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Le Ciminiere
Catanias answer to Londons Tate Modern, Le Ciminiere is a modern museum complex housed in a converted sulphur refinery. There are two museums and two permanent exhibitions, one dedicated to old radios and the other displaying a fascinating collection of historic maps, as well as a
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Sorico
Lago di Comos northernmost towns of Dongo, Gravedona and Sorico once formed the independent republic of the Tre Pievi (Three Parishes) and were a hotbed of anti-Catholic heresy. Now they’re more popular with water-sports enthusiasts than Inquisitors, with Sorico the most northerly
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Chiesa Dio Padre Misericordioso
Its well worth making the effort to visit Rome’s minimalist church, set in the suburbs, for a refreshing departure from the excesses of baroque or the classicism of Romes many Renaissance churches. This beautiful white Richard Meier creation is completely pared down, resulting in a
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Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata
Established in 1250 by the founders of the Servite order and rebuilt by Michelozzo and others in the mid-15th century, this Renaissance church is most remarkable for the post-Renaissance painters who worked here together and helped found the mannerist school. There are frescoes by
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Cattedrale di Sant’Antonio Abate
Announcing the presence of the cathedral is its landmark bell tower topped by a brightly tiled cupola. The cathedral itself, which sits on a panoramic terrace, was originally Gothic but a protracted 17th-century remodelling saw the addition of Renaissance and baroque elements.Insid
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Accademia di Belle Arti
The 2nd-floor gallery at Naples esteemed Academy of Fine Arts houses an important collection of 19th- and 20th-century Neapolitan work, many by former academy alumni, including watercolourist Giacinti Gigante and sculptor Vincenzo Gemito. That so many of Gemitos busts were created
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Villa San Michele di Axel Munthe
The former home of Swedish doctor, psychiatrist and animal-rights advocate Axel Munthe, San Michele di Axel Munthe should be included on every visitor’s itinerary. Built on the site of the ruins of a Roman villa, the gardens make a beautiful setting for a tranquil stroll, with path
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Villa Rosebery
In an area famed for its blue-ribbon real estate, Villa Rosebery is a star resident. Built in the 18th century, its history is both romantic and epic. It was used by Luigi of Bourbon in the early 19th century for his trysts with the dancer Amina Boschetti, and it was from here that
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Museo Missionario di Propaganda Fide
Rome’s ‘propogation of the faith’ museum is housed in a 17th-century baroque masterpiece designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini, and is an opportunity to peer into Bernini’s wooden, Hogwartseque library, with its ceiling carved with Barberini bees, and Borromini’s
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Museo Archeologico Provinciale
The province’s restored and revitalised main archaeological museum is an excellent showcase for a collection of mesmerising grave goods from the surrounding area, dating back to cave dwellers and the colonising Greeks. Dont miss the 4th-century-BC bronze candelabra topped with the
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Castello del Piagnaro
From central Piazza della Repubblica and adjacent Piazza del Duomo, walk along Via Garibaldi then bear left along Vietata lAffissione or Sdrucciolo del Castello, two pretty alleys and staircases that stagger uphill to this ramshackle castle. Former military barracks, it takes its n
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Torre dellElefante
One of only two Pisan towers still standing, the Torre dell’Elefante was built in 1307 as defence against the threatening Aragonese. Named after the sculpted elephant by the vicious-looking portcullis, the 42m-high tower became something of a horror show, thanks to its foul decor.
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Villa di Massenzio
The outstanding feature of Maxentius’ enormous 4th-century palace complex is the Circo di Massenzio , Rome’s best-preserved ancient racetrack – you can still make out the starting stalls used for chariot races. The 10,000-seat arena was built by Maxentius around 309, but he died be
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Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio
Its not quite Yellowstone, but 1346-sq-km Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio is northern Italys, and the Alps, largest national park, spilling into the next-door region of Lombardy and bordering Switzerlands Parco Nazionale Svizzero. Its primarily the preserve of walkers who come for th
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Cattedrale del San Salvatore
Nothing else in Mazara even comes close to the Museo del Satiro but it is pleasant enough to wander around the town, and the central piazza, Piazza della Repubblica, is an attractive set piece. Stick your head in the 11th-century Cattedrale del San Salvatore, which was completely r
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Chiesa dell’Annunziata
Vico’s cliff-top former cathedral is the only Gothic church on the Sorrento Peninsula. Little remains of the original 14th-century structure other than the lateral windows near the main altar and a few arches in the aisles. In fact, most of what you see today, including the chipped
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Messner Mountain Museum
The imposing Castel Firmiano, dating back to AD 945, is the centrepiece of mountaineer Reinhold Messners five museums. Based around humankinds relationship with the mountains across all cultures, the architecture itself suggests the experience of shifting altitudes, and requires vi
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Giardini di Augusto
Escape the crowds by seeking out these colourful gardens near the Certosa di San Giacomo. Founded by Emperor Augustus, they rise in a series of flowered terraces to a lookout point offering breathtaking views over to the Isole Faraglioni , a group of three limestone stacks that ris
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Basilica di San Pietro
South of the town centre, past the Porta di San Pietro, this 10th-century basilicas interior is an incredible mix of gilt and marble, and contains a Pietà (a painting of the dead Christ supported by the Madonna) by Perugino. For a glimpse into gardens past, take a stroll or picnic
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Basilica Palladiana
Now a venue for world-class temporary exhibitions, the Palladian Basilica is capped with an enormous copper dome reminiscent of the hull of an upturned ship. The building, modelled on a Roman basilica, once housed the law courts and Council of Four Hundred. Palladio was lucky to se
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