Author: Charlotte Hill
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Marsala wine, the salt pans of the Stagnone lagoon, the Phoenician island of Mozia, Erice and Segesta: a wine lover’s guide to the far west of Sicily.
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Milan for style lovers: the Quadrilatero della Moda, Villa Necchi Campiglio, Fondazione Prada, the Triennale, Armani/Silos, the Salone del Mobile and where to drink like a local.
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The best day trips from Rome: Villa d’Este and Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, Ostia Antica, Frascati and the Castelli Romani, Orvieto and Civita di Bagnoregio.
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Florence is where Italian fashion began: the Ferragamo Museum, Gucci, Palazzo Pitti’s Sala Bianca, Via de’ Tornabuoni and the leather, silk and perfume artisans worth finding.
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The best art in Venice beyond the Doge’s Palace: the Accademia, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, the Frari, San Rocco, Ca’ Rezzonico, Ca’ Pesaro, Palazzo Fortuny and La Fenice.
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How to visit St Peter’s Basilica well: avoiding the queue, climbing the dome, the grottoes and necropolis, attending a papal audience and Santa Maria Maggiore.
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Follow the Medici through Florence: Palazzo Vecchio and its secret passages, the Medici Chapels, Palazzo Medici Riccardi and Santa Maria Novella, with tickets and a two-day plan.
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Which Colosseum ticket covers the arena floor, the Forum and the Palatine, when a guided tour is worth it and how to get in when tickets are sold out.
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The best golf courses in Tuscany, from Castiglion del Bosco and La Bagnaia to Ugolino and Argentario, with three trip plans combining golf, wine and the coast.
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The Pantheon, Castel Sant’Angelo, the Capitoline Museums and Rome’s private palace galleries: what to see, which ticket to book and a two-day plan.