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1. Napoli Sotterranea
Guided walk 40 metres beneath the old town through Greek and Roman cisterns, Second World War shelters and the hidden remains of a Roman theatre.
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2. Navigli Canal District
Milan's medieval canal quarter around the Naviglio Grande and the Darsena, known for its waterside walks, aperitivo bars and monthly antiques market.
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3. Piazzale Michelangelo
The 1869 hilltop terrace above San Niccolò with a bronze David and the classic panorama of the Duomo, the Arno bridges and the Palazzo Vecchio.
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4. Rialto Market
Venice's historic food market beside the Rialto Bridge, with a fish market under the Pescheria loggia and fruit and vegetable stalls in the surrounding squares.
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5. Trastevere
Rome's 13th rione, across the Tiber from the centre, is a web of cobbled lanes, ancient churches and trattorias that comes alive in the evening.
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6. Brera District
Milan's old artists' quarter of cobbled lanes around the Pinacoteca di Brera, filled with galleries, design shops, cafés and restaurants.
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7. Catacombs of San Gennaro
Large early Christian catacombs beneath the Sanità district, with frescoes, mosaics and the oldest known portrait of San Gennaro, shown on guided tours.
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8. Mercato di Testaccio
Testaccio's covered neighbourhood market gathers around 100 stalls of produce, fish, street food and household goods above the remains of a Roman warehouse.
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9. San Miniato al Monte
A Romanesque basilica begun in 1013 on one of the highest points of Florence, with a marble facade, mosaics and a quieter view than Piazzale Michelangelo.
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10. Teatro La Fenice
Venice's opera house, opened in 1792 and twice rebuilt after fires, offering opera and concerts in the evening and self-guided visits of its gilded auditorium by day.
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11. Appian Way Regional Park
Established in 1988, this regional park protects more than 16 km of the ancient Appian Way along with catacombs, aqueducts and the Caffarella valley.
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12. Mercato Centrale
Mengoni's 1874 iron and glass market in San Lorenzo, with traditional butchers and grocers downstairs and a food hall of artisan counters upstairs.
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13. Murano Glass Museum
The museum of Venetian glass on the island of Murano, open since 1861, tracing the history of glassmaking from ancient blown vessels to Murano murrine.
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14. Parco Sempione and the Arco della Pace
Milan's central park behind the Castello Sforzesco, laid out in the 1890s and stretching to Napoleon's triumphal Arco della Pace.
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15. Teatro di San Carlo
Opened in 1737, the oldest continuously active opera house in the world, with a red and gold auditorium, daily guided tours and a full season of opera and ballet.
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16. Burano
A fishing island in the northern lagoon, about 7 km from Venice, known for its brightly painted houses, its lace-making tradition and the leaning bell tower of San Martino.
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17. Giardino degli Aranci
Officially Parco Savello, this small orange-tree garden on the Aventine Hill was laid out in 1932 and offers one of Rome's best free panoramas.
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18. Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio
A neighbourhood market opened in 1873 east of Santa Croce, where Florentines buy fruit, vegetables, meat and cheese each morning.
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19. San Siro Stadium Museum and Tour
A tour of the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, home of AC Milan and Inter since the 1940s, with a museum of both clubs' shirts, trophies and memorabilia.
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20. Via San Gregorio Armeno
Narrow old-town street lined with workshops making Neapolitan nativity figures all year, from traditional shepherds to caricatures of the year's celebrities.
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