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Chia
More a collection of hotels, holiday homes and campsites than a traditional village, Chia is a hugely popular summer hangout. To see what all the fuss is about, head up to the Spanish watchtower and look down on its two ravishing beaches – to the west, the Spiaggia Sa Colonia ; to
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Ponte Pietra
At the northern edge of the city centre, this bridge is a quiet but remarkable testament to the Italians’ love of their artistic heritage. Two of the bridge’s arches date from the Roman Republican era in the 1st century BC, while the other three were replaced in the 13th century. T
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Piazza dei Signori & Around
The heart of historic Vicenza is Piazza dei Signori, where Palladio lightens the mood of government buildings with his trademark play of light and shadow. Dazzling white Piovene stone arches frame shady double arcades in the Basilica Palladiana . Temporary exhibitions are held in i
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Vento di Venezia
The initiative behind Certosa’s yacht marina now embraces a fully fledged sustainable-tourism project, with a sailing school, a yoga centre, public nature trails and a restored 15th-century charterhouse for educational programs. To accompany it, an 18-room hotel offers a range of s
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Giardini Ravino
The vision of local botanist Giuseppe D’Ambra, who has collected plants since the 1960s, this 6000-sq-metre garden pays homage to the not-so-humble cactus. There is a diverse collection here, as well as other succulent plants, many of which are said to have homeopathic qualities. Y
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Chiesa di San Saba
With its leafy walled garden, 13th-century porch and beautiful Cosmati work, this picturesque church is worth a quick detour. Of particular note are the 13th-century frescoes in the left-hand nave, including one of three naked girls in bed. Legend has it that these girls were saved
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Museo Revoltella
This city museum was founded in 1872 and now spills into two neighbouring buildings. Baron Revoltellas original mid-19th-century house throbs with conspicuous consumption; his cup runneth over with chandeliers, ornate gilded plasterwork and flamboyant silk wallpaper. The modern Pal
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Villaggio Preistorico
Thirty minutes walk south of San Pietro, dramatically sited on Punta Milazzese, an elevated headland surrounded by the sea, these 23 stone huts with round foundations are remnants of a prehistoric village dating back to the 14th century BC. Pottery found here shows distinctly Minoa
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Laguna di Nora
On the western side of the Nora promontory, you can often spy pink flamingos stalking around the Laguna di Nora. To learn more about the lagoon and its aquatic fauna, pop into the visitor centre, which has a small aquarium and displays dedicated to whales and dolphins. It also runs
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Casa di Goethe
A gathering place for German intellectuals, the Via del Corso apartment where Johann Wolfgang von Goethe enjoyed a happy Italian sojourn (despite complaining of the noisy neighbours) from 1786 to 1788 is now a lovingly maintained small museum. Exhibits include fascinating Piranesi
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Arco della Pace
Situated at the northwestern edge of Parco Sempione is Napoleons 25m-high triumphal arch. Designed by Luigi Cagnola in 1807, it echoes Paris Arc du Triomphe and marks the start of Corso Sempione, the main road that connects Milan to Paris via the Simplon (Sempione) Pass. Ironically
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Cimitero di Campo Verano
The city’s largest cemetery dates to the Napoleonic occupation of Rome between 1804 and 1814, when an edict ordered that the city’s dead must be buried outside the city walls. Between the 1830s and the 1980s virtually all Catholics who died in Rome (with the exception of popes, car
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Fiumicello Beach
Marateas chief attraction is its dramatic rocky coastline and stunning blue sea so outdoor action - such as it is - focuses on the beach. All the beaches are dotted with lidi (beach -bars and kiosks) where you can hire water-sport equipment (kayaks, windsurfers and pedal boats) as
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Museo della Scultura Contemporanea
Housed in Palazzo Pomarici, MUSMA is a fabulous contemporary sculpture museum. The setting – deeply recessed caves and frescoed palace rooms – is extraordinary and the works themselves absorbing. You can also book a tour to visit the Cripta del Peccato Originale (Crypt of Original
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Museo dell’Opera di Santa Croce
The Museo dell’Opera di Santa Croce features a Crucifixion by Cimabue, restored to the best degree possible after flood damage in 1966 when more than 4m of water inundated the Santa Croce area. Other highlights include Donatello’s gilded bronze statue St Louis of Toulouse (1424), o
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Marina Grande
The closest thing to a spiaggia (beach) is this pleasant sandy stretch at Marina Grande harbour; if you want to just loll in the sun, nearby jetties sport umbrellas and deckchairs. While it’s far smaller than the island of Procida in the Bay of Naples, this former fishing district
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Giardini Pubblici
Begun under Napoleon as the citys first green space, a large portion of these leafy public gardens serve as the main home of the Biennale, with curators and curiosity-seekers swarming the pavilions, from Carlo Scarpas daring 1954 raw-concrete-and-glass Venezuelan Pavilion to Denton
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Parco Vergiliano
Head up the steep steps at this off-the-radar park and youll find yourself peering into the worlds longest Roman tunnel. Designed by the architect Lucius Cocceius Auctus, the 700m-long engineering feat once linked Naples to Pozzuoli. At the top of the steps lies the tomb of Virgil,
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Via del Governo Vecchio
Striking off west from Piazza Pasquino, Via del Governo Vecchio is an atmospheric cobbled street full of fashion boutiques, popular eateries and vintage clothes shops. The road, once part of the papal processional route between the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano and St Peters
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Chiesa di Sant’Andrea al Quirinale
It’s said that in his old age Bernini liked to come and enjoy the peace of this late-17th-century church, regarded by many as one of his greatest. Faced with severe space limitations, he managed to produce a sense of grandeur by designing an elliptical floor plan with a series of c
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