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The Eternal City - Ancient ruins, Renaissance art, and authentic Roman cuisine
Renaissance art capital - Michelangelo's David, Uffizi Gallery, and Tuscan culture
The Floating City - Gondola rides, St. Mark's Square, and Murano glass
Fashion capital - World-class shopping, Leonardo's Last Supper, and modern architecture
Authentic Italy - Birthplace of pizza, gateway to Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast
Food capital - Home of authentic ragù, tortellini, and the world's oldest university
City of Love - Romeo & Juliet, Roman Arena, and Valpolicella wine country
Rolling hills - Chianti wines, medieval villages, and Renaissance countryside
Coastal paradise - Positano, Ravello, stunning cliffside villages, and lemon groves
Five Villages - Colorful cliffside towns, coastal hiking, and Ligurian seafood
Island of wonders - Mount Etna, Greek temples, baroque cities, and Mediterranean beaches
The world’s best rainforest zoo: open enclosures, orangutans overhead.
Rubens behind a cathedral door, guild houses on the Grote Markt, and a castle on the…
Royal parks to riverside pubs: the world's most visitable capital, one Tube ride at a time.
A thousand orchid species inside the UNESCO Botanic Gardens.
We spent a December week in Leblon: pool mornings, beach walks, and Christ the Redeemer.
Hawker stalls with Michelin stars, a garden city that means it: Asia's easiest deep dive.
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