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Palazzo Mirto
Just off Piazza Marina, this palazzo is one of the few in Palermo open to the public. The walls of its 21 rooms are covered in acres of silk and velvet wallpaper, with vast embroidered wall hangings, frescoed ceilings, gaudy chandeliers and floors paved in coloured marbles, maiolic
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Sacro Monte di Varallo
Situated 66km northwest of Vercelli in northern Piedmont, Varallo guards the Sacro Monte di Varallo, the oldest of Italys nine Sacri Monti (Sacred Mountains), all a Unesco World Heritage site from 2003. The complex consists of an astounding 45 chapels, with 800 statues depicting th
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Oplontis
Buried beneath the unappealing streets of Torre Annunziata, Oplontis was once a blue-ribbon seafront suburb under the administrative control of Pompeii. First discovered in the 18th century, only two of its houses have been unearthed, and only one, Villa Poppaea, is open to the pub
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Chiesa di Santa Maria in Aracoeli
Atop the steep 14th-century Aracoeli staircase, this 6th-century Romanesque church marks the highest point of the Campidoglio. Its rich interior boasts several treasures including a wooden gilt ceiling, an impressive Cosmatesque floor and a series of 15th-century Pinturicchio fresc
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Basilica di San Zeno Maggiore
A masterpiece of Romanesque architecture, the striped brick and stone basilica was built in honour of the city’s patron saint. Enter through the flower-filled cloister into the nave – a vast space lined with 12th- to 15th-century frescoes. Painstaking restoration has revived Manteg
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Parco Sempione
Situated behind Castello Sforzesco, Parco Sempione was once the preserve of hunting Sforza dukes. Then Napoleon came to town and set about landscaping. First the French carved out orchards; next they mooted the idea in 1891 for a vast public park. It was a resounding success and ev
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Republic of Salò
In 1943 Salò was named the capital of the Social Republic of Italy as part of Mussolini and Hitlers last efforts to organise Italian Fascism in the face of advancing American forces. This episode, known as the Republic of Salò, saw more than 16 public and private buildings in the t
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Chiesa di SantAnna dei Lombardi
This magnificent church is testament to the close links that once existed between the Neapolitan Aragonese and the Florentine Medici dynasty. One particular highlight is Guido Mazzonis spectacular Pietà . Dating to 1492, the terracotta ensemble is made up of eight life-size terraco
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Villa Necchi Campiglio
This exquisitely restored 1930s villa was designed by rationalist architect Piero Portaluppi for Pavian heiresses Nedda and Gigina Necchi, and Giginas husband Angelo Campiglio. The trio were proud owners of one of Milans only swimming pools, as well as terrarium-faced sunrooms and
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Offshore Islands
Five islets off Panareas eastern shore can be toured by boat. Nearest to Panarea is Dattilo , which has a pretty little beach called Le Guglie. The isle of Lisca Bianca also offers good swimming on a small white beach. North of Dattilo, Basiluzzo is the largest of the five islets,
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La Citadella di Carnevale
A couple of kilometres from the seafront is Carnival City aka 16 gargantuan hangars which serve as workshops and garage space for the fantastic floats, crafted with a passion by each highly skilled and prized carrista (float-builder) for Viareggios annual carnival. Carnevale histor
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Orto Botanico
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Villa Comunale
To escape the crowds, wander down to these stunningly sited public gardens. Created by Englishwoman Florence Trevelyan, theyre a lush paradise of tropical plants and delicate flowers. Theres also a childrens play area.
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Grotta di Su Mannau
A few kilometres south of Fluminimaggiore, this is the largest cave system of its sort so far discovered in the Iglesiente. The standard 50-minute tour passes through several lake chambers and the Archaeological Room , so-called because its thought to have once housed a water templ
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Complesso Monumentale San Pietro
Housed in a beautifully restored 15th-century convent, this arts centre is home to an intriguing complex of small museums. Most noteworthy is the upstairs space devoted to Giuseppe Garibaldi, who landed in Marsala on 11 May 1860 with his army of 1000 redshirts in the first stage of
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Palazzo dellArchiginnasio
This palace was the seat of the city university from 1563 to 1805. These days its chief attraction is the fascinating 17th-century Teatro Anatomico , a well-preserved anatomical theatre where trainee surgeons once studied. Cedar-wood tiered seats surround a central marble-topped ta
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Cattedrale di SantAgata
On the island, Gallipolis 17th-century cathedral is a baroque beauty that could compete with anything in Lecce. Not surprisingly, Giuseppe Zimbalo, who helped beautify Lecces Santa Croce basilica, worked on the facade. Inside, its lined with paintings by local artists.
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Museo dellOpera del Duomo
Closed for extensive renovation, this museum is a repository for works of art once displayed in the cathedral and baptistry. Collection highlights include Giovanni Pisanos ivory carving of the Madonna and Child (1299), made for the cathedrals high altar, and his mid-13th-century Ma
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Parco Botanico del Gambarogno
In the hills above Vira, about 8km north of the Switzerland–Italy border and 16.5km southeast of Locarno spread the heady gardens of the Gambarogno Botanic Gardens. Hundreds of types of azalea, camellia, magnolia, rhododendron and other spring and summer flowers fill the air with t
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Palazzo Spada
With its stuccoed ornamental facade and handsome courtyard, this grand palazzo is a fine example of 16th-century Mannerist architecture. Upstairs, a small gallery houses the Spada family art collection with works by Andrea del Sarto, Guido Reni, Guercino and Titian, while downstair
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