
Botticelli’s Birth of Venus hangs among the Renaissance paintings in the Uffizi’s vast galleries.
7 hr 58

Walk around the Colosseum and take in the tiers of arches that once framed the Roman games.
5 hr 59

Stroll along Spaccanapoli through the historic centre, passing shops, cafés and old churches along the way.
5 hr 20

Gold mosaics glow inside the Palatine Chapel at the Palazzo dei Normanni.
6 hr 04

The Cathedral of Syracuse incorporates columns from the ancient Temple of Athena into its walls.
5 hr 40

The Basilica of San Nicola holds the relics of Saint Nicholas within its Romanesque stonework.
6 hr 19

Stroll the Lungomare Falcomatà and look across the Strait of Messina.
38 min

At noon, the figures on the Cathedral’s astronomical clock spring to life in a display of ingenious mechanics.
2 hr 16