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Rome is the capital city of Italy, as well of the "Latium"
region.
Art : Latium is the cradle of Roman civilization and
it is incredibly rich in outstanding relics of the different
periods. The traces of the Etruscan civilization are remarkable
and can be found at Veio, Vulci, Tarquinia and Cerveteri. The
region has always been the center of an intensive artistic life,
which, from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century, has had
as cardinal point the presence of the Church (the Vatican City,
seat of the papacy, is in the heart of Rome).
Museums : In Rome, the National Museum houses the most
important archaeologic collections in the world, while the Capitoline
Museum holds the oldest classic sculptures. In the Museum of
the Palazzo dei Conservatori, Greek and Roman sculptures. Etruscan
vases, paleochristian sarcophagi can be admired. The Pinacoteca
Capitolina houses remarkables pictorial works. In the Museum
of Rome there are civic documents, from the Middle Ages to the
present day. Tourists should not omit a visit to the Barracco
Museum, with Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian and Etruscan relics
arid to the National Museum of Castel Sant'Angelo. The Doria
Pamphili Gallery houses a highly valuable private pictorial
collection Moreover, there are: the National Gallery of Ancient
Art; the Borghese Museum and Gallery; the National Museum of
Villa Giulia. The imposing complex of the Vatican Museums contains
numberless outstanding masterpieces
In the center of Rome, we can admire the Roman Forum, the imposing
arid universally known Colosseum and the Cathedral of St. Peter.
Visitors can admire the archaeologic excavations, visit the
quaint quarter of Trastevere, go to Tivoli to see Villa Adriana.
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Milan is the capital city of Lombardy region.
Art : Lombardy is the cradle of the Romanesque architecture
and has beautiful examples in each major city. The most striking
monument of the Gothic period is the Cathedral of Milan. The
Renaissance period has left splendid palaces and sumptuous churches.
The Lombard painting reached its greatest splendor during the
fifteenth century.
Museums : Milan, in the Sforza Castle there are the Art
Museums which comprise several sections for painting, sculpture
and applied arts; the Brera Gallery, which houses some of the
all-time masterpieces of painting; inn the Poldi Pezzoli Museum,
a very rich private collection of paintings of great masters,
fittings, art objects and ancient jewelry can be admired; other
masterpieces of painting can be seen inn the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana.
The National Museum of Science and Technique is devoted to railway
and air transports.
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Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna region.
Art : Important Roman traces can be found in Rimini and
in Ravenna, capital of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth
and sixth centuries A.D., with its magnificent monuments of
the Christian-Byzantine period (the exquisite mosaics). Examples
of the Romanesque Longobard style can be found in the Cathedrals
of Modena, Piacenza e Ferrara; the Baptistery of Parma offers
the visitors some important sculptural works. Piacenza and Bologna
have valuable examples of Gothic style, but also of the Renaissance
and Baroque styles.
Museums : In Bologna: the Pinacoteca Nazionale, with
three sections devoted to painting, from the fourteenth to the
eighteenth century; the Museum of Industrial Art, which exhibits
furniture, objects and sacred relics, from the sixteenth to
the eighteenth century; the Civic Archaeologic Museum, which
houses very interesting prehistoric and Etruscan relics.
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Florence is the capital city of Tuscany region.
Art : Tuscany is unrivaled as a cradle of all-time art.
One can find examples of every age and style: from the Etruscan
civilization (Fiesole, Chiusi, Volterra, Populonia) to Roman
monuments and ruins; from the Romanesque architecture to the
impressive Gothic cathedrals, to the exceptional artistic explosion
of the Renaissance.
Museums: Florence has preserved its masterpieces and great works
of architecture over the centuries. The most important collection
of paintings in the world is offered by the Uffizi Gallery;
visitors can enter the very interesting Designs and Print Room;
the collection of self-portraits. Great paintings can be seen
in the Gallery of Palazzo Pitti, with Tiziano's and Raffaello's
masterpieces. Florence also has the Museum of the Costume and
the Museum of the Carriages; the beautiful Italian gardens can
be admired in the Giardino di Boboli. In the Museum of the Opera
del Duomo the famous "Piet?" by Michelangelo can be
admired. Then, there are the Museum of the Bargello, St. Mark's
Museum, the Academy Gallery and the Ethnologic Museum Stibbert.
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Naples is the capital city of Campania region.
Art : Campania is extraordinarily rich in remains of
the classic antiquity, which can be found in Herculaneum, Pompeii,
Paestum and Cuma. Amphitheaters, triumphal arches, villas, bridges
and tombs of the Roman Imperial Age are numerous and remarkable.
The Paleolithic art is present in Naples and Nocera, while architectural
specimens of the Longobard Age can be found in Capua and Benevento.
Cathedrals in the Byzantine and Arab-Norman styles are numerous
and outstanding. The Royal Palace of Caserta is the most striking
expression of Baroque.
Museums : In Naples: the National Museum, which houses
one of the most important archaeologic collections in the world
(statues by the great Greek masters Policleto, Lisippo and Prassitele);
mosaics and wall paintings from Pompeii; the collection of jewels,
small bronzes, household goods and utensils. In the Museum and
Galleries of Capodimonte, tourists can admire all-time pictorial
masterpieces by Titian, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Caravaggio;
sculptures, tapestries and ceramics. The National Museum of
San Martino has historic, artistic and monumental sections.
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Venice is the capital city of Veneto region.
Art: In the region numerous and important Roman traces can be
found: the best known example is the Arena of Verona. In the
area around Venice, Byzantine influences are visible (St. Mark
and the Cathedral of Torcello); in the hinterland, away from
the sea there are many outstanding examples of Romanesque and
Gothic art. The Renaissance palaces are numerous and of great
value.
Museums : In Venice: the Academy Galleries house the
major collections of Venetian painting from 1300 to 1700; the
G. Franchetti Gallery houses important paintings, while Guggenheim
collection exhibits international works of contemporary art.
In the Palazzo Grassi, exhibitions of international interest
are organized every year. In this beautiful city there are also:
the Museum of the eighteenth century life in Venice with tapestries,
attire, furniture and paintings; the National Gallery of Modern
Art, the Oriental Museum and the Correr Museum, which is reserved
to Renaissance masterpieces.
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Genoa is the capital city of Liguria region.
Art : Ruins of the Roman civilization can be seen in Ventimiglia
and in the Lunigiana district. In the region the examples of Romanesque
architecture are numerous, such as St. Paragorio in Noli. Important
medieval traces, such as towers, walls and castles, dating back
to the Maritime Republics, can be found in the Riviera di Ponente.
A lot of fine examples of Baroque architecture can be also admired.
Museums : In Genoa the tourist should visit the Gallery
of Palazzo Bianco, which houses an important collection of Ligurian
painters, from 1400 to 1700; the Gallery of Palazzo Rosso, which
holds a very rich collection of furniture, Ligurian ceramics and
Chinese pottery; the National Gallery of Palazzo Spinola, with
its important paintings; the Museum of Oriental Art has treasures
collected over the centuries by the Genovese navigators. In Nervi
you can visit the Naval Museum. Ventimiglia has the Archaeologic
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