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Santuario di San Francesco di Paola
Watched over by a crumbling castle, the Santuario di San Francesco di Paola is a curious, empty cave with tremendous significance to the devout. The saint lived and died in Paola in the 15th century and the sanctuary that he and his followers carved out of the bare rock has attract
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Chiesa di San Francesco dAssisi
The Piazza San Francesco dAssisi (M0151) is Palermos picture-perfect piazza, overlooked by the charming Chiesa di San Francesco dAssisi , which features a fine rose window and a flamboyant Gothic portal; its understandably popular on the wedding circuit. The churchs most interestin
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Chiesa di Sant’Andrea della Valle
A must for opera fans, this towering 17th-century church is where Giacomo Puccini set the first act of Tosca . Its most obvious feature is Carlo Maderno’s soaring dome, the highest in Rome after St Peter’s, but its cavernous baroque interior reveals a wonderful series of frescoes b
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Santa Maria Annunciata in Chiesa Rossa
If you’ve ever contemplated the long desert drive to Marfa, Texas to see the work of American sculptor Dan Flavin, a metro trip to the end of the green line won’t seem like too much of an effort. The suburban Santa Maria Annunciata in Chiesa Rossa , an airy 1930s church, contains h
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Prehistoric Village
Follow the main road 10 minutes southeast of the port towards Capo Graziano, where a marked trail branches east to this smattering of Bronze Age huts on a terraced hillside. Discovered in 1952, they date to 1800 BC, four hundred years before Panareas Punta Milazzese. Though poorly
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Piazza Sordello
Piazza Sordello is the oldest square, and was probably the location of the Etruscan town. The existing layout is thanks to the Gonzagas whose immense living quarters, fronted by the Palazzo Ducale, frame the east side. Sideways onto the palace, the towering, creamy cathedral sports
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Villa Foscarini Rossi
Well-heeled Venetians wouldn’t have dreamt of decamping to the Brenta without their favourite cobblers, sparking a local tradition of shoemaking. Today, 538 companies produce circa 19 million pairs of shoes annually. Their lasting contribution is commemorated with a Shoemakers’ Mus
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Museo dellArte Mineraria
Just outside the historic centre, Iglesias main museum is dedicated to the towns mining heritage. It displays up to 70 extraction machines, alongside tools and a series of thought-provoking black-and-white photos. But to get a real taste of the claustrophobic conditions in which th
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Anfiteatro Romano
Cagliari’s most impressive Roman monument is this amphitheatre. Dating back to the 2nd century AD, it is carved out of rock on the Buon Cammino hill, near the northern entrance to Il Castello. Although much of the original theatre has been cannibalised for building material, enough
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Ponte delle Tette
‘Tits Bridge’ got its name in the late 15th century, when neighbourhood prostitutes were encouraged to display their wares in windows instead of taking their marketing campaigns to the streets. Crossing over the bridge, you’ll reach Rio Terà delle Carampane, named after a noble fam
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Piazza della Libertà
A shimmering Renaissance epiphany materialising from the surrounding maze of medieval streets, Piazza della Libertà is dubbed the most beautiful Venetian square on the mainland. The arched Palazzo del Comune , also known as the Loggia del Lionello after its goldsmithing architect,
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Chiesa di San Gregorio Magno
Ring for admission to this landmark church which stands on the spot where Pope Gregory supposedly dispatched St Augustine to convert the British. It was originally the pope’s family home but in 575 he converted it into a monastery. It was rebuilt in the 17th century and given a bar
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Le Due Torri
Standing sentinel over Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bolognas two leaning towers are the citys main symbol. The taller of the two, the 97.6m-high Torre degli Asinelli is open to the public, although its not advisable for vertigo-sufferers or owners of arthritic knees (there are 498 st
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Sanctuary of Malophoros
Walk west about 20 minutes from the acropolis across the now-dry river Modione (formerly the Selinon), then up a dirt path, and youll reach the ravaged ruins of the temple dedicated to Demeter, the goddess of fertility. Amid the debris, two altars can be made out; the larger of th
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Riserva Naturale Oasi Faunistica di Vendicari
Butting onto the ruins of Eloro is a wonderful stretch of wild coastline encompassing three separate marshes and a number of sandy beaches. From the main entrance (signposted off the Noto–Pachino road), its about a 10-minute walk to the nearest beach, where you can pick up a path a
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Museo delle Statue Menhir
Occupying an elegant 19th-century palazzo , this delightful museum exhibits a collection of 40 menhirs. Taken from sites across the surrounding area, these stark anthropomorphic slabs are strangely compelling. Little is known of their function, but it’s thought that they were conne
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Chiesa di SantOrso
This intriguing church is part of a still-operating monastery. The church dates back to the 10th century but was altered on several occasions, notably in the 15th century, when Giorgio di Challant of the ruling family ordered the original frescoes to be painted over and a new, lowe
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Circo Massimo
Now little more than a huge basin of dusty grass, the Circo Massimo was ancient Rome’s largest chariot racetrack, a 250,000-seater capable of holding up to a quarter of the city’s entire population. The 600m track circled a wooden dividing island with ornate lap indicators and Egyp
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Casa del Cioccolato Perugina
To visit the Wonka-esque world of Perugian chocolate, call ahead to latch onto a 1¼-hour guided tour (in Italian or English, times vary). After visiting the museum, youll wend your way through an enclosed sky bridge, watching as the white-outfitted Oompa Loompas, er, factory worker
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Torre a Mare
Defensive towers sit all along the Amalfi Coast; ironically, they are generally known as Saracen towers, named after the very invaders they were erected to thwart. Although most lie empty, some are privately owned. At Marina di Praia you can combine a visit to one such tower, all w
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