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Palazzo Barbaran
North of Corso Palladio, three Palladian beauties line Contrà Porti. The finest is the newly restored Palazzo Barbaran , built by Palladio c 1569–70 with a stately double row of columns on the facade and a delightful double-height courtyard loggia that seems to usher in the sunligh
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Il Grande Museo del Duomo
Stepping through Guido Canali’s glowing spaces in the Duomo’s new museum is like coming upon the sets for an episode of Game of Thrones . Tortured gargoyles leer down through the shadows; shafts of light strike the wings of heraldic angels; and a monstrous godhead glitters awesomel
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Cappella del Monte di Pietà
Closed indefinitely for restoration on our last visit, this imposing 16th-century complex was originally home to the Pio Monte di Pietà, an organisation set up to issue interest-free loans to impoverished debtors. Its most impressive asset is the perfectly preserved Mannerist chape
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Piazza del Campidoglio
This hilltop piazza, designed by Michelangelo in 1538, is one of Romes most beautiful squares. You can reach it from the Roman Forum, but the most dramatic approach is via the graceful Cordonata staircase up from Piazza dAra Coeli.The piazza is flanked by Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo
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Sancarlone
It was in Arona (population 14,370), 20km south of Stresa, that the son of the Count of Arona and Margherita de’ Medici, who would go on to become San Carlo Borromeo (1538–84), was born. His birthplace, the Rocca Borromea castle, was later destroyed by Napoleon. But Arona’s saint i
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Passeggiata della Mura
Lucca’s biggest attraction is its 12m-high city walls, built snug around the old city in the 16th and 17th centuries, defended by 126 canons and crowned with a wide, silky-smooth footpath just made for a leafy Passeggiata della Mura. Be it strolling, cycling, running or rollerbladi
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Museo Bottega della Tarsia Lignea
Since the 18th century, Sorrento has been famous for its intarsio furniture, made with elaborately designed inlaid wood. Some wonderful examples can be found in this museum, housed in an 18th-century palace, complete with beautiful frescoes. There’s also an interesting collection o
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Piazza San Lorenzo
The religious heart of the medieval city, Piazza San Lorenzo is home to two of Viterbos finest buildings. On the southern flank is the Cattedrale di San Lorenzo , the citys handsome 12th-century cathedral, which was originally built to a simple Romanesque design but owes its curren
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Parco Archeominerario di San Silvestro
The areas 3000-year mining history is explored at this intriguing industrial site, which sits a few kilometres inland from San Vincenzo. Here you can explore the ruins of the 14th-century mining town Rocca di San Silvestro, reached via an underground train that passes through the T
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Galleria Nazionale dArte Antica di Palazzo Corsini
Once home to Queen Christina of Sweden, whose richly frescoed bedroom witnessed a stready stream of male and female lovers, 16th-century Palazzo Corsini was designed by Ferdinando Fuga, in grand Versailles style, and houses part of Italys national art collection. The highlights inc
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Piazza Mario Motta
Heres a picture of how life really should be lived: rise early and head for a coffee on Piazza Mario Motta, gazing across at the sun-struck Isola San Giulio in the early morning quiet. From your vantage point, contemplate the Palazotto, a squat, fresco-enlivened structure sitting a
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Ospedaletto
This Ruskin-baiting baroque affair, which the celebrated art critic thought ‘the most monstrous example of the Grotesque Renaissance…in Venice’ was, like Vivaldi’s Pietà , famous for its female musicians. The accomplished girls came from the adjoining orphanage and hospice, designe
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Museo e Tesoro del Duomo
Monzas cathedral museum contains one of the best collections of religious art in Europe. Its split into two parts: the first section of the display incorporates treasures from the original Palatine Chapel founded by Lombard queen Theodolinda; the second contains masterpieces intend
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Santuario di Santa Maria Madonna di Bonacattu
According to an edict issued by Pope Pius VII in 1821, anyone who confesses at this tiny church between 14 and 28 September will receive full plenary indulgence. The sanctuary, which is little more than a rudimentary chapel capped by a simple dome, was constructed in the 7th centur
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Santuario di Montevergine
Largely rebuilt after the shattering earthquake of 1980, modern-day Avellino won’t delay you long. The area’s main sight is 1000m above town, perched on the vertiginous summit of Monte Vergine (1493m) : the Santuario di Montevergine dates to the 12th century, when a young pilgrim,
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Monte Tauro
The short 20-minute climb to the top of Monte Tauro (378m) is not exactly Himalayan but it is steep and the final steps are quite hard work. Your reward is a massive panoramic view over Taorminas rooftops, the Teatro Greco and, beyond, to the coast. From Via Circonvallazione, a si
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CLET
Should you notice something gone awry with street signs in Oltrarno – on a No Entry sign, a tiny black figure stealthily sneaking away with the white bar for example – you can be sure it is the work of CLET. Florences most popular street artist welcomes visitors to his Oltrarno stu
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Villa Cordellina Lombardi
This elegant 1742 Giorgio Massari-built mansion is 3km east of the Duomo (take Via De Gasperi). Despite its easy Palladian graces, this palace has seen its share of hard work: it was used during both World Wars for military purposes, and served as a farm for breeding silkworms. But
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Villa Gregoriana
In 1826, there was a terrible flood when the waters of the Aniene river overflowed its banks, carrying away houses with the force of the water. As a result, Pope Gregory XVI ordered the river waters be diverted through a tunnel, creating a magnificent waterfall over a steep gorge,
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Lido di Venezia
The main draw here is the beach, but the water can be polluted and the public areas are often unkempt. Some of the beaches at the southern end of the island, such as those at Alberoni, are an exception. If you want to stay closer to the vaporetto stops, youll pay about €10 to hire
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