano
Basilica di Santo Stefano A jumble of four churches make up the Basilica of St Stephen, or Basilica di Santo Stefano, dating back to the Romanesque era. With interesting cloisters, statues and artworks, the complex was once made up of seven churches. The Church of the Crucifix houses the bones of
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St John Laterans Basilica Tours
St John Laterans Basilica Tours Contrary to popular belief, St Peter’s Basilica isn’t the cathedral of Rome. This honor goes to “the Cathedral Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior and St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist at the Lateran.” Quite the mouthful, but the church is more commonl
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Castel SantAngelo National Museum Tours & Tickets
Castel SantAngelo National Museum Tours & Tickets The Castel SantAngelo is actually a tomb, Hadrians Mausoleum. The Roman Emperor built it for himself and his family; their ashes were placed there in 138 AD. Other emperors are also buried there, but the tomb became a fortress in 401 AD; in 410
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St Mark’s Anglican Church
St Mark’s Anglican Church This historic Anglican Church in Florence, Italy has English roots — remaining one of three worship centers that form the chaplaincy of the Church of England (the other two are St. Peter’s in Siena and a growing congregation in Bologna.) Built in 1881, it is steeped in lo
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Spanish Steps Tours
Spanish Steps Tours Climbing from the lively Piazza di Spagna to the Trinita dei Monti church, the Spanish Steps are unmistakable, gracing countless postcards and immortalized in numerous films, most famously Audrey Hepburn’s Roman Holiday. Built between 1723 and 1725 in a Roman Baroque style, the
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Bridge of Sighs
Bridge of Sighs Built in 1602, the Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs) connected the interrogation rooms in the Doges Palace with the prison cells. It got its name from the fact that prisoners passing across it sighed for their lost freedom and their final view of Venice through the barred windows
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Pisa Baptistery (Battistero)
Pisa Baptistery (Battistero) The wedding cake white marble of the Pisa Baptistery, or Battistero, is one of the stunning collection of buildings on the Piazza dei Miracoli. The Leaning Tower may be more famous, but the Baptistery captivates visitors with its ornate round shape and mix of architect
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San Gimignano
San Gimignano San Gimignano is famous for its towers. As you approach this small, walled town, the fourteen towers dating from the 13th century – there were once seventy-two – demand your attention; if you were an attacking warrior in the middle ages they would definitely have made you think twice
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Basilica of San Lorenzo
Basilica of San Lorenzo A visit to the enormous Basilica of San Lorenzo leads to things you may not expect from a church. What ties the church to its unexpected turns, however, is something very Florentine - Michelangelo.In the 15th century Basilica of San Lorenzo are the tombs of the Medici, loca
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Hard Rock Cafe Venice
Hard Rock Cafe Venice Venice may look like it hasnt changed in hundreds of years, but wander behind St. Marks Square and youll find evidence to the contrary – the Hard Rock Cafe Venice.This is the smallest Hard Rock Cafe in Europe, and its located inside an historic Venetian building. One side of
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Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano Tours
Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano Tours Visitors to the Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano can see not only the present-day church, but also an older church and even older excavations underneath. Evidence suggests that the oldest building on this site likely dates from at least the 1st centur
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Appian Way and the Aurelian Wall Tours
Appian Way and the Aurelian Wall Tours The Appian Way (Via Appia), an important Imperial Roman road dating from the 4th century BC, was built to quickly move supplies and Roman soldiers to strategic points of the Roman Empire. The Appian Way was the first and most important Roman road, stretching
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Basilica of SantAmbrogio
Basilica of SantAmbrogio The Romanesque Basilica of SantAmbrogio is dedicated to Milans patron saint, Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, who founded the church in the 4th century. Dressed in his bishops finery, the saints skeleton is displayed in the basilicas crypt. The church embraces a mix of styles, ha
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