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Museo delle Porcellane
Housed in the 18th-century Palazzina del Cavaliere in the Boboli Gardens, this small museum houses an exquisite collection of European porcelain. Many pieces were brought to Florence from historic palaces in Parma, Piacenza and Sala Baganza in the late 19th century to decorate the
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Museo Civico
The main reason to visit the local-history exhibits at the Museo Civico is the waterfront castle, Rocca di Riva, dating from 1124, in which it’s housed. You can scale the adjoining 34m-tall Torre Apponale for a stunning panorama of the lake and mountains. The 13th-century square to
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Museo della Figurina
A nostalgic journey back in time for any kid that ever owned a Panini football sticker collection, this geeky museum is tucked away upstairs in the Palazzo Santa Margherita. It displays that precious Paolo Rossi sticker that cruelly eluded you in 1982, along with numerous other car
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Palazzo Antinori
One of Florences most beautiful small palazzi, this golden abode was built in 1465 for Giovanni Boni, a very rich member of the Money Changing Guild, but was taken over by the Antinori wine-making dynasty in the 16th century. Over 100 palazzi were built in the 15th century, when me
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Galleria dArte Antica
The Galleria d’Arte Antica has a handful of works by Caravaggio (there is a portrait of St Francis in room 7), Carpaccio (with a work showing the adoration of Christ’s blood in room 3) and Tiepolo (several works in room 10). The bulk of the collection is dedicated to lesser-known F
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Casa Guidi
It was on the ground floor of 15th-century Palazzo Guidi, across from Palazzo Pitti, that Robert and Elizabeth Browning rented an apartment in 1847, a year after their marriage. Robert wrote Men and Women in the apartment they called home for 14 years and poet Elizabeth both gave b
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Azienda Agricola Coffele
Across from the old-town church, this family-run winery offers tastings of lemon-zesty DOC Soave Classico and an elegant, creamy DOC Coffele Ca Visco Classico. The family also rents out rooms among vineyards a few kilometres from town. Book wine tastings in advance; two days ahead
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Villa Barchessa Valmarana
Debuting on the riviera in the 17th century, Villa Barchessa Valmarana was commissioned by Vicenzas aristocratic Valmarana family. Youll find them enjoying la dolce vita (the sweet life) in the villas fanciful frescoes, painstakingly restored in 1964. These days, the elegant buildi
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Villa Romana del Tellaro
Going south towards Pachino on the main SP19 brings you to this Roman villa harbouring some fascinating mosaics. The villa was largely destroyed by fire in the 4th century, but painstaking excavation has brought to light fragments of the original floor mosaics, which depict hunting
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Lupanare
Ancient Pompeiis only dedicated brothel, Lupanare is a tiny two-storey building with five rooms on each floor. Its collection of raunchy frescoes was a menu of sorts for clients. The walls in the rooms are carved with graffiti – including declarations of love and hope written by th
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Villa Lante
For a High Renaissance spectacle, head to the wonderful Villa Lante , 4km northeast of Viterbo at Bagnaia. This mannerist drama of terraces, water cascades and gaily waving statues forms part of the bucolic park that surrounds the 16th-century villa. To get to Bagnaia from Viterbo,
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Stadio di Domiziano
Beneath Piazza Navona lie the remains of the 1st-century-AD Stadio di Domiziano, over which the square was laid in the 15th century. This 30,000-seat stadium, whose subterranean ruins now host events and exhibitions, used to stage athletic meets – the name Navona is a corruption of
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Teatro Romano e Museo Archeologico
Just north of the historic centre you’ll find a Roman theatre . Built in the 1st century BC, it is cunningly carved into the hillside at a strategic spot overlooking a bend in the river. Take the lift at the back of the theatre to the former convent above, which houses an interesti
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Torre Pirelli
Construction began in 1956 on Milan’s tallest grattacielo (skyscraper). The 32-storey Pirelli Tower sits on the site of the company’s 19th-century factory, symbolically bookending Italy’s industrial heyday. The smooth tapered sides of Gio Ponti’s modernist icon form the shape of a
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Parco di Capodimonte
Parco di Capodimonte makes for a blissful chill, with lakes, a wood, and various 18th-century buildings, including former royal porcelain workshop Palazzo Porcellane . Designed by Ferdinando Sanfelice in 1742 as a royal hunting reserve, the park’s main attraction, however, is the g
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Piazza IV Novembre
In Perugia all roads seem to lead to Piazza IV Novembre, once the meeting point for the ancient Etruscan and Roman civilisations. In the medieval period, it was the political centre of Perugia. Now people from all walks of life gather here to chat, slurp gelato and watch street ent
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Lido di Lenno
Summer evenings in Lenno take on a hedonistic hue at the Lido di Lenno. People from near and far converge on this artificial sandy beach, located virtually next to the path and boat pier for Villa Balbianello, to enjoy food from the grill, cocktails (€6 to €9) and a (brief) dip in
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Latomia del Paradiso
Enter the Latomia del Paradiso, a limestone quarry full of huge hollows and caves, planted with orange and olive trees, via the northern site. In Greek times the quarry was vaulted by a roof of earth that collapsed in the 1693 earthquake, leaving it open to the sunlight. It was onl
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Castel Sismondo
Also known as the Rocca Malatestiana, Riminis classic Renaissance castle was designed by the great military leader himself, Sigismondo Malatesta. The outside looks promising, but sadly the only interior access is to a subterranean room with Italian-only displays on the Malatesta fa
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Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli
This church is worth visiting for the 15th-century Cappella Corner by Mauro Codussi, which features a Tiepolo altarpiece of St Lucy, bearing her limpid eyeballs on a platter. The plain brick exterior is rather rudely interrupted by apartment buildings, but as John Ruskin put it rat
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