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Le Grotte Is Zuddas
Five kilometres south of Santadi, the Grotte Is Zuddas is a fascinating cave system. Of particular note are the helictites in the main hall. No one really knows how these weirdly shaped formations were created, although one theory suggests that wind in the cave may have acted on dr
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Lapidario Tergestino
With commanding views across city and sea, the Colle di San Giusto is topped by a sturdy 15th-century castello, largely built over earlier fortifications by the citys Venetian rulers. Wander around the walls and pop into the Lapidario Tergestino with its modest jumble of statuary a
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Trono dAttila
This 5th century marble throne is said to have been used by Attila the Hun when his forces swept south, terrorising the Roman city of Altino. In fact, the Huns never reached Torcello and the throne was in fact used as the seat of the magister militum , the military governor of the
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Piazza Tola
Just north of Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, Piazza Tola was medieval Sassaris main square where condemned heretics were burned at the stake. Overlooking the charming square is the 16th-century Palazzo dUsini , one of the first Renaissance buildings to be constructed in Sardinia and n
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Piazza dei Cavalli
Dominated by Palazzo Gotico , the impressive 13th-century town hall, Piacenzas main square is named after its two baroque equestrian statues, cast by the Tuscan sculptor Francesco Mochi between 1612 and 1625. Depicted here are the Farnese dukes Alessandro and Ranuccio, gallantly se
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Domus Flavia
Most of the Palatino as it appears today is covered by the ruins of Emperor Domitians vast complex, which served as the main imperial palace for 300 years. Divided into the Domus Flavia (imperial palace), Domus Augustana (the emperors private residence) and a stadio (stadium), it w
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Galleria Santa Eufemia
Specialising in paintings and drawings of Venice itself, this sophisticated little gallery is about five notches above the usual tourist paint-by-numbers fare. If you can’t afford the paintings, small original drawings and engravings (from €40) make an original, and relatively affo
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Forte Su Pisu
Also known as the Forte Sabaudo, this 19th-century Piedmontese fort marks the highest point in town. Its most famous action took place in 1815 when its garrison failed to fight off a party of North African Saracen raiders. In the ensuing battle, many islanders were killed and more
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Chiesa di SantEusebio e Vittore
Up on the plateau at Peglio, the Chiesa di Sant’Eusebio e Vittore offers lake views and masterly frescoes by 17th-century Milanese painter Giovan Mauro della Rovere, better known as Il Fiammenghino (‘Little Fleming’). He sought refuge here after murdering a man and did penance pain
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Casa del Bel Cortile
Inside the Casa del Bel Cortile lie three of the 300 skeletons discovered on the ancient shore by archaeologists in 1980. Almost two millennia later, its still poignant to see the forms of what are understood to be a mother, father and young child huddled together in the last, terr
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Arco Romano
Perhaps the best sight in all of Spello is to head up to the Arco Romano. From here you can get the best view of the Anfiteatro Romano (closed to the public) - the amphitheatre used for spectacles thousands of years ago in Roman Hispellum (the Roman name for modern-day Spello) - an
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Antico Palazzo di Città
Housed in what was Cagliaris town hall from medieval times to the 19th century, the beautifully restored Antico Palazzo di Città has been converted into this museum. It contains a small, well-edited collection of Sardinian textiles, ceramics, paintings and engravings. The basement
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Su Marmuri Cooperative Tessile Artigiana
For rugs, towels, curtains and bedspreads bearing Maria’s naturalistic designs, head to the Su Marmuri Cooperative Tessile Artigiana. Here you’ll find a group of dedicated ladies keeping alive traditional hand-looming techniques and you can see the noisy looms in action. Prices sta
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Ponte delle Torri
Many people literally draw breath the first time they glimpse the medieval Ponte delle Torri, a 10-arch bridge that leaps spectacularly across a steeply wooded gorge – a scene beautifully captured by Turner in his 1840 oil painting. The bridge was erected in the 14th century on the
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Broletto
The polychromatic Broletto, or medieval town hall, sits right beside Comos towering duomo . Unusually, it butts right up against the cathedral and is very much overwhelmed by it – the Broletto was built in 1215, but shortened in 1477 to make room for enlargements to the cathedral (
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Basilica di San Sebastiano
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Castello Monreale
About 4km south of Santa Maria de Is Acquas, a dirt road leads to the empty walls of the Castello Monreale. Built in the 13th century by the governor of Arborea, the castle was used as a temporary refuge by troops defeated at the Battle of Sanluri and later, in 1478, as a billet fo
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Chiesa di Stella Maris
Perched above Porto Cervo is Michele Busiri Vici’s surreal white church with a funnel-shaped bell tower. The church hosts classical-music concerts in the summer. Unsurprisingly, it’s also done rather well in the donations department, receiving El Greco’s impressive Mater Dolorosa a
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Foro di Cesare
On the opposite side of Via dei Fori Imperiali to the other Imperial Forums, Caesars Forum sits at the foot of the Capitoline hill. Caesar claimed the goddess Venus in his family tree and his forum included a temple dedicated to her. Nowadays, all that remains of the forum are thre
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Palazzo Steripinto
The main street of Sciacca, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, is lined with impressive palazzi. The most imposing of Sciaccas palazzi is the Palazzo Steripinto, recognisable by its diamond-point rustication and twin-mullioned windows. It was built in the Catalonian-Sicilian style at the beg
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