ITALY

One day I'll return.

ASSISI
Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi

FLORENCE
Villa del Vergigno Archaeological Project

36 Hours in Florence by Ingrid K. Williams, New York Times,  October 5, 2023

MILAN

Milan Cathedral
Museo de la Risorgimento

• Lots of Napoleon stuff (technical term)

NAPLES

Archeological Museum
Virgil's Tomb

RAVENNA

• Briefly the capital of the Roman Empire
• Ravenna: Italy’s Byzantium by Rick Steves

ROME

Borghese Gallery

• Wikipedia

I must see the ceiling of Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius painted by Andrea Pozzo.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

• Site of 2023 Ryder Cup

National Roman Museum

The Timeless Spell of Rome’s Oldest Churches by David Laskin, New York Times, Dec. 24, 2024

Geoff's tips for Rome: https://quadrilateral.substack.com/p/when-in-rome

SIENA
Siena Cathedral

TURIN
Around Turin

• Great site for international Juventus fans visiting Turin

36 Hours in Turin by Seth Sherwood, New York Times. 2/1/2024

VENICE
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Hotel Canaletto:  where Canaletto was born and not crazy expensive
Have lunch at Grand Hotel Monaco on the outdoor terrace
Have dinner at Da Ivo

VICENZA
City of Palladio
List of Villas

VOLTERRA
Rick Steeve's favourite small town in Tuscany

Rental Villas in Tuscany
Mentioned in MoneySense, November 2011.

Monestery Stays
Recommended by Francis

VIA FRANCIGENA
Official Website
On the Via Francigena in Tuscany, Monasteries and Fellowship
Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome

STROMBOLI
Active volcano that continuously erupts
As seen on The Rise of Continents
 

SICILY

Godfather Tour  

October 4 to 18, 2027: Tour of Italian Campaign with Liberation Tours

• 15 days

• $8,220 + $1,940 Canadian

• Syracuse to Venice

May 22 to June 3, 207: Italian Campaign Tour: Sicily to Rome with Stephen Ambrose Tours

• 13 days, 12 nights

• $9,650 US

• Catania to Rome