In 14933 trips
Tradition has it that throwing a coin over your left shoulder into the fountain guarantees a swift return to the wor …
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Unscheduled - Rome
In 10448 trips
An incredible, almost theatrical square with the lovely Spanish Steps leading up to the Chiesa di Trinità dei Monti …
In 4658 trips
This collection is housed in a building constructed in 1613 for Cardinal Scipione Borghese, one of Bernini's greates …
In 4255 trips
During the Middle Ages, Piazza del Popolo formed the main entrance to the city for pilgrims and travelers arriving o …
In 1154 trips
For at least 600 years this was a busy port, but the area declined suddenly following a reduction in commerce, and t …
In 9027 trips
During the Christmas season Piazza Navona is packed with stalls selling toys, sweets and decorations for the Nativit …
In 18144 trips
No visit to Rome is complete without seeing its magnificent Colosseum, a vast amphitheater with seating for 55,000 t …
In 14946 trips
Commissioned by Marcus Agrippa, restored by Domitian, and subsequently rebuilt by Hadrian (who added the dome), the …
In 10087 trips
The Forum Romanum was designed to be the center of social, political and economic life in the city. The innumerable …
In 2255 trips
Santa Maria Maggiore harmonizes a great variety of architectural styles: the naves date from the 15th Century, the b …
In 3323 trips
Beset on all sides by roads, the square is heavily congested with traffic. In the background, the Altare della Patri …
Unscheduled - Naples
In 474 trips
When Vesuvius erupted on 24 August A.D. 79, it engulfed the two flourishing Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, …
In 85 trips
From the Neapolis founded by Greek settlers in 470 B.C. to the city of today, Naples has retained the imprint of the …
Unscheduled - Venice
In 6796 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 9001 trips
Piazza San Marco is Venice's most famous piazza. What appears to be a rectangle is actually a trapezium, and when yo …
In 5408 trips
You get a splendid view of Venice and the Basilica di San Marco from the tallest bell tower in Venice. It can be see …
In 4175 trips
Started in the 9th Century, Basilica di San Marco 's architecture shows an eastern and Byzantine influence: note the …
In 897 trips
The main structure of this church dates back to the 7th Century, as does the fortress that gives this whole area its …
Unscheduled - Milan
In 3986 trips
Watched over by the Madonnina , the cathedral's high rose marble spires represent the city's most famous artistic an …
I'm staying 6 nights in Rome, 6 in Venice, 2 in Florence. I plan day trips every other day, by train, to the cities listed there. That is the plan of course. If it proves to be to much once I'm there, I'd cut down on some cities.