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Larger Pictures of Castles, Communities and
Regional Highlights
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Rome
(Roma in Italian)
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Trevi Fountain, Rome's
largest and most famous
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Colosseum exterior, showing
partially intact outer wall and
mostly intact inner wall |
Colosseum wall detail, with
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
Columns (bottom to top) |
Colosseum interior. Crowd
capacity ranged from 55,000
to 80,000. |
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Colosseum, showing animal
and staging area below
now-missing wooden floor |
The Roman Forum was the
royal and civic centre of the
early
Roman empire.
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St. Peter's Basilica at the
Vatican, seen from the Tiber
River |
The dome of St. Peter's
Basilica, designed by
Michelangelo |
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St. Peter's Square, laid out
by Bernini between 1656
and 1667 |
Bernini's Baldacchino over
the Basilica's Papal Altar,
itself above
St. Peter's crypt
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The Altar of Transfiguration,
graced with a mosaic copy of
Raphael's final masterpiece |
The Spanish Steps have
been at the heart of tourist
Rome since the 18th century. |
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Lazio Region
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Tivoli was the favoured hill
town resort of the ancient
Romans. |
Villa d'Este, a sumptuous
country residence at Tivoli
created in the 16th century |
Villa d'Este is famous for
its terraced gardens and
fountains. |
The One Hundred Fountains
at Villa d'Este |
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Villa d'Este gardens, created
for Cardinal Ippolito d'Este |
Vineyards at Frascati,
especially noted for its white
wine |
Seventeenth century
Villa
Aldobrandini overlooks
Frascati's central piazza. |
Castel Gandolfo on the
Alban hills occupies a height
overlooking Lake
Albano. |
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Lake Albano at
Castel
Gandolfo is a small volcanic
crater lake. |
Castel Gandolfo town centre |
The Papal Summer
Residence in Castel
Gandolfo |
Castel Gandolfo and Lake
Albano |
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Tuscany Region
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Typical Tuscan landscape,
with the vineyards that are
key to the region's fame
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The skyline of
Florence is
dominated by the dome of
the Duomo. |
The Ponte Vecchio covered
bridge crosses the Arno
River in Florence. |
The impressive Basilica di
Santa Maria del Fiore is one
of Italy's largest churches. |
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The dome of Santa Maria
del Fiore was designed by
Brunelleschi. |
Pisa's Leaning Tower is
only one of the features
of the Field of Miracles. |
The Baptistry, Duomo, and
Leaning Tower in Pisa |
San Gimignano's world-
famous towers skyline |
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Piazza della Cisterna in San
Gimignano |
Central San Gimignano |
Sienna, with the Torre del
Mangia towering above the
Palazzo Publico |
Sienna's Piazza del Campo |
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Umbria and Emilia-Romagna Regions
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Perugia, capital of Umbria,
notable for famous painters
and architects |
Medieval aqueduct in
central Perugia |
Assisi, seen from Mount
Subasio |
Assisi, with the campanile
of the Basilica di Santa
Chiara |
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Basilica di San Francesco
at Assisi, burial place of
St. Francis |
Assisi, as seen from the
Rocca Maggiore castle |
Bologna, capital of the
Emilia-Romagna region |
Piazza Maggiore in central
Bologna |
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Veneto Region
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The Grand Canal in Venice,
lined with palaces built over
a span of five centuries |
St. Mark's Square, with the
Campanile, St. Mark's
Basilica and Doge's Palace |
St. Mark's Square, with the
Campanile at centre |
The Doge's Palace, scene
of triumphs and tragedies
over the centuries |
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Byzantine mosaics with
gold, bronze and jewels
adorn
St. Mark's Basilica. |
The Rialto Bridge, one of
several famous Venice
bridges |
Gondolas on a Venice canal. |
At the beach on Lido Island,
home of the Venice Film
Festival |
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Murano, Venice's island
neighbour famous for its
exquisite glass |
Burano island is known for
its small, brightly-painted
houses, popular with artists. |
"Julia's Balcony" in Verona,
the second-largest city in
the Veneto region |
Verona's Arena (30 AD) is
the third-largest Roman
amphitheatre in the world. |
