Touristic spots in Italy

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Rome: historic city
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Rome is the capital of Italy and it is also known as the Eternal city (28 centuries of history!). Its historic centre is the best place to see its most important tourist sites: Colosseum, Roman forum, Piazza Navona, Trevi fountain, and more.
Rome: Colosseum
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Rome was the capital of Roman Kingdom and the Colosseum is the most famous iconic symbol of imperial city. It is an oval amphitheatre that could hold between 50000 and 80000 spectators and it was used for gladiatorial contest and other public spectacles.
Venice and its lagoon
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Born in the 5th century and spread over 118 small islands, Venice became a major maritime power in the 10th century. The entire city is an extraordinary architectural masterpiece.
Milan Duomo
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Milan Duomo is the cathedral church of Milan. The cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the biggest church in Italy (the larger St. Peter's Basilica is in the State of Vatican City) and the third largest in the world.
The stones of Matera
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Matera is a town that lies in a small canyon and it's worldwide famous for the Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches, that comprises a complex of houses, churches, monasteries and hermitages built in that natural cave.
Naples: old town
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Naples is well known for the Mount Vesuvius, the Gulf and for Pizza. The old town, a Unesco World Heritage, is the largest in Europe and hosts medieval castles, classical ruins, royal palaces, and Christian churches.
Florence: old town
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Florence represents one of the most charming and important art cities in Italy. Its historical town center collects monuments, architectural works and gardens that are unique in the all world, designed by Giotto, Brunelleschi, Michelangelo and others.
Pompeii
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Pompeii was an ancient Roman city near modern Naples. It was buried under 4 to 6 m of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. The site has been largely preserved because of lack of air and moisture.
Castel del Monte: the castle
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A unique piece in the world of medieval military architecture, Castel del Monte is a successful blend of elements from classical antiquity, the Islamic Orient and north European Cistercian Gothic. Its founder was Emperor Frederick II.
Pisa: the leaning tower
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most famous architectural structures from medieval Europe. It is located in the Italian town of Pisa. Even though it was designed to be perfectly vertical, it started to lean during construction.
Dolomites
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The site of the Dolomites comprises a mountain range in the northern Italian Alps, numbering 18 peaks which rise to above 3,000 metres and cover 141,903 ha. You can find some of the most beautiful mountain landscapes.
Royal palace of Caserta
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The monumental complex at Caserta, created in the mid-18th century in the north of Naples, is exceptional for the way in which it brings together a magnificent palace with its park and gardens. It is expression of Enlightenment in architecture.
The Trulli of Alberobello
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The trulli, limestone dwellings found in the southern region of Apulia, are remarkable examples of drywall construction, a prehistoric building technique still in use in this region. Alberobello is the town which host the highest concentration of trulli.
The Cinque Terre
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The Cinque Terre is an harsh portion of coast on the Italian Riviera. It comprises five villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sardinia
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Sardinia is an island that strikes its visitors with natural contrasts, the lights and colors of a region that boasts old traditions and a wild and pure nature. The region is famous for the coasts, the beaches and popular resorts.
Amalfi coast
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Deemed an outstanding example of a Mediterranean landscape by Unesco, the Amalfi Coast is one of Italy's most memorable destinations.
Verona: the city
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Verona is surely one of northern Italy's most attractive cities. Best known for its Shakespeare associations, Verona attracts a multinational gaggle of tourists to its cozy piazzas and knot of lanes, most in search of Romeo, Juliet and all that.
Mount Etna
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Mount Etna is the highest volcano in Europe, and one of most active of the world. The crater area at 2920 m is accessible.
Vatican city
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The Vatican city is the smallest state on the world located into the city of Rome. It is the papal residence, historically built over Saint Peter tomb.
Sistine Chapel
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The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope, in Vatican City. The chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV. The chapel is used as a place of both religious and functionary papal activities.

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