Cosenza
Built in the late 19th century, the Rendano is a leading Calabrian venue for opera and classical music.
Must-see attractions in Italy
Venice
These sheds built for the construction of boats are now utilised by the Biennale as exhibition space.
Chiesa di Madre di Buon Consiglio
Naples
Chiesa di Madre di Buon Consiglio is a snack-sized replica of St Peter’s in Rome completed in 1960.
Eastern Sardinia
The blessedly simple 14th-century Chiesa di San Lussorio is one of Oliena's wonderful old churches.
Como
An 18th-century lakeside villa, now owned by the provincial government and closed to the public.
Lucca Center of Contemporary Art
Lucca
Lucca's contemporary-art museum hosts some riveting exhibitions; check its website for details.
Central Sicily
The facade of this 17th-century church is graced by a magnificently carved, tuff-stone portal.
Western Sicily
Now reduced to a massive pile of rubble, Temple F is one of Selinunte's three eastern temples.
Gallipoli
Now housing a cosmetics and fragrance shop, this beautifully decorated pharmacy dates to 1814.
Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands
A small beach near the Torre Massimiliana, with a seasonal bar serving coffee and pizza.
Aosta
This former 12th-century prison once formed a significant corner of Aosta's Roman wall.
Oristano
Oristano's town hall overlooks the elegant focal square, Piazza Eleonora d'Arborea.
Arezzo
This city park was clearly created with mellow, early evening walks in mind.
Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani
Messina
This 12th-century church is a fine example of Arab-Norman architecture.
Chiesa di Sant’Eligio degli Orefici
Centro Storico
A 16th-century goldsmiths’ church designed by Raphael.
Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands
La Certosa’s yacht marina complex includes a hotel, an alfresco restaurant-bar and a sailing club, which runs regattas and a summer sail camp for children.
Venice
German traders only had to walk a block from the trading floor of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi to pray for an upswing in the market for their goods. Through…
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
This monumental mausoleum – a dramatic 45m wide and 90m high – was built in 28 BC and is the final resting place of Augustus, buried here in AD 14, and…
Enna
Surrounded by woodland about 9km south of town is one of Sicily's few natural lakes. It's a popular summer hang-out with a few compact beaches, big resort…
Ferrara
This early Renaissance palace houses three museums: the Museo Giovanni Boldini, dedicated solely to Ferrara-born Giovanni Boldini; the Museo dell…
San Polo & Santa Croce
‘Tits Bridge’ got its name in the late 15th century, when neighbourhood prostitutes were encouraged to display their wares in windows instead of taking…
Turin
The 12th-century Castello di Moncalieri was the first fortress built by Thomas I of Savoy just south of the centre of Turin, commanding the southern…
Cagliari
Cagliari's medieval Ghetto degli Ebrei was situated in the cramped area between Via Santa Croce and Via Stretta. The city's Jewry lived here until they…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Laid out in the late 19th century as the centrepiece of an upmarket residential district, Rome’s largest square is an ill-kempt grassy expanse, surrounded…
Pisa
Closed for extensive (seemingly everlasting) renovation, this museum is a repository for works of art once displayed in the duomo and battistero…
Centro Storico
A real-life house of horrors, Palazzo Cenci was the scene of one of the 16th century’s most infamous crimes, the murder of Francesco Cenci by his long…
Eastern Sardinia
Tucked down a cobbled lane, this simple two-roomed house is where St Ignatius was apparently born (he died in 1781). The back room, with its low wood…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
The church of Rome’s Filipino community contains a sparkling 4th-century apse mosaic, the oldest of its kind in the city. An enthroned Christ is flanked…
