• Italy

    Matera

    Matera is a city on a rocky outcrop in the region of Basilicata, in southern Italy. It includes the Sassi area, a complex of cave dwellings carved into the mountainside.

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    Amalfi, Alberobello & Apoplexy

    The Amalfi Coast is a 50-kilometer stretch of coastline along the southern edge of Italy’s Sorrentine Peninsula. It’s a popular holiday destination, with sheer cliffs and a rugged shoreline dotted with small beaches and pastel-colored fishing villages.

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    Herculaneum

    Herculaneum, ancient city of 4,000–5,000 inhabitants in Campania, Italy. It lay 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Naples, at the western base of Mount Vesuvius, and was destroyed - together with Pompeii and 2 other cities -by the Vesuvius eruption of 79AD WARNING: Contains pics not for the squeamish or faint-hearted.

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    Rome

    Rome ... this needs no intro, you've all heard of it or been ... thing is, we were meant to be going to Tivoli ...

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    San Gimignano & Montepulciano

    San Gimignano has managed to preserve its Medieval architecture and its charm and today is with no doubt one of Tuscany's greatest small treasures. The "city of the beautiful towers", as it is often called, has been a recognized UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990.

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    Florence

    Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture. One of its most iconic sights is the Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and a bell tower by Giotto.

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    Florence Museums

    The Galleria dell'Accademia displays Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. The Uffizi Gallery exhibits Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and Caravaggio's Medusa, amongst other masterpieces.

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    Lucca

    Lucca is a city on the Serchio river in Italy’s Tuscany region. It’s known for the well-preserved Renaissance walls encircling its historic city center and its cobblestone streets.