Italy Highlights
Valley of the Temples | Agrigento, Sicily | Points of interest
Sicily's most enthralling archaeological site encompasses the ruined ancient city of Akragas, highlighted by the stunningly well-preserved Tempio della Concordia,…
Museo di San Marco | San Lorenzo & San Marco, Florence | Sights
At the heart of Florence's university area sits Chiesa di San Marco and an adjoining 15th-century Dominican monastery where both…
Palazzo Vecchio | Duomo & Piazza della Signoria, Florence | Sights
This fortress palace, with its crenellations and 94m-high tower, was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio between 1298 and 1314 for…
House Archeologica di Ostia Antica | Lazio, Italy | Points of interest
One of Lazio's prize sights, the ruins of ancient Rome's seaport are wonderfully complete, like a smaller version of Pompeii.…
Palazzo Ducale Top choice in Venice
Holding pride of place on the waterfront, this pretty Gothic confection may be an unlikely setting for the political and…
Sistine Chapel, Sight in Vatican City, Borgo & Prati
Home to two of the world’s most famous works of art – Michelangelo’s ceiling frescoes (1508–12) and his Giudizio Universale…