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Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella
Dating to the 1st century BC, this great drum of a mausoleum encloses a burial chamber, now roofless. In the 14th century it was converted into a fort by the Caetani family, who were related to Pope Boniface VIII, and used to frighten passing traffic into paying a toll. The tomb wa
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Parco Regionale del Monte Cucco
Parco Regionale del Monte Cucco is a gorgeous swathe of wildflower-speckled meadows, gentle slopes brushed with beech, yew and silver fir trees, deep ravines splashed by waterfalls and karst cave systems, topped off by the oft snow-capped hump of 1566m Monte Cucco. The winding SS3
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Piazza delle Erbe
Originally a Roman forum, Piazza delle Erbe is ringed with buzzing cafes and some of Verona’s most sumptuous buildings, including the elegantly baroque Palazzo Maffei , which now houses several shops at its northern end.Just off the piazza, the monumental arch known as the Arco del
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Casa di Puccini
Just north of the Piazza Cittadella is Casa di Puccini, the modest house where one of the 20th centurys greatest composers was born in 1858. He lived there until studies at Milans music conservatory beckoned him aged 22. Inside, everyday objects tell the tale of the composers life.
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Piazza dei Martiri
If Chiaia is Naples drawing room, then Piazza dei Martiri is its chaise longue. The squares centrepiece is Enrico Alvinos 19th-century monument to Neapolitan martyrs, with four lions representing the anti-Bourbon uprisings of 1799, 1820, 1848 and 1860. At No 30 is Palazzo Calabritt
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Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro
Saved from development by local protests, the Zingaro was established as Sicily’s first nature reserve in 1981. Its wild coastline is a haven for the rare Bonelli’s eagle and 40 other bird species. Wild carob, bright yellow euphorbia and other Mediterranean flora dust the hillsides
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University
Follow Via VIII Febbraio to the Palazzo del Bò, seat of Padua’s history-making university. This institution was founded by renegade scholars from Bologna seeking greater intellectual freedom, and some of Italy’s greatest and most controversial thinkers taught here, including Copern
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Museo Archeologico Regionale
This splendid, wheelchair-accessible museum has been undergoing renovations since 2010, with no dependable reopening date in sight. Situated in a Renaissance monastery surrounding a gracious courtyard, it houses some of Sicilys most valuable Greek and Roman artefacts, including the
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Palazzo del Quirinale
Overlooking Piazza del Quirinale, this immense palace is the official residence of Italy’s head of state, the Presidente della Repubblica. For almost three centuries it was the pope’s summer residence, but in 1870 Pope Pius IX begrudgingly handed the keys over to Italy’s new king.
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Museo Nazionale di San Matteo
This inspiring repository of medieval masterpieces sits in a 13th-century Benedictine convent on the Arnos northern waterfront boulevard. The museums collection of paintings from the Tuscan school (c 12th to 14th centuries) is notable, with works by Lippo Memmi, Taddeo Gaddi, Genti
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Dolmen Sa Coveccada
To the south of Mores, the majestic Dolmen Sa Coveccada is said to be the largest dolmen (a megalithic chambered tomb) in the Mediterranean. Dating to the end of the 3rd millennium BC, the rectangular construction consists of three massive stone slabs, roofed by a fourth, weighing
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Badia Fiorentina
Founded in 979 by the Countess Matilda of Tuscany, the woman who also granted the city its liberty upon her death, the Badia Fiorentina (Florentine Abbey) is among the city’s oldest institutions built just as Florence emerged from the Dark Ages. Except for the Romanesque campanile
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Mercato di Pugliano
Straddling Via Pugliano in the heart of Ercolano, Italys largest pre-loved clothing market sells everything from stock-standard junk to fabulous offbeat finds (killer cocktail dresses, vinyl-LP handbags and the odd military jacket). One of the best shops is Old Star ; ask politely
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Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta
This church, with its colourful majolica-tiled dome, is the most famous and – let’s face it – pretty much the only sight in Positano. If you are visiting at a weekend you will probably have the added perk of seeing a wedding; it’s one of the most popular churches in the area for ex
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Studi di Scultura Carlo Nicoli
If you’re interested in the techniques that artisans use to transform slabs of marble into works of art, make an appointment to visit the dust-filled Studi di Scultura Carlo Nicoli , the most atmospheric of Carrara’s five marble workshops. This is where internationally acclaimed ar
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Chiesa di San Martino ai Monti
This was already a place of worship in the 3rd century, when Christians would meet in what was then the home of a Roman named Equitius. In the 4th century, after Christianity was legalised, a church was constructed, and later rebuilt in the 6th and 9th centuries. It was then comple
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Museo Targa Florio
This unique little museum displays photographs and memorabilia documenting the Targa Florio, the worlds oldest sports-car racing event. Established by wealthy automobile enthusiast Vincenzo Florio in 1906, then discontinued in 1977 due to safety concerns, the 72km-race along the Mo
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Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista
Turins cathedral was built between 1491 and 1498 on the site of three 14th-century basilicas and, before that, a Roman theatre. Plain interior aside, as home to the famous Shroud of Turin (alleged to be the burial cloth in which Jesus body was wrapped) this is a highly trafficked c
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Cattedrale di Santo Stefano
Pratos 12th-century cathedral safeguards magnificent frescoes by Filippo Lippi behind the altar and Agnolos beautiful fresco cycle of the Legend of the Holy Girdle (1392–95), in the chapel to the left of the entrance. Donatello and Michelozzo designed the unusual protruding pulpit
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Lingua
Three kilometres south of Santa Marina Salina, the tiny village of Lingua is a popular summer hangout, with a couple of hotels, a few trattorias and a small beach. Its main feature is the salt lagoon , which sits under an old lighthouse at the end of the village. The centre of the
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