Spectacular mosaic floor in Siena’s Duomo visible for three more weeks
Update August 2013: this year the mosaic floor will be uncovered in its entirety until the end of October. If
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Arts & Architecture
Top 10 most unique churches of Italy
1. Multicolored, russian orthodox Church (San Remo, Liguria) The multicolored Russian Orthodox church of Christ the Savior, St. Catherine and
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Top 10 most beautiful and famous villas of Italy
(updated June 9, 2014) 1. Villa Rufolo, Ravello, Amalfi Coast, Campania Villa Rufolo is located in the historic center of
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10 Things we Love about Varenna, Lake Como
(updated June 6, 2014) 1. Exquisite location on Lake Como Its sunny position facing south offers a stunning panorama over
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The Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza: Palladian architecture at its finest for the oldest enclosed theater in the world
(updated March 6, 2015) The Teatro Olimpico (“Olympic Theatre”) in Vicenza is the oldest surviving indoor theater in the world.
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In the footsteps of Inspector Montalbano: Andrea Camilleri’s Sicily from Siracusa to Agrigento
Visiting the south-eastern angle of Sicily, from Siracusa to Agrigento is like taking a tour behind the scenes of a
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Roman theater of Gubbio, Umbria
Dating from the reign of the emperor Augustus, the Roman theater of Gubbio in Umbria was the second-largest in the
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‘Gates of Paradise’ finally to be unveiled in Florence after 27 years
After more than 27 years, the restoration of Ghiberti’s ‘Gates of Paradise’ has been completed and the results will finally
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Parma Baptistery: a testimony of that unique moment in time when Romanesque became Gothic
The octagonal, Romanesque-Gothic Baptistery of Parma is considered one of Italy’s most harmonious medieval monuments. It was commissioned to Benedetto
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7 unusual and legendary walls of Italy
While Italy is known for its many historic walls – Roman, Etruscan, Norman and Aragonese, among others – some Italian
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