In 8943 trips
Piazza San Marco is Venice's most famous piazza. What appears to be a rectangle is actually a trapezium, and when yo …
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10/17/2009 to 10/30/2009
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Sat 10/17/09 (day 1) - Venice
In 6755 trips
For a long time this was the only way to cross the Canal Grande. There was a bridge here at the end of the 12th Cent …
In 4090 trips
Some legends say that the Ponte dei Sospiri was called the Bridge of Sighs because it was a rendezvous for lovers; h …
In 4136 trips
Started in the 9th Century, Basilica di San Marco 's architecture shows an eastern and Byzantine influence: note the …
Thing to Do
San Marco, 422
Venice, 30124
Italy
+39 041 522 5697/+39 041 270 8311
Venice, 30124
Italy
+39 041 522 5697/+39 041 270 8311
Sat Oct 17 12:00am - Sat Oct 17 5:00pm
Sun 10/18/09 (day 2) - Venezia, Venice
In 694 trips
The only building on the San Giorgio Maggiore island, this church was built in 1566. It is built inside a Benedictin …
Thing to Do
Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore
Venice, 30124
Italy
+39 041 528 9900
Venice, 30124
Italy
+39 041 528 9900
Sun Oct 18 1:00pm - Sun Oct 18 3:00pm
In 614 trips
At the beginning of the 18th Century, Armenian monks arrived in Venice. These monks fled from the Moorish country af …
Thing to Do
Isola San Lazzaro degli Armeni
Venice, 30170
Italy
+39 041 526 0104
Venice, 30170
Italy
+39 041 526 0104
Sun Oct 18 4:00pm - Sun Oct 18 6:00pm
Mon 10/19/09 (day 3) - Florence
In 14 trips
In the historical centre of Florence, Polihotels Palazzo Ricasoli sits in a prestigious building dating back to …
Hotel
via delle Mantellate, 2
Florence, 50129
Italy
055-352151
Florence, 50129
Italy
055-352151
Mon Oct 19 2:00pm - Wed Oct 21 12:00pm
Tue 10/20/09 (day 4) - Florence
In 6712 trips
Best known of all Florence's treasures, this glorious bridge was the only one of six spared by the retreating German …
Wed 10/21/09 (day 5) - Rome
In 7993 trips
Visiting Rome for the first time, visitors must experience the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican structure with 50 million …
Thing to Do
viale Vaticano
Rome, 00165
Italy
+39 06 6988 4341
Rome, 00165
Italy
+39 06 6988 4341
Wed Oct 21 4:00pm - Wed Oct 21 5:00pm
In 3504 trips
The splendid fortress of Castel Sant'Angelo was originally built as a mausoleum for the Emperor Hadrian in 139 CE. I …
Thing to Do
lungotevere Castello, 50
Rome, 00193
Italy
+39 06 681 9111
Rome, 00193
Italy
+39 06 681 9111
Wed Oct 21 5:00pm - Wed Oct 21 6:00pm
Thu 10/22/09 (day 6) - Rome
In 10015 trips
The Forum Romanum was designed to be the center of social, political and economic life in the city. The innumerable …
Thing to Do
via dei Fori Imperiali
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Thu Oct 22 11:00am - Thu Oct 22 12:00pm
In 14841 trips
Tradition has it that throwing a coin over your left shoulder into the fountain guarantees a swift return to the wor …
Thing to Do
piazza di Trevi
Rome, 00187
Italy
Rome, 00187
Italy
Thu Oct 22 1:00pm - Thu Oct 29 2:00pm
Thu Oct 22 1:00pm - Thu Oct 22 2:00pm
In 14843 trips
Commissioned by Marcus Agrippa, restored by Domitian, and subsequently rebuilt by Hadrian (who added the dome), the …
Thing to Do
piazza della Rotonda
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 6830 0230
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 6830 0230
Thu Oct 22 2:00pm - Thu Oct 22 4:00pm
In 18035 trips
No visit to Rome is complete without seeing its magnificent Colosseum, a vast amphitheater with seating for 55,000 t …
Thing to Do
piazza del Colosseo
Rome, 00184
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Rome, 00184
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Thu Oct 22 10:00pm - Thu Oct 22 11:00pm