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With its unmistakable half-moon shape, Santorini (also called Thera or Thira) is among the most fascinating and busiest islands of the Greek peninsula in the Cyclades group.

Bargello National Museum, Florence

The Bargello National Museum preserves extraordinary collections of sculpture and "minor arts".

Christmas with Santa at Santaworld

At Santaworld visitors meet naturally Santa Claus, many gnomes, trolls, the dragon who wishes for the princess, the fairy tale, the witch Kvastrid, the snow monster, the snowman Dusty and the queen and the king of Winter .

Doge's Palace in Venice

A masterpiece of Gothic art, the Palazzo Ducale is structured in a grandiose stratification of construction and ornamental elements: from the ancient foundations to the fourteenth-fifteenth century structure of the whole, to the conspicuous Renaissance inserts, to the sumptuous mannerist signs.

Meta Sudans, Rome

In the Flavian age, a monumental fountain was built near the Flavian Amphitheatre, which sources from the XNUMXth century AD call Meta Sudans due to its conical shape.

Tropical Agricultural Museum of the Agronomic Institute for Oltremare, Florence

The Tropical Agricultural Museum of the Agricultural Institute for Oltremare in Florence collects tropical and subtropical plants.

Museum of the Last Supper by Andrea del Sarto, Florence

The Cenacolo Museum by Andrea del Sarto in Florence occupies a large part of an ancient Vallombrosan convent dedicated to San Salvi and takes its name from the Cenacolo, a large fresco depicting the Last Supper, located in the refectory, the work of Andrea del Sarto, one of the masterpieces of Renaissance painting.

Villa Carducci-Pandolfini in Legnaia, Florence

The architectural complex of Villa Carducci-Pandolfini, with a fifteenth-century layout, stands in the plain between Legnaia and Soffiano, near the old Via Pisana, and incorporates in the south-west corner the remains of an ancient fourteenth-century tower, part of the "palagio" fortified of Guardavia, also known as “Volta a Legnaja”, one of the cornerstones of the Florentine fortified system.

Martinitt and Stelline Museum, Milan

The history of Milan between 800th and 900th centuries, narrated through the lives of the orphans Martinitt and Stelline. An active path that allows complete immersion in history, through archive sources.

Sant'Andrea della Valle, Rome

Built between 1590 and 1650 by Giacomo della Porta, Francesco Grimaldi and Carlo Maderno, it was mostly financed by the cardinal nephew of Sixtus V, Alessandro Peretti.

Traveling safely: advice from the Farnesina also in the APP

Before embarking on a trip abroad it is a good idea to consult the updated Farnesina website to travel safely. Advice, useful addresses and the Safe Traveling mobile App.

Collection of Achille Bertarelli prints, Milan

The “Achille Bertarelli” Print Collection is an institute of the Municipality of Milan which preserves a vast heritage of prints of every genre, period or country, advertising posters and ancient and modern volumes.

Audience Hall, imperial apartments of the Quirinale

Quirinale Palace in Rome

The Quirinale Palace stands in a place which, due to its elevated position and particular healthiness, has hosted residential nuclei, public and religious buildings since ancient times.

Leonardo's Last Supper, Milan

Leonardo painted the Last Supper in the Refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie at the behest of Ludovico il Moro, in a period of time ranging from 1494 to 1497.

Laurentian Library, Florence

The Laurentian Library of Florence is a state public library that depends on the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism.

Guide to Mykonos, pearl of the Cyclades and Ibiza of Greece

Mykonos is part of the 220 islands of the Cyclades (in the Southern Aegean), but it certainly stands out among all for its postcard landscape.

Brera Art Gallery in Milan

A museum of international stature, the Brera Art Gallery was born alongside the Academy of Fine Arts, commissioned by Maria Teresa of Austria in 1776, with educational purposes.

Palazzo Morando in Milan: exhibitions and opening times

Two distinct exhibition itineraries characterize the rooms of the eighteenth-century Palazzo Morando Attendolo Bolognini in via Sant'Andrea, 6 in Milan.

Zucchi collection Museum, Milan

The Zucchi Collection is considered the largest collection of blocks for hand printing on fabric in the world today.
56.000 pieces, which correspond to 12.000 drawings, record the evolution of European ornament culture over a period of time spanning three centuries (1785-1935).

