Ferrara
Tucked away on the ground floor of Ferrara's Palazzo dei Diamanti, this museum houses high-profile special exhibits.
Must-see attractions in Italy
Panarea
Only accessible by private boat, this islet off Panarea's east coast offers good swimming on a small white beach.
Golfo di Orosei
This pine-backed beauty is one of several fine beaches that necklace the coast to the north of Marina di Orosei.
Northeastern Sardinia
This cantina 1.5km east of town is the perfect place to stock up on the local DOCG Vermentino di Gallura.
Golfo di Orosei
North of the Marina di Orosei, Cala Ginepro appeals to families with its shallow water and campground.
Mediterranean Coast
This 14th-century church features a superb Renaissance portal and a rather chipped baroque interior.
Central Sicily
In the tepidarium you can see the exposed brickwork and vents that allowed hot steam into the room.
Syracuse
This 2nd-century Roman amphitheatre was originally used for gladiatorial combats and horse races.
Northwestern Sardinia
A lovely sandy beach framed by sandstone rocks and low-lying Mediterranean scrubland.
Mediterranean Coast
Siculiana Marina's beach stretches northwest of the sleepy town of the same name.
Mediterranean Coast
This 16th-century town gate is covered in Renaissance ornamentation.
Mediterranean Coast
Falconara's sandy beach stretches west of the Castello di Falconara.
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
The first modern construction in Rome's historic centre since WWII, Richard Meier's glass-and-marble pavilion houses the remnants of the Ara Pacis…
Basilica di San Pietro di Castello
Venice
As interesting as it is, St Peter's would be lucky to scrape into the top 10 of Venice's most impressive churches. Yet it served as the city's cathedral…
Venice
Maritime madness spans 42 rooms at this museum of naval history, featuring scale models of Venetian-built vessels as well as Peggy Guggenheim's not-so…
Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands
Since 1861, Murano’s glass-making prowess has been celebrated in Palazzo Giustinian, the home of bishops of Torcello from 1689 until the diocese's…
Chiesa di San Raffaele Arcangelo
Venice
The neighbours called, and they want their grime back: when centuries of accumulated dirt were removed from the stone angels above the portals of…
Naples
Another Luigi Vanvitelli production, this long, leafy seaside strip was originally built for Bourbon royalty. Called the Passeggio Reale (Royal Walkway),…
Naples
The most engrossing site at this 14th-century religious complex is its infamous ruota (wheel), set in the orphanage wall to the left of the basilica. As…
Vicenza
Six metres below modern Vicenza lies one of the city's lesser-known historical treasures – a 1st-century Roman cryptoportico. Discovered during postwar…
San Polo & Santa Croce
This stately Grand Canal palace – designed by Domenico Rossi and completed in 1728 – has been commandeered by Fondazione Prada, which is renovating the…
Naples
Naples' oldest necropolis, these ancient-Greek aristocratic tombs were hewn into the city’s buttery tufa rock around the 4th century BC. Hidden just a few…
Sorrento
From the Chiostro di San Francesco, stairs lead up to this gallery, which showcases the evocative photography of Raffaele Celentano, a contemporary…
Milan
Housed in the deconsecrated church in the centre of the extraordinary hectagonal structure of the Rotonda della Besana, MUBA is Milan's first centre for…
Tyrrhenian Coast
Founded in 648 BC by Greeks from Zankle (now Messina), the ruined city of Himera is rather disappointing compared with other Greek sites around Sicily…
Sorrento
Sorrento's cathedral features a striking exterior fresco, a triple-tiered bell tower, four classical columns and an elegant majolica clock. Inside, take…
Naples
Dismissed by serious collectors, this narrow street nonetheless remains famous across Italy for its pastori (nativity-scene figurines). Connecting…
Bari
Roger the Norman originally built this castle in the 12th century over the ruins of a Byzantine structure. Later, Frederick II of Swabia built over the…
Bologna
This palace was the seat of the city university from 1563 to 1805. These days its chief attraction is the fascinating 17th-century Teatro Anatomico, a…
Milan
Maria Teresa had the towering gingko planted here in 1777, when she turned the former Jesuit orchard into an open-air lecture hall for budding botanists …
Milan
This pretty garden with its baroque fish pool and rare, well-tended flora, is the oldest park in the city. It was created in 1555 by the young widow…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Built by Bartolomeo Bon between 1489 and 1508 to house the remains of its titular saint, beautiful St Roch's Church received a baroque facelift between…
Manarola
This small piazza is dominated by a bell tower that was once used as a defensive lookout. Opposite, the Chiesa di San Lorenzo dates from 1338 and houses a…
Milan
San Simpliciano is one St Ambrose's four Milanese churches, built on a paleo-Christian cemetery with a red-brick Romanesque wrapping. Martyrs Sisinio,…
Milan
The arena was Napoleon’s mini-colosseum, which he opened in flamboyant style with a chariot race in 1807. Built by Luigi Canonica, its design allowed it…
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