Destination Guide Refined by Name: V Attraction Activities (8) Arts (6) Monuments + Museums (2) Sightseeing + Tours (104) Title Keyword
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Via delle Quattro Fontane Via 20 Settembre, Rome, 00184 |
(derives from the name of pope Felice Peretti). The name "Quattro Fontane" was given it from the composition of four fountains located in the crossing point between this street and Via XX Settembre. Here on the... more
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Via di Ripetta Via di Ripetta, Rome, 00186 |
Until the 18th century this street was known as Via Leonina in honour of Pope Leo V who had it built 200 years earlier. It was later called Via Ripetta as it flanks the bank of the Tiber. There are a number of important ... more
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Via di Sottoripa Via di Sottoripa, Genoa, 16124 |
Intended as an arched breakwater to protect the houses from the sea (the name Ripa - bank- is in fact a contracted form of Ripa Maris), the road was built in 1133-34, on the strength of a decree by the Advisers to the Re... more
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Via Francigena Via Banchi di Sopra, Siena, 53100 |
The second area begins at Sarzana and goes past Lucca to Altopascio. The principal characteristic of this sector is that the road hugs the foot of the Appuan alps and stays inland from the sea coast. The main towns one s... more
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Via Garibaldi Via Garibaldi, Genoa, 16124 |
It's definatly something to see while in Genova. The palaces are nice. I didnt go into any of the museums. After walking the road west to east, go north for the gothic-renaissance church (black&white).
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Via Giulia Via Giulia, Rome, 00186 |
Via Giulia is a beautiful street, almost one kilometre long, that leads from the city centre straight down to the Vatican. It was laid out in the 16th century by the famous architect Bramante on the orders of Pope Julius... more
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Via Lomellini Via Lomellini, Genoa, 16124 |
Once called the Via di S Agnese (St Agnes) because it led to the church of that name which today has been destroyed, this road was chosen by the aristocratic and important Lomelli...
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Via Margutta Via Margutta, Rome, 00187 |
Parallel to the elegant Via del Babuino runs the narrow but noteworthy Via Margutta. Here a great number of young artists, with great hopes and little money, made their names. The street is now peppered with little art g... more
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Via Orefici Via Orefici, Genoa, 16124 |
This short street, linking the financial heart of the city, Piazza Soziglia to Piazza Banchi, was enlarged in the course of the 16th century, demolishing the towers which partially obscured it. Following the construction... more
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Via Parini Via Parini, Genoa, 16145 |
A typical cross street in the Albaro district, stretched across a ridge perpendicular to the sea, demarcated by the high walls which conceal the superb gardens belonging to the...
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