Modern art gallery of Milan: exhibitions and opening times

The collections of the Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Milan are displayed on the first and second floors of the Villa Reale, which can be accessed from the atrium in the center of the ground floor and from the following staircase.

Regional Museum of Psychiatry in Milan

The Regional Museum of Psychiatry was founded in Milan in 1993, thanks to the will of Teresa Melorio and Enza Baccei.

Non-European collections, Milan

October 14th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

The Extra-European Collections of the Sforzesco Castle are the result of the reunion of some historical ethnographic collections that belonged to various Milanese public bodies.

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Christmas markets in San Marino

Christmas traditions are always a good opportunity to travel and a visit to the San Marino Christmas markets is a great idea for visiting the enclave.

Villa Doria Pamphili, Rome

October 13th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

Some wall remains of tombs from the end of the Republican age to the mid-XNUMXnd century are preserved. AD with particular reference to the construction type called "columbarium" relating to the use of incineration.

Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome

October 13th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

Leaning against Porta del Popolo, it has its side on the city walls.

Planetarium and Astronomical Museum, Rome

October 12th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

The new Planetarium of Rome was inaugurated on 26 May 2004 at the Museum of Roman Civilization in Eur, over 20 years after the closure of the historic planetarium housed in the Sala della Minerva.

Valleriana, Tuscany: identity and slow tourism

October 12th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

Valleriana, (Rio Valley, probable origin of the name) is a large area north of Pescia, better known as Pesciatina Switzerland. A valley dominated by chestnut woods, paths and evergreen hills of rare beauty;

Casa Carducci in Bologna

October 12th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

Reopened to the public in 1996 after a long period of closure for restoration, Casa Carducci has regained the appearance it had in 1921, the year of its inauguration.

Accademia Galleries, Venice

October 11th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

The Accademia Galleries are housed in the Carità complex composed of the Church of Santa Maria della Carità, the Scuola Grande della Carità (the oldest in Venice), and the Convent of the Lateran Canons designed in 1561 by Andrea Palladio.

Turin botanical garden

Founded in the first half of the eighteenth century at the behest of King Vittorio Amedeo II, the Botanical Garden of Turin has belonged to the University since 1730.

Querini Stampalia Foundation onlus, Venice

In the Museum of the Environment, eighteenth-century and neoclassical furniture, porcelain, biscuit, sculptures, globes and paintings from the fourteenth to the twentieth century, mostly from the Venetian school, convey the atmosphere of the patrician residence among Murano mirrors and chandeliers and fabrics woven on ancient drawings.

Santa Claus' house in Riva de Garda, Trentino

Santa's house in Riva del Garda

Even in Italy there is a Santa Claus House, in Riva del Garda. A corner of the North Pole in Trentino to let the little ones experience the magic of Christmas, passing by Santa Claus' post office and playing in its enchanted rooms.

Royal Library, Turin

The Royal Library, established by King Charles Albert of Savoy-Carignano (1798-1849), located on the ground floor of the eastern wing of the Royal Palace, is inserted in the refined environment designed in 1837 by the court architect Pelagio Palagi and mainly collects works on the history of the Savoy states and historical sciences.

Marciana National Library, Venice

October 9th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

The idea of creating a public library in Venice took shape for the first time with Francesco Petrarca's stay in the lagoon city.

Where to have fun and Vienna: music and clubs

Contrary to what its well-organized historic center suggests according to eighteenth-nineteenth-century canons, Vienna is a very lively and dynamic city.

Museum of Natural History of the University of Florence

Natural History Museum of the University of Florence

October 9th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

The Natural History Museum of the University of Florence "has its home" in six sections distributed in palaces and monumental places in the center of the city of Florence.

Palazzo Arese-Litta, Milan

October 7th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

In few places in Milan one has the perception of experiencing the history of the city as in the monumental complex of Palazzo Arese – Litta.

Archaeological area of Veii, Rome

October 7th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

The sanctuary of Portonaccio, among the oldest and most venerated in all of Etruria, stood immediately outside the city, on a small tuff shelf, overlooking the Mola ditch.

