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Chiesa di Santa Maria Formosa
Originally built from wood and thatched with straw, in 842 Santa Maria Formosa was the first church on the Rialto to be dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Destroyed by fire in 1106, the church was refashioned by Mauro Codussi in 1492 with new baroque curves that make good on its name –
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Museo del Tesoro di San Gennaro
If youre intrigued by Naples cultish love affair with San Gennaro, eye up his glittering treasury at the Museo del Tesoro di San Gennaro, adjacent to the Duomo. Gifts made to Naples patron saint include ambitious bronze busts, silver ampullae, even a gilded 18th-century sedan chair
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Palazzo della Pilotta
Looming over the manicured lawns and modern fountains of Piazza della Pace, this monumental palace is hard to miss. Supposedly named after the Spanish ball game of pelota that was once played within its walls, it was originally built for the Farnese family between 1583 and 1622. He
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Statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni
Bartolomeo Colleonis galloping bronze equestrian statue is one of only two such public monuments in Venice – and an extraordinary example of early-Renaissance sculpture. It commemorates one of Venice’s most loyal mercenary commanders. From 1448, Colleoni commanded armies for the Re
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Certosa di San Giacomo
Founded in 1363, this picturesque monastery is generally considered to be the finest remaining example of Caprese architecture and today houses a school, a library, a temporary exhibition space and a museum with some evocative 17th-century paintings. Be sure to look at the two cloi
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Palazzo dei Musei
Modenas main museums and galleries are all conveniently housed in the Palazzo dei Musei on the western fringes of the historic centre. The most interesting, the Galleria Estense features the Este familys collection of northern Italian paintings from late medieval times to the 18th
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Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore
Solar eclipses are only marginally more dazzling than Palladios white Istrian marble facade. Begun in the 1560s, it owes more to ancient Roman temples than the bombastic baroque of Palladios day. Inside, ceilings billow over a generous nave, with high windows distributing filtered
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Borgo Marinaro
An evocative combo of bobbing boats, seaside dining and cocktail-sipping night owls, the small, rocky Borgo Marinaro is where – according to legend – the heartbroken siren Partenope washed ashore after failing to seduce Ulysses with her song. Its also where the Greeks first settled
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Piazza dei Signori
Veronas beautiful open-air salon is ringed by a series of elegant Renaissance palazzi . Chief among these are the Palazzo degli Scaligeri (aka Palazzo Podestà), the 14th-century residence of Cangrande I Della Scala; the arched Loggia del Consiglio , built in the 15th century as the
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Palazzo Mocenigo
Venice received a dazzling addition to its property portfolio in 1945 when Count Alvise Nicolò Mocenigo bequeathed his familys 17th-century waterfront palazzo to the city. While the ground floor hosts temporary exhibitions, the piano nobile is where youll find a dashing collection
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Corso Umberto
Taorminas chief delight is wandering this pedestrian-friendly thoroughfare, lined with stylish boutiques and Renaissance palaces. Midway down, pause to revel in stunning panoramic views of Mt Etna and the coast from Piazza IX Aprile and visit the charming rococo Chiesa San Giuseppe
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Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
With its landmark black-and-white bell tower, Viterbos 12th-century duomo looms over Piazza San Lorenzo, the religious nerve centre of the medieval city. Originally built to a simple Romanesque design, it owes its current Gothic look to a 14th-century makeover and a partial post-WW
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Forte di Belvedere
Forte di Belvedere is a rambling fort designed by Bernardo Buontalenti for Grand Duke Ferdinando I at the end of the 16th century. From the massive bulwark soldiers kept watch on four fronts – as much for internal security as to protect the Palazzo Pitti as against foreign attack.
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Palazzo DonnAnna
Incomplete, semiderelict yet hauntingly beautiful, this seaside Posillipo villa takes its name from Anna Carafa, for whom it was built as a wedding present from her husband, Ramiro Guzman, the Spanish viceroy of Naples. When Guzman hotfooted it back to Spain in 1644 he left his wif
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Basilica di SantAndrea
This towering basilica safeguards the golden vessels said to hold earth soaked by the blood of Christ. Longinus, the Roman soldier who speared Christ on the cross, is said to have scooped up the earth and buried it in Mantua after leaving Palestine. Today, these containers rest ben
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Corso Umberto I
Bisecting Modica Bassa, Corso Umberto I is the place to lap up the lively local atmosphere. A wide avenue flanked by graceful palaces, churches, restaurants, bars and boutiques, it is where the locals come to parade during the evening passeggiata . Originally a raging river ran thr
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Museo Archeologico Baglio Anselmi
Marsalas finest treasure is the partially reconstructed remains of a Carthaginian liburna (warship) sunk off the Egadi Islands during the First Punic War. Displayed alongside objects from its cargo, the ships bare bones provide the only remaining physical evidence of the Phoenician
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La Piccola Gerusalemme
Head down Via Zuccarelli and turn left at a sign indicating La Piccola Gerusalemme to visit this fascinating time-capsule of Pitoglianos rich but sadly near-exinct Jewish culture. It incorporates a tiny, richly adorned synagogue (established in 1598 and one of only five in Tuscany)
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Castel SantAngelo
With its chunky round keep, this castle is an instantly recognisable landmark. Built as a mausoleum for the emperor Hadrian, it was converted into a papal fortress in the 6th century and named after an angelic vision that Pope Gregory the Great had in 590. Nowadays, it houses the M
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Museo della Fondazione Querini Stampalia
Located in the first floor apartments of the Palazzo Querini Stampalia, this museum reflects the 18th-century tastes and interests of the count: beneath the stuccoed ceilings youll find rich furnishings and tapestries, Meissen and Sèvres porcelain, marble busts and some 400 paintin
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