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Chiesa di San Vidal
Built by Doge Vitale Falier in the 11th century, Chiesa di San Vidal got a 1706–14 Palladian facelift to comemmorate Doge Francesco Morosonis victory over Turkish foes. Inside is St Vitale on Horseback and Eight Saints by Vittore Carpaccio, featuring his signature traffic-light red
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Fontana di Rosello
Sassaris most famous fountain, or whats left of it, sits in a sunken area in the midst of Piazza Mercato, a busy and unsightly traffic junction just outside the city walls. A monumental marble box ringed by eight lion-head spouts and topped by two fine marble arches, it was for a l
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Elefantino
Just south of the Pantheon, the Elefantino is a curious and much-loved statue of a puzzled-looking elephant carrying a 6th-century-BC Egyptian obelisk. Completed in 1667 in honour of Pope Alexander VII, the elephant, symbolising strength and wisdom, was sculpted by Ercole Ferrata t
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Duomo di Urbino
Rebuilt in the early 19th century in neoclassical style, the interior of Urbinos duomo commands much greater interest than its austere facade. Particularly memorable is Federico Baroccis Last Supper . The basilicas Museo Diocesano Albani contains religious artefacts, vestments and
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Mole Antonelliana
The symbol of Turin, this 167m tower with its distinctive aluminium spire appears on the Italian two-cent coin. It was originally intended as a synagogue when construction began in 1862, but was never used as a place of worship, and nowadays houses the Museo Nazionale del Cinema .
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Museo di Cività Preclassiche della Murgia
Located in the Convento delle Monacelle, the museums most famous exhibit is the 25,000-year-old star of the show: Delia. She was pregnant at the time of her death and her well-preserved skeleton was found in a local cave. Many of the finds here come from the Palaeolithic burial gro
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Museo Teatrale alla Scala
If youre not attending a performance at Teatro alla Scala (La Scala), a visit to the in-house museum is the best way of seeing inside the famous theatre. On the museum’s ground floor is a chronologically arranged collection of opera-related items, including original advertising pos
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Panoramic Lift
The Mole Antonelliana Towers glass Panoramic Lift whisks you 85m up through the centre of the museum to the Moles roof terrace in 59 seconds. Fair warning if youre even slightly prone to vertigo: its suspended only by cables, so when you look out its as if youre free-floating in sp
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Galleria Henry
A remnant of Buggerrus day as a mining centre, the Galleria Henry is a 1km-long tunnel that was dug in 1865 to allow a small train to transport minerals from underground depots to washing plants.A highlight of the hour-long gallery tour is the view down to the sea 50m below.At the
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Castello di Venere
The Norman Castello di Venere was built in the 12th and 13th centuries over the Temple of Venus, long a site of worship for the ancient Elymians, Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans. The views from up top, extending to San Vito Lo Capo on one side and the Saline di Trapani on the other,
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Basilica di Monte Berico
The hilltop Basilica di Monte Berico offers panoramic view of the Palladian city below. The basilica was built in the 18th century to replace a Gothic structure where the Virgin Mary herself is said to have made two appearances in 1426. An impressive 18th-century colonnade runs uph
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Andrea Soraperra
In Canazei’s village centre, take time to pop into the workshop of traditional sculptor and toymaker Andrea Soraperra , where you can watch him make the enchanting toys and evocative sculptures displayed in his attached shop. Among his creations are typical wooden character masks w
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Villa Oliva
In San Pancrazio, the gardens of Villa Oliva, a 15th-century country residence designed by Lucchesi architect Matteo Civitali, demand a springtime stroll. Retaining its original design, the fountain-rich park staggers across three levels and includes a romantic cypress alley and st
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Palazzo Tolomei
North of Loggia dei Mercanti on Banchi di Sopra, the 13th-century Palazzo Tolomei dominates Piazza Tolomei. Further north, Piazza Salimbeni is bounded by Palazzo Tantucci, Gothic Palazzo Salimbeni (prestigious head office of Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank), and the Renaissance Pala
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Le Biancane
At this geothermal park 21km north of Massa Marittima, steam has been transformed into power by vapour turbines since 1916, supplying power to one million Tuscan households (and meeting 25% of Tuscanys overall energy demands). Visitors can take a two-hour walk through wooded terra
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Ville da Schio
About 22km up the road towards Vicenza, turn off west for the ancient and pretty village of Costozza , blessed with several villas. The star attraction is the complex known as the Ville da Schio , frescoed mansions set against a hillside of magnificent gardens dotted with sculpture
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Tempio di Malchittu
Accessible via a 2km track from the Nuraghe di Albucciu ticket office, this temple dating back to 1500 BC is one of a few of its kind in Sardinia. The experts can only guess at its original purpose, but it appears it had a timber roof and was closed with a wooden door. From this va
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Museo Nazionale d’Arte Orientale
This little-visited but impressive collection is housed in the grandiose 19th-century Palazzo Brancaccio. It includes 5th-century-BC Iranian glassware, items from the ancient settlement of Swat in Pakistan, 12th-century homewares from Afghanistan, engraved ritual vessels from China
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Guglia di San Gennaro
The oldest of the three obelisks in the centro storico , the Guglia di San Gennaro was dedicated to the citys patron saint in 1636. Like the Guglia di San Domenico, it was a token of gratitude, only this time to San Gennaro for protecting the city from the 1631 eruption of Mt Vesuv
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Highline Galleria
Catching on to the New York trend of highline walkways, in 2015 Milan opened up access to a series of rooftop walkways traversing the grand steel-and-glass structure of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II shopping arcade. The roof-line views of the arcades cruciform shape and Liberty
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