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Mole Antonelliana 20 Via Montebello, Turin, 10124 | ![]() |
The Mole antonelliana is the most famous monument of Torino. It was built by Alessandro Antonelli between 1863 and 1889 and, originally, it was planned to be a sinagogue. It is 185 metres high, so it's one of the highest... more
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Scala Santa 14 Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, 00184 | ![]() |
), one of those erected by Sixtus V late in the 16th century. At the same time, he demolished the old patriarchate, from which the Sancta Sanctorum (the papal chapel) and the Scala Santa (Holy Stairs) were preserved. The... more
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Palazzo Ducale San Marco 1, Entrance for the public: Porta del Frumento, Piazzetta San Marco, Venezia, 30124 | ![]() |
I had the privilege of being shown the palace by a private guide (which I highly recommend...see my listing for Walking Tours). The palace also offers its own tours in English (booked at least one day in advance). Withou... more
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San Luigi dei Francesi 20 Piazza San Luigi de' Francesi, Rome, 00186 | ![]() |
The imposing façade made out of travertine, has a balcony in its middle and two orders of Corinthian parastades from Tuscania with niches and statues by Pierre l'Estache. This church has three aisles divided by Ionic pil... more
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Villa Doria Pamphili 183 Via Aurelia Antica, Rome, 00164 | ![]() |
Villa Doria Pamphili has its main entrance at San Pancrazio Gate though it has other entrances around its 9-kilometre perimeter. Besides being Rome's largest park, it is also one of the richest in terms of vegetation wit... more
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San Giovanni in Laterano Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, 00184 | ![]() |
The present building is characterized by its 18th-century facade by Alessandro Galilei (statues of Christ and the Apostles ring the top). A 1993 terrorist bomb caused severe damage, especially to the facade. Borromini ge... more
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Porta Venezia Piazza Guglielmo Oberdan, Milan, 20129 | ![]() |
Once known as Porta Orientale , the Eastern Gate , in the Spanish city walls, these two buildings were made to a design by Rodolfo Vantini from 1827 to 1828, following a competition launched to replace Piermarini's work ... more
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Cinecitta 1055 Via Tuscolana, Rome, 00173 | ![]() |
Reaching its golden age in the 1960s, Rome's dream factory is where many great American movies were filmed, and which now plays hosts to foreign productions, cinematography exhibitions, concerts and guided tours.
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Piazza Marina Piazza Marina, Palermo, 90133 | ![]() |
Teatro Massimo Piazza G. Verdi, Palermo, 90138 | ![]() |
... largest in Europe with a capacity for 3,200 spectators. It was an appropriately grand venue for the great tenor Enrico Caruso, whose career took off here. Today’s regulations allow only about 1,350 in the audience, b... more
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