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Palazzo del Governo
Tarantos new town is a pleasant surprise. It has a truly urbane atmosphere, with sleek shopping streets shooting off the impressive palm-planted Piazza Garibaldi which is dominated by the gigantic rust-red 1920s Palazzo del Governo .
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Palazzo del Comune
Marking the southern edge of the square, the 14th-century Palazzo del Comune is celebrated as the birthplace of the Italian flag.
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Santuario di Nostra Signora della Rosa
You’ll gasp audibly when entering Santa Margherita’s small yet lavish baroque church, not just at the truly dazzling array of gold leaf, frescoes, chandeliers and stained glass, but also at the sheer serendipity of it being here at all.
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Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo
No need to wait for San Marco sunsets to inspire a snog: this romantic Renaissance 15th-century palazzo with an external spiral bovolo (snail-shell) stairwell is closed for restoration, but its shady courtyard offers stirring views and privacy.
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Piazza Anfiteatro
Just east of Via Fillungo is one of Tuscanys loveliest squares, oval-shaped Piazza Anfiteatro, so-called after the one-time Roman amphitheatre. Today houses, pavement cafés and restaurants now stand, jostling for space on the lovely ellipse.
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Riserva Naturale Regionale Foce dellIsonzo
The final stretch of the Isonzo rivers journey into the Adriatic flows through this 23.5-sq-km nature reserve where visitors can birdwatch, horse ride, cycle or walk around salt marshes and mudflats. The visitors centre also has a cafe.
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Lion of St Mark Column
One of a pair of granite columns in the Piazzetta di San Marco, bearing the two patron saints of Venice. This eastern column bears a statue representing a winged lion – the Lion of Venice – which is the symbol of St Mark the Evangelist.
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La Salata
This palaeo-Christian graveyard dating from the 4th to 6th centuries AD is 9km out of town. Inside the cave, tier upon tier of narrow tombs are cut into the rock wall; others form shallow niches in the cave floor. Guided tours are mandatory.
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Metropolitana di San Pietro
A short walk north of Piazza Maggiore, Bologna’s cathedral, the Metropolitana di San Pietro has suffered redevelopment many times over the centuries. More a landmark than somewhere to search out, it stands opposite the Museo Civico Medievale.
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Museo Archeologico Eoliano (Sezione Classica)
Highlights here include finds from Liparis 11th-century BC necropolis, including a sizable collection of burial urns. Theres also a staggering array of amphorae salvaged from shipwrecks off the coasts of Panarea, Filicudi and Lipari itself.
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Cenacolo di Santo Spirito
For a change of pace from the Renaissance, head to this former refectory decorated with a grand fresco by Andrea Orcagna depicting the Last Supper and the Crucifixion (c1370). Inside, a collection of rare 11th-century Romanesque sculpture woos.
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Galleria Traghetto
Gutsy shows of young Italian artists on the brink of international breakthroughs, including Serafino Maiorano’s blurred digital photographs with bleeding reds evoking Carpaccio and Mirco Marchelli’s tattered, patchworked Italian flag paintings.
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Casa dellorso Spormaggiore
This is the top place to see the Parco Naturale Adamello Brentas 20-odd population of brown bears. There are cute displays for kids, and you can book to see the bears in winter dormancy via infrared camera. Its 15km northeast of Molveno.
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Casa Barezzi
This museum in the centre of Busseto is encased in the home of composer Verdis patron and was the site of Verdis first concert. Its lovingly curated and filled with Verdi memorabilia including papers, furnishings and valuable recordings.
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Santa Maria Maggiore
Designed in a Romanesque-Gothic transitional style, the 16th-century frescoes in the apse of this church are perhaps the main reason to head inside; theres also an unusual stone ciborium (vaulted canopy over the altar) dating from the 9th century.
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Museo Nazionale Atestino
Housed in a handsome 16th-century palazzo, Estes notable archaeological museum contains around 65,000 objects, among them pre-Roman and Roman artefacts from the region. The collections also includes examples of medieval, Renaissance and modern ceramics.
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Museo Nazionale Etrusco
Housed in the Albornaz fortress, this modest museum is the place for a shot of ancient culture. Reconstructions and locally found artefacts illustrate the Etruscan lifestyle, while a series of life-sized statues hark back to the citys Roman past.
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Parco Sardegna In Miniatura
A kilometre west of Barumini, the Parco Sardegna in Miniatura features a miniature reconstruction of the whole island, as well as a biosphere, planetarium, and plenty of picnic tables.Note that admission to attractions within the park costs extra.
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Palazzo dellOrologio
Palazzo dellOrologio occupies the site of a tower where, in 1288, Count Ugolino della Gherardesca, his sons and grandsons were starved to death on suspicion of helping the Genoese enemy at the Battle of Meloria, an incident recorded in Dantes Inferno .
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Palazzo Mazzetti
This 18th-century residence of the Mazzetti family houses the civic museum and an information office. Downstairs youll find Roman artefacts and a scale model of the city. Upstairs there are Italian paintings from the 17th to the 19th centuries.
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