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Santuario Rupestre di San Antonio da Padova
The evocative remains of this 13th-century church sit astride a hillside overlooking Capo Milazzos crystal-clear waters. It was here that San Antonio da Padova famously sought refuge after a January 1221 shipwreck. Between the 16th and 18th centuries the original church was signif
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Sanctuario di Ercole Curino
Sitting below the Sant’Onofrio hermitage, this sanctuary was originally thought to be the erstwhile house of Sulmona-born poet Ovid when it was first uncovered in the 1950s, but statues later found confirmed it as a Roman-era shrine to Hercules. The sanctuarys former foundations co
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MAV
Using high-tech holograms and computer-generated recreations, this virtual archaeological museum brings ruins like Pompeiis forum and Capris Villa Jovis back to virtual life. Especially fun for kids, its a useful place to comprehend just how impressive those crumbling columns once
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Oratorio della Purità
The intimate Oratorio della Purità has a beautiful, dramatic ceiling painting of the Assumption by Giambattista Tiepolo, and eight biblical scenes in chiaroscuro by his son, Giandomenico, on the walls. The building was built as a theatre in 1680 but the patriarch of Aquileia ordere
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Largo Baracche
From ancient ruin to WWII air-raid shelter to subterranean art gallery, underground Largo Baracche was set up to support young, talented, emerging local artists. Check the website for upcoming exhibitions, and dont forget to ask the guys to turn off the lights – its the only way yo
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Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola
The undisputed star of Piazza del Plebiscito, Naples’ largest square, is the Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola, a later addition to the colonnade that formed the highlight of Joachim Murat’s original piazza (1809). A neoclassical copy of the Pantheon in Rome, the church was commissi
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Civico Museo Sartorio
Another significant city villa, stuffed with art, ceramics and jewellery, and featuring beautiful ceiling frescoes – some dating to the late 18th century – and a basement Roman mosaic. Dont miss the room of superb Tiepolo drawings , virtuosic and intimate in turns, or the Triptych
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Careof, DOCVA & Viafarini
This contemporary art complex is home to three long-running nonprofit organisations. Careof and Viafarini are on the ground floor and show the work of emerging artists, often installation-based or using new technologies. On the 1st floor, DOCVA (Documentation Center for Visual Arts
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Arzanà
Housed in one of Cannaregios last remaining squeri (boatyards) is a fascinating collection of 50 historic boats and their endlessly varied trimmings, saved from destruction by enthusiastic non-profit Arzanà. The yard isnt open to the public on a regular basis, but visits can be arr
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Museo Nivola
The main reason to make a stop in the grey, sleepy village of Orani is the Museo Nivola. This museum celebrates the original sculpture and sand-casting techniques of Costantino Nivola, the son of a local stonemason, who fled Sardinia under Fascist persecution in 1938 and subsequent
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Monte Sirai
Monte Sirai, 4km northwest of Carbonia, is crowned by the remnants of a 7th-century-BC fort. Built by the Phoenicians of Sulci (modern SantAntioco) in 650 BC, it was taken over a century later by the Carthaginians. Not a lot now remains but among the ruins you can make out the plac
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Museo del Tricolore
In the main square, this small museum is a memorial to Reggios proud role as birthplace of the Italian tricolour flag. At a meeting in the multi-tiered Sala del Tricolore in 1797, Napoleons short-lived Cispadane Republic was proclaimed and the green, white and red tricolour was ado
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Museo del Ciclismo
Cycling fans might want to make this top of their Lago di Como list. Set in a village thats frequently featured in the Giro dItalia race, this museum is devoted to all aspects of the sport. It features 100 film clips of great moments in Italian cycling, memorabilia (including many
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Museo Domus de Janas
Head to the small, sleepy town of Sedini to see one of the areas best-known domus de janas . Gouged out of a huge calcareous rock, the prehistoric tomb was lived in by farmers in the Middle Ages and used as a prison until the 19th century. It now houses a small museum displaying tr
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Chiesa di San Salvatore
In the centre of the village, the 17th-century Chiesa di San Salvatore stands over a stone ipogeo (underground vault) dating to the nuraghic period. This originally housed a pagan sanctuary linked to the cult of water, and you can still see a well in the main chamber. It was later
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Chiesa di San Polo
Travellers pass this modest 9th-century Byzantine brick church without guessing that major dramas unfold inside. Under the carena di nave ceiling, Tintoretto’s Last Supper shows apostles alarmed by Jesus’ announcement that one of them will betray him. Giandomenico Tiepolo’s Station
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Funivia dellEtna
Funivia dellEtna runs a cable car from Rifugio Sapienza (1923m) up the mountain to 2500m. Once out of the cable car you can attempt the long walk (3½ to four hours return) up the winding track to the authorised crater area (2920m). If you plan on doing this, make sure you leave you
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Villa Foscari
The most romantic Brenta villa, the Palladio-designed 1555–60 Villa Foscari got its nickname La Malcontenta from a grand dame of the Foscari clan who was reputedly exiled here for cheating on her husband – though these bright, highly sociable salons hardly constitute a punishment.
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Museo Monumento al Deportato Politico e Razziale
Running down the eastern flank of Piazza dei Martiri, Palazzo Pio houses the Museo Monumento al Deportato Politico e Razziale, which documents the experience of prisoners in the nearby Fossoli Concentration Camp. Ask at the entrance for translated versions (in English, French and G
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Museo Nazionale del Cinema
Housed in the Mole Antonelliana, this enjoyable museum takes you on a fantastic tour through cinematic history. Memorabilia on display includes Marilyn Monroe’s black lace bustier, Peter O’Toole’s robe from Lawrence of Arabia and the coffin used by Bela Lugosi’s Dracula. At the hea
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