Italy - tourist attractions (page 9)

	Isola Bella in Taormina	Isola Bella (Sicilian: Ìsula Bedda) is a small island near Taormina, Sicily, southern Italy. Also known as The Pearl of the Ionian Sea, it is located within a small bay on the Ionian Sea; it was a private property until 1990, when it was bought by the Region of Sicily, being turned into a nature res...
	Ancient theatre of Taormina	The Ancient theatre of Taormina ("Teatro antico di Taormina"in italian language) is an ancient Greek theatre, in Taormina, southern Italy, built early in the seventh century BC. The most amazing monument remaining at Taormina is the ancient theatre, which is one of the most celebrated ruins in Sici...
	Ski station Madonna di Campiglio	Ski resort Madonna di Campiglio is situated in the village of the same name in northern Italy. Known mainly due to annual event in alpine skiing. Special slalom competitions are held at one of two opposite slopes, the famous route 3 Tre or route from Monte Spinale. Slopes of Monte Spinale belong to...
	Resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo	Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern (Dolomitic) Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene. After th...
	Uffizi	The Uffizi Gallery (Galleria degli Uffizi) is a museum in Florence, Italy. It is one of the oldest and most famous art museums of the Western world. Building of the palace was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de'Medici as the offices for the Florentine magistrates — hence the name "uffi...
	Palazzo del Te	Palazzo del Te or Palazzo Teis a palace in the suburbs of Mantua, Italy. It is a fine example of the mannerist style of architecture, the acknowledged masterpiece of Giulio Romano. The official name, and by far the most common name in Italian, is Palazzo Te, but this may be a relatively recent usage...
	Laurentian Library	The Laurentian Library (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana) is a historical library in Florence, Italy, containing a repository of more than 11,000 manuscripts and 4,500 early printed books. Built in a cloister of the Medicean Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze under the patronage of the Medici pope, Cl...
	Pazzi Chapel	The Pazzi Chapel (Cappella dei Pazzi) is a religious building in Florence, central Italy, considered to be one of the masterpieces of Renaissance architecture. It is located in the "first cloister"of the Basilica di Santa Croce. Though funds for the chapel were assembled in 1429 by Andrea Pazzi, he...
	Palazzo Rucellai	Palazzo Rucellai is a palatial 15th century townhouse on the Via della Vigna Nuova in Florence, Italy. The Rucellai Palace is believed by most scholars to have been designed by Leon Battista Alberti between 1446 and 1451 and executed, at least in part, by Bernardo Rossellino. Its facade was one of t...
	Palazzo Medici Riccardi	The Palazzo Medici, also called the Palazzo Medici Riccardi after the later family that acquired and expanded it, is a Renaissance palace located in Florence, Italy. The palace was designed by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo for Cosimo de'Medici, head of the Medici banking family, and was built between 14...