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Amphitheatre
The pink marble Roman amphitheatre was built in the 1st century AD and survived a 12th-century earthquake to become Verona’s legendary open-air opera house, with seating for 30,000 people.
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Museo Nazionale dell’Alta Val d’Agri
The archeological site of the erstwhile Roman city of Grumentum is guarded by this museum with artifacts and information on the settlement including documents and pre-Roman ceramics.
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Melinda Mondo
On Val di Non’s southern limits, you can watch videos, taste apples, take cooking lessons and tour the apple-processing plant of Melinda Mondo , famed for its golden delicious apples.
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Padiglione dArte Contemporanea
Art and design intertwine at the city’s ground-breaking contemporary galleries. Leading the pack is PAC, which mounts experimental exhibitions in photography, multimedia and contemporary art.
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Palazzo di Bucelli
Several mansions line Via di Gracciano nel Corso, including the Palazzo di Bucelli at No 73, the lower courses of whose facade are recycled Etruscan and Latin inscriptions and reliefs.
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Palazzo Bricherasio
Temporary exhibitions are held in Palazzo Bricherasio . In its time, the gallery, in a 17th-century palace, has hosted surrealist Dali and been ‘wrapped’ by Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
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Orti Farnesiani
The 16th-century Orti Farnesiani is one of Europes earliest botanical gardens. A viewing balcony at the northern point of the garden commands breathtaking views over the Roman Forum.
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Fountain
Right at the heart of Ortygia is the handsome Piazza Archimede, with its 19th-century fountain (by Giulio Moschetti) of Artemis (the goddess of hunting) surrounded by handmaidens and sirens.
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Foro di Vespasiano
The Foro di Vespasiano, also known as the Forum of Peace, was built in AD 70 by Vespasian. A large hall was converted into a church in the 6th century, the Basilica di SS Cosma e Damiano.
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Fish Market
Opposite the castle, just below the bridge, is the towns fish market, still an important business for the city today and well worth getting up to see at least once during your stay.
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Spiaggia del Grande & Piccolo Pevero
This twinset of stunning bays, 3km south of Porto Cervo, fulfill the Sardinian paradise dream with their floury sands and dazzlingly blue, shallow water. Theres a small beach bar, too.
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Museo Storico Nazionale dell’Arte Sanitaria
Next to the Pronto Soccorso department of the Ospedale Santo Spirito, this medical museum has a ghoulish collection of surgical instruments, macabre curiosities and anatomical models.
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Museo d’Antichità
Museo d’Antichità displays antiquities amassed by the Savoy dynasty, including Etruscan urns, Roman bronzes and Greek vases, alongside assorted locally excavated archaeological finds.
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Museo Casa Natale Gabriele DAnnunzio
The birthplace of controversial fascist poet Gabriele DAnnunzio is small but excellently curated with furniture, documents, photos and his death mask displayed in a polished glass case.
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Museo del Tessile e del Costume
Housed in the Palazzo Rosari-Spada, this museum holds a collection of antique noble finery from the 15th to the 20th century donated from the wardrobes of some of the areas leading families.
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Castello di Pagazzano
In Pagazzano stands yet another Visconti castle, this one decidedly more fortress-like and surrounded by a (filled) moat. The museum inside recounts rural life and includes a 1736 wine press.
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Chiesa della Magione
Across Piazza Magione from Lo Spasimo is the Chiesa della Magione, also known as La Magione. Its a fine example of the more austere Romanesque style that the Normans brought to Sicily.
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Chiesa dei Santi Bartolomeo e Stefano
Inside is Lorenzo Lotto’s largest altarpiece, the Pala Martinengo (c 1513–16), where his Madonna sits in a Bramante-esque temple framed by saints and overlooked by a Mantegna-inspired oculus.
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Collezioni Comunali dArte
On the 2nd floor of Palazzo Comunale youll find the art gallery Collezioni Comunali dArte with its interesting collection of 13th- to 19th-century paintings, sculpture and furniture.
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Belvedere di Santa Maria
Enjoy dazzling 180-degree sea views at this heart-stopping lookout in hilltop Corniglia. To find it, follow Via Fieschi through the village until you eventually reach the clifftop balcony.
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