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Italy

Liguria from Genoa to the Cinque Terre

Corniglia and its terraced slopes in Cinque Terre

Corniglia

Creator
Davide Papalini
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Lombardy from Milan to Lake Como

Varenna's waterfront on Lake Como

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Jmatazzoni
Licence
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Bellagio beside Lake Como and the surrounding mountains

Bellagio on Lake Como

Creator
Daniel Case
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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Varenna's waterfront on Lake Como

Varenna

Creator
Jmatazzoni
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Matera across the Sassi and plateau paths

The Sassi districts of Matera across the ravine

Creator
Jules Verne Times Two
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A stone lane among the Sassi districts of Matera

A lane in the Sassi

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Jules Verne Times Two
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Matera seen across the Gravina from the Murgia

Matera from the Murgia

Creator
Benjamin Smith
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Milan through design, art and neighbourhoods

Milan Cathedral and Piazza del Duomo

Creator
Giorgio Galeotti
Licence
CC BY 4.0
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The arcades of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

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Suicasmo
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Buildings and canals in Milan's Navigli district

The Navigli

Creator
Chabe01
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Naples through historic streets and the bay

Naples beside its bay with Mount Vesuvius beyond

Creator
Sergey Ashmarin
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Historic buildings along Spaccanapoli

Spaccanapoli

Creator
Alpha 350 from Hungary
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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The Church of San Francesco di Paola on Piazza del Plebiscito

Piazza del Plebiscito

Creator
Vyacheslav Argenberg
Licence
CC BY 4.0
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Palermo through markets, monuments and neighbourhoods

Palermo Cathedral and its historic exterior

Creator
l0da_ralta
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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Baroque façades at Quattro Canti in central Palermo

Quattro Canti

Creator
Benjamin Smith
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Stalls and shoppers in Palermo's Ballarò market

Ballarò market

Creator
Alessandro Cataldo
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Piedmont from Turin to vineyards and Alpine valleys

Alpine landscape in Piedmont's Valle Devero

Creator
Mænsard vokser
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Pisa beyond the Leaning Tower

Pisa Baptistery in Piazza dei Miracoli at night

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Pompeii from Naples by Circumvesuviana

The Forum within the Pompeii archaeological site

Creator
No machine-readable author provided. Gaiusiulianus assumed (based on copyright claims).
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Public domain
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Naples beside its bay with Mount Vesuvius beyond

Creator
Sergey Ashmarin
Licence
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Pompeii with time for a focused site route

The Forum within the Pompeii archaeological site

Creator
No machine-readable author provided. Gaiusiulianus assumed (based on copyright claims).
Licence
Public domain
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Stone-paved street within the Pompeii archaeological site

Ancient street in Pompeii

Creator
Norbert Nagel
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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The ancient amphitheatre at Pompeii

Pompeii amphitheatre

Creator
Marco Ober
Licence
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Puglia from Bari to Lecce and Salento

Polignano a Mare above the Adriatic coast

Creator
Josep M. Gracia
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Trulli houses in Alberobello

Alberobello

Creator
Hervé Simon
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.0
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Whitewashed buildings across the hill town of Ostuni

Ostuni

Creator
Hervé Simon
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.0
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Ravenna through mosaics, monuments and Classe

Sant'Apollinare in Classe near Ravenna

Creator
Berthold Werner
Licence
Public domain
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Rome by neighbourhood, booking and walking route

The Colosseum in central Rome

Creator
Ank Kumar
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ruins and temples in the Roman Forum

The Roman Forum

Creator
Matt Brisher from Madison, WI, USA
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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Rooftops and historic buildings in Rome's Trastevere district

Trastevere rooftops

Creator
Tomek Grabarczyk
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Rome or Paris for a first city break?

The Colosseum in central Rome

Creator
Ank Kumar
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Rome, Florence and Venice in nine days

The Colosseum in central Rome

Creator
Ank Kumar
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Florence Cathedral rising above the historic centre

Creator
Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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Palaces and boats along Venice's Grand Canal

Creator
Elan Fleisher
Licence
CC BY 3.0
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Santorini or Capri for an island stay?

The Faraglioni sea stacks off Capri

Creator
Michael Karavanov
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sardinia through distinct coasts and inland routes

Limestone cliffs and clear water in the Gulf of Orosei

Creator
heatheronhertravels
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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The Church of San Giovanni di Sinis on Sardinia's west coast

San Giovanni di Sinis

Creator
Norbert Nagel
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Rocky shore and clear water at Sos Aranzos beach in Sardinia

Sos Aranzos beach

Creator
Stefan Wloch
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.0
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Sicily by coast, city and transport corridor

The ancient theatre at Taormina with Mount Etna beyond

Creator
Bart Hiddink
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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Mount Etna rising above the Sicilian landscape

Mount Etna

Creator
Pierre Markuse
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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Baroque buildings in Noto in south-eastern Sicily

Noto

Creator
Ralf Steinberger from Milan, Berlin + Munich, Italy + Germany
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CC BY 2.0
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Siena beyond Piazza del Campo

Piazza del Campo and the historic centre of Siena

Creator
Tango7174
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sorrento as a transport base on the peninsula

Sorrento set above cliffs on the Bay of Naples

Creator
Norbert Nagel
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Fishing boats and waterfront buildings at Marina Grande

Marina Grande

Creator
Davidhermanns
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sorrento's cliffs and waterfront seen from the bay

Sorrento from the water

Creator
Norbert Nagel
Licence
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Syracuse across Ortigia and Neapolis

Ortigia waterfront in Syracuse, Sicily

Creator
Ввласенко
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Tivoli from Rome with one main villa

Tivoli's historic centre seen from Villa d'Este gardens

Creator
Retaggio
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Colosseum in central Rome

Creator
Ank Kumar
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Tivoli with one villa as the centre of the day

Tivoli's historic centre seen from Villa d'Este gardens

Creator
Retaggio
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The Colosseum in central Rome

Regional context for planning this destination.

Creator
Ank Kumar
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ruins and temples in the Roman Forum

Regional context for planning this destination.

Creator
Matt Brisher from Madison, WI, USA
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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Trentino-Alto Adige and South Tyrol by valley

The Seceda ridgeline in the Dolomites

Creator
Andreas Kretschmer
Licence
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The Seceda ridgeline in the Dolomites

Seceda

Creator
Andreas Kretschmer
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Lago di Braies beneath the Dolomite mountains

Lago di Braies

Creator
dconvertini
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Turin through royal history, museums and neighbourhoods

Piazza Castello and the Royal Palace in Turin

Creator
chensiyuan
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Tuscany by city base and countryside route

Rolling farmland and cypress trees in the Val d'Orcia

Creator
Hans A. Rosbach
Licence
CC BY 2.5
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Medieval towers above San Gimignano

San Gimignano

Creator
Ввласенко
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Piazza del Campo and Palazzo Pubblico in Siena

Piazza del Campo in Siena

Creator
Zairon
Licence
CC BY 4.0
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Veneto through lagoon and mainland cities

A canal and footbridge in Venice's Dorsoduro district

Creator
Wolfgang Moroder
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Verona Arena on Piazza Bra

Verona Arena

Creator
trolvag
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