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Destinations
Rome
No trip through Italy would be complete without a visit to the Eternal City – a place that has dazzled visitors for centuries.
Florence
Cradle of the Renaissance and of tourist masses that flock here to feast on world-class art, Florence is magnetic, romantic and busy.
Venice & Padua
A fabled lagoon city awash with art, music and spice-route cuisine, and a medieval city-state home to Italy’s second-oldest university.
Turin & Genoa
Elegant baroque Turin is only two hours from fabled port city Genoa.
Naples & Around
Naples is a love-it-or-loathe-it sprawl of operatic palazzi and churches, mouthwatering markets and art-crammed museums.
Piazza Grande, Arezzo
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Rome
Ever since its glory days as an ancient superpower, Rome has been astonishing visitors. Its museums and basilicas showcase some of Europe’s most celebrated masterpieces. But nothing can capture the sheer elation of experiencing Rome’s operatic streets, baroque piazzas and colourful neighbourhood markets.
ROME
Pop 2.86 million
According to myth, Rome was founded on the Palatino (Palatine Hill) by Romulus, twin brother of Remus and son of Mars, god of war. Historians offer a more prosaic version of events, claiming that Romulus became the first king of Rome on 21 April 753 BC. By AD 100 Rome had a population of 1.5 million and was the undisputed caput mundi (capital of the world). The cityscape reflects Rome’s rise and fall over the centuries, and its museums and basilicas showcase some of Europe’s most celebrated masterpieces.
Rome
1 Sights
1 Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano C4
2 Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere B4
3 Capitoline Museums B4
4 Colosseum C4
5 Museo e Galleria Borghese C2
6 Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme C3
7 Palatino B4
8 Pantheon B3
9 Piazza di Spagna & the Spanish Steps B3
10 Roman Forum B4
11 St Peter’s Basilica A3
12 Trevi Fountain B3
13 Vatican Museums A3
14 Via Appia Antica C5
2 Activities, Courses & Tours
15 Roman Kitchen B3
16 Top Bike Rental & Tours C4
17 Vino Roma C4
4 Sleeping
18 Althea Inn B5
19 Arco del Lauro B4
20 Beehive C3
21 Donna Camilla Savelli A4
22 Palm Gallery Hotel C2
23 Residenza Maritti B4
24 Villa Laetitia B2
25 Villa Spalletti Trivelli C3
5 Eating
26 Cafè Cafè C4
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Table of contents
- Cover
- How to Use This eBook
- Contents
- Welcome to the Grand Tour of Italy
- Grand Tour of Italy Map
- Grand Tour of Italy Highlights
- City Guide
- Need to Know
- Road Trips
- Destinations
- Road Trip Essentials
- Behind the Scenes
- Our Writers
- Back Cover