The Villa Romana di Valdonega was built in the first century. AD, of which three rooms are preserved today, overlooking an L-shaped portico. The latter was probably ... read more
The Villa Romana del Casale dates back to the 4th century, but constructed on the remains of an older villa. It has famous mosaics and a courtyard. The site was abandoned ... read more
Villa Poppaea, situated in the ancient Roman town of Oplontis, is an ancient luxurious villa supposed to have been owned by Emperor Nero and was probably the residence of ... read more
The Villa il Gioiello, or Villa Galileo, is the home where the great scientist spent the last part of his life, from 1631 until his death in 1642, confined to house ... read more
Villa Adriana was constructed early 2nd century AD, as a retreat for Emperor Hadrian. However probably after 128 AD, he used it as his official residence and governed the ... read more
Appian Way Regional Park is a protected archeological important area of around 3400 hectares. Some of the archeological and historic items are the Appian Way, the Villa ... read more
The Trajan's Market is an archaeological complex of buildings within the Imperial Fora, and was constructed during the reign of Emperor Trajan (53 AD – 117 ... read more
The Torre dei Lamberti is a 84 m high tower, dating back to 1172, with a spiral stair. The clock dates from 1779 and there are two bells. One, the 'Marangona' ... read more
The Sansevero Chapel Museum (Museo Cappella Sansevero) dates back to 1590 but was embellished in the 18th century by Raimondo di Sangro, seventh Prince of ... read more
The Victor Emmanuel II National Monument (Altare della Patria) is a white marble monument honouring Italy's first king Vittorio Emanuele II and commemorates the ... read more
The Tower of San Martino della Battaglia is a monumental construction, erected in 1878, to commemorate the Battle of San Martino. This battle is in fact a portion of ... read more
The Scuola Grande di San Rocco, established in 1478 as the seat of the confraternity San Rocco, is famous for its unique collection of paintings by Tintoretto. All the ... read more
The Porcelain Museum, opened in 1973 and a section of the Silver Museum, displays mainly porcelain tableware belonging to the royal families of Medici, Lorraine, and ... read more
The Olympic Theatre, Vicenza was constructed in 1580–1585 and designed by the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. The trompe-l'oel stage set dates ... read more
The Neapolis Buried, located under the Basilica of San Lorenzo Maggiore, was a (market) place dating back to 5th or 4th century BC, covered by a mudslide in the 5th ... read more
The Mausoleum of Augustus, restored and reopened in March 2021, was built in 28 BC (63 BC – AD 14), probably inspired by the mausoleum of Alexander the Great (356 BC ... read more
The Innocenti Museum is located in the monumental complex that includes the building designed in 1419 by Filippo Brunelleschi, an example of early Renaissance ... read more
The Civic Archaeological Museum of Milan is housed in the ex-convent of the Monastero Maggiore di San Maurizio, founded in the 8th century AD. On the ground floor there ... read more
The Brancacci Chapel (14th century) is famous for its frescoes, commissioned in 1423 by the merchant Felice Brancacci, and mainly made by Masolino and Masaccio. They ... read more
The Palladian Basilica is a public building redesigned by Andrea Palladio (1508 – 1580), adding the famous loggias with serliana openings in white marble to the ... read more