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Palazzo Maffei
Flanking the northern end of vibrant Piazza delle Erbe is Palazzo Maffei, an elegantly baroque creation now home to numerous offices and businesses.
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Palazzetto dello Sport (Palalottomatica)
This covered stadium was built for the 1960 Olympics, and still houses sporting and entertainment events today, with a capacity of around 12,000.
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Museo Donizettiano
The Museo Donizettiano is an ornate hall housing the piano and manuscripts of Bergamo’s favourite musical son, Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848).
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Museo Alpino Duca degli Abruzzi
Courmayeur guiding associations dramatic history unfolds in this small but inspiring museum that tracks the heroic deeds of erstwhile alpinists.
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Chiesa di San Andrea
The sloping main square in Bra contains some stately baroque architecture best exemplified in the Chiesa di San Andrea , designed by Bernini.
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Casa del Poeta Tragico
Hidden behind scaffolding when we visited, the Casa del Poeta Tragico features the worlds first known beware of the dog – cave canem – warnings.
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Basilica di San Lorenzo in Damaso
Incorporated into the Palazzo della Cancelleria is the 4th-century Basilica di San Lorenzo in Damaso , one of Rome’s oldest Christian churches.
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Anfiteatro
Gladiatorial battles thrilled up to 20,000 spectators at the grassy anfiteatro . Built in 70 BC, its the oldest known Roman amphitheatre in existence.
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Castello Pasquini
Crenellated Castello Pasquini was built in the late 19th century, today it has lovely tree-shaded grounds, a great play park and hosts the town theatre.
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Casa del Gran Portale
Named after the elegant brick Corinthian columns that flank its main entrance, the House of the Large Portal is home to some well-preserved wall paintings.
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Santa Maria a Cetrella
This picturesque, 16th-century hermitage is in the valley of Cetrella. Its not always open to the public, so check with the tourist office beforehand.
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Salto di Tiberio
The stairway behind the Villa Jovis leads to the 330m-high Salto di Tiberio, a sheer cliff from where Tiberius had out-of-favour subjects hurled into the sea.
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Riserva Collemeluccio
The 350-hectare Riserva Collemeluccio is a prime picnic venue. It also offers good walking, with several trails leading off from the roadside visitors centre.
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Ponte Rotto
Visible to the south of the Isola Tiberina are the remains of Ponte Rotto, ancient Rome’s first stone bridge, which was all but swept away in a 1598 flood.
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Chiesa di Santa Lucia alle Malve
Built in the 8th century to house a Benedictine convent, this church has a number of 12th-century frescoes, including an unusual breastfeeding Madonna.
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Forte della Maddalena
To the north of the old town, the Bastione della Maddalena, with its like-named tower, forms the only extant remnant of the citys former land battlements.
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Forte di Exilles
Worth a brief stop is the forbidding Forte di Exilles , overlooking the quiet village of Exilles, 15km west of Susa. Its military role only ended in 1943.
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Teatro delle Muse
On Piazza della Repubblica, this ornate theatre was built in 1826 and has a neoclassical facade that melds with Greek friezes portraying Apollo and the Muses.
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Torre Massimiliana
A restored 19th-century Austrian fort sometimes used for art exhibitions. In summer only, line 18 departs from the Lido and stops at Torre Massimiliana.
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Museo Nazionale Ridola
This impressive collection includes local Neolithic finds and some remarkable Greek pottery, such as the Cratere Mascheroni, a huge urn more than 1m high.
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