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Ancient City
Occupying the hill of Manuzza, to the north of the acropolis, the Ancient City, where most of Selinuntes inhabitants lived, is the least excavated of all the sites. Exploration of the area has only begun in recent years, and evidence suggests that survivors of the destruction of 40
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Vatican Gardens
Up to half the Vatican is covered by the perfectly manicured Vatican Gardens, which contain fortifications, grottoes, monuments and fountains. Visits are by two-hour guided tour only, for which you’ll need to book at least a week in advance.Note that after the tour youre free to vi
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Villa Poniatowski
Part of the Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, this villa has archaeological finds relating to the pre-Roman Umbri and Latin peoples.Note that visits to the villa must be booked in advance. To visit on Sundays, youll need to sign up for a guided tour run by the Coop Arteingio
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Schola Spagnola
The second synagogue raised by Portuguese and Spanish refugees in 1583, the Schola Spagnola (Spanish Synagogue) shows just how Venetian the community had become, with a flair for Venetian architectural flourishes: repeating geometric details, high-arched windows, and exuberant marb
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Pinacoteca Carlo Levi
The Fascists exiled writer and political activist Carlo Levi to the isolated region of Appennino Lucano in 1935. The Pinacoteca Carlo Levi houses the Museo Storico di Carlo Levi , featuring his papers, documents and paintings. Admission to the pinacoteca (art gallery) includes a to
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Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo
The Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo retains little of its early Gothic origins. Inside, you’ll find an 18th-century pietà and a 17th-century portrait of San Cristoforo. Across the road from the church is a viewpoint from where you can see the fortress-like limestone peak Monte Texi
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Fondazione Sandretto re Rebaudengo
This classic white-cube contemporary gallery space was created with Italian super curator Francesco Bonami and runs a great exhibition program, with big-name Italians like Maurizio Cattelan often making an appearance, along with provocative thematic shows that bring mid-career Euro
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Eremo Francescano Le Celle
This Franciscan hermitage hides in dense woodland 3km north of Cortona. Its buildings sit next to a picturesque stream with an 18th-century stone bridge, and the only sounds to disturb the tranquil atmosphere are the bells that call the resident friars to vespers and mass in the ca
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Parco Ducale
Stretching along the west bank of the Parma river, these formal gardens seem like Parma personified – refined, peaceful and with barely a blade of grass out of place. They were laid out in 1560 around the Farnese familys Palazzo Ducale , which now serves as headquarters of the prov
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Area Archeologico & Chiesa di SantAnastasia
A few hundred metres from Sardaras museum, the Gothic Chiesa di SantAnastasia sits in the midst of what was once a much larger nuraghic temple. The highlight here is the underground well, known as Sa funtana de is dolus (Fountain of Pain), which was an important place of worship be
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Palazzo Blu
Facing the river is this magnificently restored, 14th-century building that has a striking dusty-blue facade. Inside, its over-the-top 19th-century interior decoration is the perfect backdrop for the Foundation Pisas art collection – predominantly Pisan works from the 14th to the 2
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Galleria Nazionale dellUmbria
Umbrias foremost art gallery is housed in Palazzo dei Priori on the citys main strip. Its collection, one of central Italys richest, numbers almost 3000 works, ranging from Byzantine-inspired 13th-century paintings to Gothic works by Gentile da Fabriano and Renaissance masterpieces
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Castello Doria
This castle, the oldest surviving fortification in the Cinque Terre, commands superb views. Dating to around 1000, its now largely a ruin except for the circular tower in the centre of the esplanade. To get there, head up the steep, narrow staircase by the harbour.
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Palazzo del Capitanio
Flanking the western side of elegant Piazza dei Signori, the Palazzo del Capitianio became the seat of Venetian authority when Padua came under the control of Venice. The Venetian presence lives on in the statue of the lion of St Mark, which prowls above the buildings 16th-century
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Genoa
Spectacular views of Genoas forts can be seen from the 1929 narrow-gauge railway, which snakes 25km north from Stazione Genova to the village of Casella (one way/return €2/3.20, one hour, eight to 12 daily) in the Valle Scrivia. Stazione Genova is 1.3km north of Stazione Brignole:
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Venice in a Bottle
This contemporary glass gallery works with young, Venetian and international designers and scientists on cutting-edge, experimental glass projects which continue to push the boundaries of Murano’s glass masters. It can also arrange a unique dining experience in a Murano furnace, ho
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Via dei Condotti
High-rolling shoppers and window-dreamers take note, this is Rome’s smartest shopping strip. At the eastern end, near Piazza di Spagna, Caffè Greco was a favourite meeting point of 18th- and 19th-century writers. Other top shopping streets in the area include Via Frattina , Via del
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Marina della Lobra
From central Largo Vescovado it’s a 2km descent to this pretty little marina backed by ramshackle houses and verdant slopes – or, rather, its a 40-minute downhill walk and a wheezing hour-long ascent. The marina is a good place to rent a boat, the best way of reaching the otherwise
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Tempio di Serapide
Just east of the port, sunken in a leafy piazza, sits the Tempio di Serapide. Despite its name, it wasnt a temple at all but an ancient macellum (town market) – the site is named after a statue of the Egyptian god Serapis found here in 1750. Its toilets (at either side of the easte
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La Pignasecca
Naples oldest street market is a multisensory escapade into a world of wriggling seafood, fragrant delis and clued-up casalinghe (homemakers) on the hunt for perfect produce. Fresh produce aside, the markets streetside stalls flog everything from discounted perfume and linen to Nea
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