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Vatican Museums photo roundup
The Vatican Museums feature so much great artwork that I had to devote a second post to them. See my first post about the Vatican Museums if you haven’t seen it already. Gallery of Geographic Maps One of the beautiful giant 16th century maps of Italy in the map gallery Sphinx with an eerily realistic […]
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Visiting the Vatican Museums
When it comes to the Vatican, I have to confess that I almost didn’t want to go. Rome was already really fascinating with so much to see. Luckily, I decided to spend my final day in Rome at the Vatican otherwise I would have missed out on one of the best museum experiences in my […]
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Enjoying great art and science in Milan
As much as Milan is famous for fashion and football, the northern Italian city is also a place of art, history, great buildings and museums. I visited Milan’s best art gallery, the Brera Art Gallery (Pinocoteca di Brera), and the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci, Italy’s largest science museum and devoted to the great painter and scientist […]
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Rome photo roundup
Of all the great cities I visited in Europe, I found Rome to be the most photogenic and fascinating. As a city from which one of the world’s greatest empires arose, Rome combines its vast history with beauty and elegance. I enjoyed the famous sights such as the Forum, Colosseum, and the Castel Sant’Angelo, as […]
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Visiting Milan’s Sforza Castle and Roman basilica
Milan might be Italy’s most prosperous and modern city but it boasts several impressive historical sights. This includes the massive Duomo cathedral, Sforza Castle or Castello Sforzesco, and the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio, a 1,600-year-old Roman church. Sforza Castle is a handsome brownish-red castle that was built in the 15th century by the Duke of Milan […]
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Exploring Rome’s ancient castle, Pantheon, and more
Rome is famous for great historic sites such as the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, but what makes it a fantastic city is that there are many more sites across the city. A lot of other cities have famous sites but when you visit those sites, there isn’t much to see in the immediate vicinity. […]
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City travel- magnificent Milano
While Rome was the highlight of my visit to Italy during my Europe trip, Milan was actually my first stop. The Italian financial and fashion center is not as popular as the likes of Venice or Florence for travelling but I thought Milan was a fine city to visit. It is one of Italy’s most […]
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