Direct trains from Monterosso

Florence

Botticelli’s Birth of Venus hangs among the Renaissance paintings in the Uffizi’s vast galleries.

Rome

Walk around the Colosseum and take in the tiers of arches that once framed the Roman games.

Verona

Pause in Juliet’s House courtyard, then look up at the Roman arches of the Arena.

Genoa

Via Garibaldi is lined with the Palazzi dei Rolli, whose grand halls hide behind sober façades.

Padua

Giotto’s vivid biblical scenes fill the Scrovegni Chapel, where colour draws the eye across the walls.

Turin

The soaring Mole Antonelliana houses the National Museum of Cinema and shapes Turin’s skyline.

Parma

In Parma Cathedral, Correggio’s dome fresco draws the eye with its swirling figures and painted sky.

Pisa