Overlooking the colorful Piazza Malpighi, the beautiful Basilica di San Francesco in Bologna, Northern Italy is an excellent example of the interplay of Gothic and Romanesque features.
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When you speak of Genoa, Italy, the one predominant image is the tall lighthouse reigning over the harbor.
Indeed, the Lanterna in Genoa is a city symbol and landmark. Standing
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One part of the eternal city that epitomizes the free willed spirit of Rome is the Piazza Campo de'Fiori. A large languid city square in the heart of Rome, it is a place where you can
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Dante’s House (Casa Di Dante) in the 13th century was home to Alighieri families. This area stretched between church Piazza dei Donati and S. Martino in Florence, Italy. At the onset
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The "Capelle Medicee" are part of the Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze in Florence, Italy. The exterior of the chapel and the basilica are unprepossessing—the façade has never been
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The emperor Napoleon supposedly described it as “the finest drawing room in all of Europe” and if you visit St. Mark’s Square in Venice, it’s easy to agree with him. The square, known
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The catacombs around Rome are places that always fascinated visitors. Going back to the first century, Christian Romans did not have their place to burry their dead. Until Christianity's
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Pompeii points you back to Italy’s glorious past – destroyed by the ravages of nature and time, but still a wonder and beauty in its own right. It is, in fact, one of Italy’s top tourist
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One of the biggest attractions in Venice is the spectacular Doge’s Palace, also known as the Palazzo Ducale. Much of the present building dates from the 15th century – although an earlier
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You are standing in a courtyard, surrounded by hundreds of other people who are equally awed by the majesty of the sights that you are all seeing. Before you, over 400 feet tall and
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Saint Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, surrounded by the city of Rome, is a sight that delights the eye and captures wonder and beauty from every angle. With a dome that may have
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