The Villa Romana del Casale dates back to the 4th century, but constructed on the remains of an older villa. It has famous mosaics and a courtyard. The site was abandoned ... read more
The Villa il Gioiello, or Villa Galileo, is the home where the great scientist spent the last part of his life, from 1631 until his death in 1642, confined to house ... read more
Villa Adriana was constructed early 2nd century AD, as a retreat for Emperor Hadrian. However probably after 128 AD, he used it as his official residence and governed the ... read more
The Torre dei Lamberti is a 84 m high tower, dating back to 1172, with a spiral stair. The clock dates from 1779 and there are two bells. One, the 'Marangona' ... read more
The Victor Emmanuel II National Monument (Altare della Patria) is a white marble monument honouring Italy's first king Vittorio Emanuele II and commemorates the ... read more
The Tower of San Martino della Battaglia is a monumental construction, erected in 1878, to commemorate the Battle of San Martino. This battle is in fact a portion of ... read more
The Scuola Grande di San Rocco, established in 1478 as the seat of the confraternity San Rocco, is famous for its unique collection of paintings by Tintoretto. All the ... read more
The Porcelain Museum, opened in 1973 and a section of the Silver Museum, displays mainly porcelain tableware belonging to the royal families of Medici, Lorraine, and ... read more
The Olympic Theatre, Vicenza was constructed in 1580–1585 and designed by the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. The trompe-l'oel stage set dates ... read more
The Innocenti Museum is located in the monumental complex that includes the building designed in 1419 by Filippo Brunelleschi, an example of early Renaissance ... read more
The Palladian Basilica is a public building redesigned by Andrea Palladio (1508 – 1580), adding the famous loggias with serliana openings in white marble to the ... read more
St Marks Clocktower, dating back to the last decade of the 15th century, was meant to be seen from far on the waters of the lagoon, to embody the might, wealth and glory ... read more
Spanish Steps date back to 1723-1726, and were designed by Baroque architects Specchi and de Sanctis. The purpose was to link the Spanish Embassy and the Trinità dei ... read more
San Giovanni in Laterano is not only the oldest public church in the city of Rome, but also the oldest basilica of the Western world. It dates probably from around 313 ... read more
The Rocca di Solferino is a historical strategic tower (23 meter), erected in 1022 on the summit of the hill at 206 m. above the sea level, which was converted in 1870 ... read more
The Rasponi Crypt and the Hanging Gardens of the Palazzo della Provincia is a beautiful archaeological and naturalistic site where you can admire the splendid crypt of ... read more
The Pietro Canonica Museum is the former studio and residence of the sculptor Pietro Canonica (1869 – 1959). He was not only a sculptor, but also a painter, opera ... read more
The Ragione Palace - Palazzo della Ragione was built in 1250 for judicial purposes and contains a single hall on the upper floor, where the judges were seated. On the ... read more
The Museo delle Mura, established in 1990, traces the history of the city's fortifications, from the royal and republican age ( 6th - 4th century BC), to those of ... read more
The Museo della Via Ostiense preserves materials from the area between Rome and Ostia, including three arcosoli, paintings from a III century AD tomb. C. found in the ... read more