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Stunning coastal roads wind through scenic southern Napoli, where lemon groves and vineyards dot the countryside and villages sit high upon cliff-tops.

Make your way along elegant promenades to find medieval churches, thermal spas and stunning gardens in the shadow of the Italian Alps. 

Discover themed gardens, artist pavilions, viewpoints and wildlife stations set around a natural amphitheater in the grounds of a medieval castle. 

For some of the best views over Verona, head up the hill to the castle that stands on the site where the city was founded.

Sitting high on a chunk of rock jutting out into the sea, this iconic medieval-style monastery is an icon of the town of Tropea.

Explore a charming Italian town with an impressive Romanesque Gothic cathedral, elegant palaces, underground Roman pools and delicious local food.

Go beyond this city’s Venetian walls to see a preserved medieval town and check out the impressive art museums in the lower district.

Admire the works of art in this 12th-century church that has no main entrance. The structure sprang from the wreckage of a plague.

For some of the best views over Verona, head up the hill to the castle that stands on the site where the city was founded.

Visit the observatory where 18th-century astronomers began to unlock the secrets of the skies from a tower built atop the oldest part of the Castle of Padova.

Less than an hour from vibrant Naples, this historic coastal community lives life at a sleepier pace.

Watch opera in an enormous amphitheater, sample local dishes at the market square and see why Shakespeare set his most famous love story in this medieval city.

Admire the craftsmanship of the Tuscan artists and architects that created this richly ornamented bell tower. Climb its staircase for glorious views of Florence. 

Admire the greatest works of Michelangelo and da Vinci, see the center of Catholicism and pose with the Leaning Tower of Pisa on this Mediterranean peninsula.

Watch opera in an enormous amphitheater, sample local dishes at the market square and see why Shakespeare set his most famous love story in this medieval city.

Get a close-up view of the Big Bell at the summit of the structure that is the tallest in the City of One Hundred Towers.

The historical purpose of Ancona’s pentagonal building is as interesting as its architecture. It originally served as a quarantine station for contagious visitors. 

Sitting high on a chunk of rock jutting out into the sea, this iconic medieval-style monastery is an icon of the town of Tropea.

The historical purpose of Ancona’s pentagonal building is as interesting as its architecture. It originally served as a quarantine station for contagious visitors. 

Make your way along elegant promenades to find medieval churches, thermal spas and stunning gardens in the shadow of the Italian Alps. 

Ride the quick funicular back in time to this hilltop plateau of medieval and Renaissance churches, palaces and towers that seem to compete to be the tallest.