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Castello Estense
Complete with moat and drawbridge, Ferraras towering castle was commissioned by Nicolò II dEste in 1385. Initially it was intended to protect him and his family from the towns irate citizenry, who were up in arms over tax increases, but in the late 15th century it became the family
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Galleria Nazionale dArte Antica: Palazzo Barberini
Commissioned to celebrate the Barberini family’s rise to papal power, Palazzo Barberini is a sumptuous baroque palace that impresses even before you go inside and start on the breathtaking art. Many high-profile architects worked on it, including rivals Bernini and Borromini: the f
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Basilica di San Lorenzo Fuori le Mura
This is one of Rome’s four patriarchal basilicas and is an atmospheric, tranquil edifice that’s starker than many of the city’s grand churches, a fact that only adds to its breathtaking beauty. It was the only one of Rome’s major churches to have suffered bomb damage in WWII, and i
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Grotta di Nettuno
Capo Caccias principle crowd-puller is the Grotta di Nettuno, a haunting, underground fairyland of stalactites and stalagmites. The easiest way to get to the caves is to take the Navisarda ferry from Alghero, but for those with a head for heights, theres a vertiginous 654-step stai
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Spiaggia Valle i Muria
Lapped by clean waters and surrounded by sheer cliffs, this dark, pebbly beach on Liparis southwestern shore is a dramatically beautiful swimming and sunbathing spot. From the signposted turn-off, 3km west of Lipari town towards Pianoconte, its a steep 15-minute downhill walk; come
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Cala Goloritzè
The last beachette of the gulf, Cala Goloritzè rivals the best. At the southern end, bizarre limestone figures soar away from the cliffside. Among them is jaw-dropping Monte Caroddi or the Aguglia , a 148m-high needle of rock beloved of climbers. Follow the signs from the Cooperati
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Museo Correr
Napoleon filled his royal digs over Piazza San Marco with the riches of the doges, and took some of Venices finest heirlooms to France as trophies. But the biggest treasure here couldnt be lifted: Jacopo Sansovinos 16th-century Libreria Nazionale Marciana , covered with larger-than
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Piazza di Spagna & the Spanish Steps
A magnet for visitors since the 18th century, the Spanish Steps (Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti) provide a perfect people-watching perch and you’ll almost certainly find yourself taking stock here at some point. Piazza di Spagna was named after the Spanish Embassy to the Holy Se
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Museo del Novecento
Overlooking Piazza del Duomo, with fabulous views of the cathedral, is Mussolinis Arengario , from where he would harangue huge crowds in his heyday. Now it houses Milans museum of 20th-century art. Built around a futuristic spiral ramp (an ode to the Guggenheim), the lower floors
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Tempio Malatestiano
Built originally in 13th-century Gothic style and dedicated to St Francis, Riminis cathedral was radically transformed in the mid-1400s into a Renaissance Taj Mahal for the tomb of Isotta degli Atti, beloved mistress of roguish ruler Sigismondo Malatesta. Sigismondo hired Florentin
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Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli
Designed by Carlo Rainaldi, this is one of two 17th-century baroque churches that guard the southern approach to Piazza del Popolo.
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Basilica di Santo Spirito
The facade of this Brunelleschi church, smart on Florences most shabby-chic piazza, makes a striking backdrop to open-air concerts in summer. Inside, the basilicas length is lined with 38 semicircular chapels (covered with a plain wall in the 1960s), and a colonnade of grey pietra
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Palazzo dei Priori
Flanking Corso Vannucci, this Gothic palace, constructed between the 13th and 14th centuries, is architecturally striking with its tripartite windows, ornamental portal and fortress-like crenellations. It was formerly the headquarters of the local magistracy, but now houses the cit
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Zanipolo
When the Dominicans began building Zanipolo in 1333 to rival the Franciscans’ I Frari, the church stirred passions more common to Serie A football than architecture. Both structures feature red-brick facades with high-contrast detailing in white stone. But since Zanipolo’s facade r
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Strada Panoramica della Costa del Sud
Running the 25km length of the Costa del Sud, this panoramic road – known more prosaically as the SP71 – snakes along the spectacular coastline between Porto di Teulada and Chia. Its a stunning drive whichever way you do it, with wonderful views at every turn and a succession of ba
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Abbazia di Santo Stefano
Bolognas most unique religious site is this atmospheric labyrinth of interlocking ecclesiastical structures, whose architecture spans centuries of Bolognese history and incorporates Romanesque, Lombard and even ancient Roman elements. Originally there were seven churches – hence th
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Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta
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Villa Jovis
A 45-minute walk east of Capri along Via Tiberio, Villa Jovis was the largest and most sumptuous of the island’s 12 Roman villas and Tiberius’ main Capri residence. A vast pleasure complex, now reduced to ruins, it famously pandered to the emperor’s debauched tastes, and included i
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Pio Monte della Misericordia
The 1st floor of this octagonal, 17th-century church delivers a small, satisfying collection of Renaissance and baroque art, including works by Francesco de Mura, Giuseppe de Ribera, Andrea Vaccaro and Paul van Somer. Its also home to contemporary artworks by Italian and foreign ar
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Funivia Colle Eletto
Although the Basilica di SantUbaldo , perched high up on Monte Ingino, is a perfectly lovely church, the real adventure is reaching it on the funivia , as exhilarating as any roller coaster. The word funivia suggests an enclosed cable car, but its actually a ski lift of sorts, whis
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