Palermo’s essential sights for 2026: the Palatine Chapel, Monreale, Palazzo Abatellis and Serpotta’s oratories, with hours, tickets, booking tips and hotels.
Naples’ best museums for 2026: Capodimonte, the Archaeological Museum, the Royal Palace and three Caravaggios, with hours, prices, booking and hotels nearby.
The best museums in Venice for 2026: Doge’s Palace Secret Itineraries, St Mark’s, the Accademia, Guggenheim and San Rocco, with prices, hours and booking tips.
Milan’s ten essential museums and sights for 2026: Last Supper booking, Brera, Duomo rooftops, hours, prices, private tours, itineraries and hotels nearby.
Rome’s best museums for 2026: the Vatican, Borghese, Doria Pamphilj and Colonna, with current hours, booking rules, special access and where to stay nearby.
Florence’s essential museums for 2026: Uffizi, Vasari Corridor, Accademia, Pitti, Duomo and more, with verified hours, prices, booking tips and a culture plan.
The best villas and gardens on Lake Como: Villa del Balbianello, Villa Carlotta, Villa Melzi, Villa Serbelloni, Villa Monastero, when to go and how to visit them by boat.
How to explore Rome’s Appian Way: the catacombs of St Callixtus, San Sebastiano and Domitilla, e-bike and golf cart tours, the Park of the Aqueducts and the Baths of Caracalla.
See Venice from the water: gondola rides and fares, the vaporetto, water taxis and boat trips to Murano, Burano and Torcello, from shared tours to private launches.
How to ride the Bernina Express from Milan and Lake Como to St Moritz: tours vs independent travel, the best seats, Valtellina wine and a night in the Engadine.