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Italy
Culture, places to visit and food in Italy, all in one place.
Culture guide20 museums, galleries and venues
Places to visitTop 100 places and attractions
Food20 classic dishes
RestaurantsTop 50 places to eat
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Top places to visit
Rome, ItalyColosseumFlavian amphitheatre completed in AD 80 that hosted gladiatorial games for tens of thousands.Florence, ItalyFlorence CathedralGothic cathedral crowned by Brunelleschi's dome, with Giotto's bell tower and the Baptistery.Venice, ItalySt Mark's BasilicaByzantine-inspired basilica famed for its golden mosaics and the Pala d'Oro altarpiece.Pompei, ItalyPompeiiRoman city buried by Vesuvius in AD 79, preserving streets, houses, frescoes and forums.Rome, ItalyPantheonRoman temple turned church with an unreinforced concrete dome and open oculus.Florence, ItalyUffizi GalleryRenaissance art collection including Botticelli's Birth of Venus and works by Leonardo.Pisa, ItalyLeaning Tower of PisaTilting marble bell tower in the Piazza dei Miracoli, climbable for views over Pisa.Rome, ItalyRoman ForumRuins of temples, basilicas and arches that formed the heart of ancient Rome's public life.From the Atlas
Museums, galleries and venues
- Teatro DonizettiTheatre · Bergamo
- Basilica of Santa CroceArchitecture · Florence
- Teatro della PergolaTheatre · Florence
- Uffizi GalleryArt · Florence
- Doge's Palace, GenoaArchitecture · Genoa
- Teatro alla ScalaMusic · Milan
- National Archaeological Museum of NaplesMuseum · Naples
- Teatro di San CarloMusic · Naples
- Scrovegni ChapelArt · Padua
- Teatro MassimoMusic · Palermo
- Basilica of San VitaleArchitecture · Ravenna
- ColosseumArchitecture · Rome
Taste
Food of Italy
ItalyRagù alla bologneseSlow-cooked meat sauce with soffritto, wine and milk.ItalyPizza napoletanaWet-centred pizza from a blistering wood oven.ItalyCarbonaraPasta with guanciale, egg, pecorino and black pepper.ItalyCacio e pepePasta emulsified with pecorino and pepper alone.ItalyAmatricianaTomato sauce with guanciale and pecorino.ItalyRisotto alla milaneseSaffron risotto finished with butter and Parmesan.ItalyOssobucoBraised veal shanks with gremolata.ItalyLasagneLayered pasta with ragù and béchamel.Eat out
Restaurants in Italy
Modena, ItalyOsteria FrancescanaMassimo Bottura's restaurant, known for playful reinterpretations of Emilian classics.Naples, ItalyL'Antica Pizzeria da MicheleHistoric Neapolitan pizzeria since 1870, serving little beyond marinara and margherita.Rubano, ItalyLe CalandreThe Alajmo family's restaurant, known for inventive, precise modern Italian cooking.Alba, ItalyPiazza DuomoEnrico Crippa's restaurant in the Langhe, known for dishes built on its own kitchen gardens.Canneto sull'Oglio, ItalyDal PescatoreSantini family restaurant in the Mantuan countryside, famed for pumpkin tortelli.Florence, ItalyEnoteca PinchiorriElegant Florentine restaurant in a palazzo, renowned for its vast wine cellar.Rome, ItalyLa PergolaHeinz Beck's rooftop restaurant with sweeping views over Rome and refined Mediterranean cooking.Senigallia, ItalyUliassiSeaside restaurant on the Adriatic, known for inventive seafood and game dishes.Travel
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