Museum of the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista, Venice

October 7th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

The Archconfraternity, which takes care of the School and its traditions, has long been committed to establishing its headquarters also as a place for international meetings of great cultural and social significance.

Oriental Art Museum, Venice

The Museum of Oriental Art of Venice was established with RD 14 June 1928 n.1934, published in the Official Gazette of 27 August 1928 n.199.

Angelica Library, Rome

The Angelica Library, founded in 1604 by the Augustinian bishop Angelo Rocca, was the first European library open to the public.

Archaeological area of the San Lorenzo Maggiore Complex, Naples

The archaeological area, in which the remains of the ancient Forum of Neapolis are visible, is the most important archaeological site present in the historic center of Naples, both for its monumental and topographical value and for its inclusion within the Angevin complex of San Lorenzo Maggiore.

African Museum of Basella di Urgnano, Bergamo

Is it possible to discover Africa without having to undertake long and expensive journeys? In Basella di Urgnano, in the province of Bergamo, it is possible thanks to the African museum.

Risorgimento Museum and Laboratory of Modern and Contemporary History, Milan

October 5th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

Born in 1885, since 1951 the Risorgimento Museum and Laboratory of Modern and Contemporary History has been located in the eighteenth-century Palazzo Moriggia, designed in 1775 by Giuseppe Piermarini close to the vast Brera complex.

Garden of the Royal Stables and Pagliere, Florence

The complex of the Royal Stables Factory was built in the period of Florence as the capital, between 1866 and 1869, in relation to the need for the court to have larger stables than those existing in the city, capable of accommodating the horses and the quarters of the service staff.

Barberini Mithraeum, Rome

October 5th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

Inside the area pertaining to the National Gallery of Ancient Art, in the basement of the Palazzina Savorgnan of Brazzà, there is an important monument from the Roman imperial era, the so-called. Barberini Mithraeum.

MAF National Archaeological Museum of Florence

October 5th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

The formation of the National Archaeological Museum of Florence, one of the oldest in Italy, is part of a European phenomenon: the birth of museums as state institutions linked to the formation of modern nations.

Casa Martelli Museum, Florence

October 4th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

Palazzo Martelli reveals to the public important, poorly known works which have been kept in this treasure trove of art.

Francesco Messina Study Museum, Milan

October 4th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

The Studio Francesco Messina Museum houses 80 sculptures and 26 works on paper chosen among the most valuable by the Sicilian artist. Made throughout the master's entire life, they document his great technical ability and interest in realism.

Villa Bonanno archaeological area, Palermo

October 3th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

Built in 1905 by Mayor Bonanno who gave it its name, Villa Bonanno is a magnificent public garden that is always open, located in Piazza della Vittoria, behind the Palazzo dei Normanni.

“Florence as it was” museum in Florence

October 3th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

The museum collects documentation on the history of the city of Florence.

Garden of the Villa di Castello, Florence

October 3th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

The Villa di Castello is one of the oldest suburban residences of the Medici family, who owned it since 1477.

Natural History Museum of the University of Florence

October 2th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

The Botanical Garden was born as a garden of medicinal plants (the Semplici) in 1545 and is among the three oldest gardens in the world together with those of Pisa and Padua.

Mitreo Church San Prisca, Rome

October 2th, 2022 FullTravel editorial team

Church of S. PriscaThe mithraeum beneath the Church of San Prisca was discovered in 1934 following excavation works undertaken by the Augustinian Fathers.

National Central Library Florence

The National Central Library of Florence was created by royal decree in 1861 and preserves the book heritage of the Italian nation.

Church of SS. Vincenzo and Anastasio, Rome

The Church of SS. Vincenzo e Anastasio is one of the baroque churches of Rome, built between 1644 and 1650 at the behest of Cardinal Mazarin.

Arena del sole in Bologna

During the French occupation many convents in Bologna were closed and the religious forcibly removed. This is how the Arena del Sole in Bologna was born.

Palazzo Chiablese, Turin

The early construction story of Palazzo Chiablese is still little known: recent restoration works have shown that the original foundation of the building dates back to before the XNUMXth century.

Anatomical Wax Museum, Bologna