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Things to See
A visit to Italy offers a diverse and
culturally rich experience. If you visit the cities listed below, try
to make sure you don't miss the following places...
- Rome: Visit St. Peter's Basilica,
the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, Trevi Fountain, Sistine Chapel, Palatine Hill, Musei Vaticani, Via Sacra,
Senate, Spanish Steps
- Pompeii: Visit the excavations, Forum (town square)
- Venice: Bridge of Sighs, St. Marks Basilica, Gondola ride,
Byzantine Basilica, Doges' Palace, St. Mark's Square,
- Milan: Opera House, Duomo, shopping, Castello Sforzesco, Church
of Santa Maria delle Grazie
- Palermo: Cathedral and Palatine Chapel, Piazza Bellini
- Pisa: Leaning Tower, Campo dei Miracoli, Church of San Michele
degli Scalzi
- Florence: Duomo, "Gates of Paradise,' tomb of Michelangelo, Signoria
Square,
Academy Gallery (see Michelangelo's famous statue of David), Santa
Croce
Basilica, Piazzale Michelangelo, Piazza del Duomo
- Sorrento: Excursion to Isle of Capri, Piazza Tasso, Corso
Italia
- Capri: Faraglioni Rocks, Marina Piccola, Blue Grotto, Villa San
Michele (Ana Capri)
- Assisi: St. Francis' Basilica, Church of Santa Clara, Piazza
del Comune
- Naples: Mt. Vesuvious, Museo and Galleria di Capodimonte, Church
of San Giacomo
- Ravenna: Church of St. Apollinaris, Dante's tomb, Baptistery
- Verona: Roman Arena, Juliet's balcony, Church of San Zeno
Maggiore
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Sicily: Taormina, Mt. Etna,
Palermo, Messina, Syracuse
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Scenic drives: Amalfi Coast, Italian Lakes, Lombardy Pflains,
Apennine Mountains, Chianti wine region, Bay of Naples, Umbrian and Tuscan Hills
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