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Milan Cathedral visit guide: Ticket prices, hours and must-know tips

The Duomo di Milano is the largest Gothic cathedral in the world by floor area, housing 3,400 statues, 135 marble spires, and the gilded Madonnina on its highest pinnacle at 108 metres. This guide was updated in June 2026. Several frequently circulated facts about tickets…

The Boboli Gardens in Florence, Tuscany.

Boboli Gardens guide: Ticket prices, hours & tips

The Boboli Gardens behind Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy, are one of the great Italian Renaissance gardens — 45 hectares of terraced garden, grottos, fountains, and statuary stretching from the Oltrarno to Porta Romana. This guide was updated in June 2026. Two things to note…

Uffizi Gallery guide: Ticket prices, hours and tips on what to see

The Galleria degli Uffizi on Piazzale degli Uffizi in Florence, Italy, holds the world's greatest collection of Italian Renaissance painting and one of the most important collections of Western art. This guide was updated in June 2026. Three pricing tiers now apply — most guides…

Inside Siena Cathedral in Siena, Tuscany.

Siena Cathedral guide: Ticket prices, hours & visitor tips

The Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta (Siena Cathedral) and its surrounding monumental complex rank among the most extraordinary Gothic church ensembles in Europe. It's a single building housing works by Nicola Pisano, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Bernini, surrounded by a museum, crypt, baptistery, and unfinished second…

Miramare Castle guide: Ticket prices, hours & tips

Miramare Castle (Castello di Miramare) stands on the Promontory of Grignano, 8 km north-west of Trieste, directly above the Adriatic. Built for Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg between 1856 and 1860, it remains fully furnished as his family home and houses a permanent collection alongside the…

Visiting the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Palazzo Vecchio on Piazza della Signoria has been the seat of Florentine civic power since 1299 and today operates as both Florence's working town hall and one of its most visited museums. This guide was updated in June 2026. Two significant updates for 2026:…

The broken Icarus statue at the base of the Temple of Concordia in Valley of Temples, Agrigento, Italy

Valley of the Temples, Agrigento: Guide with ticket prices, hours & tips

The Valley of the Temples (Valle dei Templi) in Agrigento, Sicily, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site covering 1,300 hectares of ancient Greek remains from the 5th century BC — the most extensive and best-preserved ancient Greek site outside Greece itself. This guide was updated…

Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition, Rome: Guide with ticket prices, hours & tips

The Mostra di Leonardo at Piazza della Cancelleria 1 in Rome is a permanent interactive exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's machines and inventions, housed in the Palazzo della Cancelleria — a Renaissance palace next to Campo de' Fiori. This guide was updated in June 2026.…

A vintage Ferrari inside the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Ferrari Museum, Maranello: Visitor tips with ticket prices & hours

The Ferrari Museum (Museo Ferrari) at Via Alfredo Dino Ferrari 43 in Maranello, near Modena, is Ferrari's flagship museum — a 2,500 m² permanent site 300 metres from the factory gates tracing the history of the prancing horse from 1947 to the present day. This…

Visiting the Doge’s Palace, Venice: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale) on Piazzetta San Marco is the masterpiece of Venetian Gothic architecture and the seat of power of the Venetian Republic for nearly a thousand years. This guide was updated in June 2026. From 1 January 2026, the standard ticket price…