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Pitti Palace, Florence: Guide with ticket prices, hours & tips

Palazzo Pitti on the south side of the Arno in Florence is the largest palatial complex in Tuscany, Italy — a building that housed three dynasties across four centuries and today holds five museums and a chapel under one roof. This guide was updated in…

Medici Chapels, Florence: Visitor tips with ticket prices and hours

The Cappelle Medicee (Medici Chapels) at Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini 6 in Florence are the funerary monument of the Medici dynasty and home to Michelangelo's greatest sculptural achievements in a single room. This guide was updated in June 2026. The full admission price is…

Villa Carlotta, Lake Como: Visitor tips, ticket prices and hours

Villa Carlotta sits directly on the shore of Lake Como at Tremezzina, a neoclassical villa housing a museum of Neoclassical and Romantic art alongside one of the finest botanical gardens in northern Italy. This guide was updated in June 2026. The 2026 adult admission is…

Inmates at the Aquarium of Genoa in Liguria, Italy.

Aquarium of Genoa guide: Ticket prices, hours and tips

The Acquario di Genova at the Porto Antico in Genoa is the largest aquarium in Europe, holding over 400 animal species and 200 plant species across a 12,000 m² exhibition surface. This guide was updated in June 2026. The standard adult admission starts from €26…

The Ancient Theatre of Taormina in Sicily, Italy.

Ancient Theatre of Taormina guide: Ticket prices, hours & tips

The Ancient Theatre of Taormina (Teatro Antico di Taormina) is a Hellenistic theatre begun in the 3rd century BC, rebuilt substantially by the Romans, and set on a hillside above the Ionian Sea with Mount Etna visible on the southern horizon. This guide was updated…

Malta National Aquarium guide: Ticket prices, hours and tips

The Malta National Aquarium at Qawra Point in St Paul's Bay spreads across 20,000 square metres of seafront property. It presents five themed zones covering Mediterranean marine life, tropical oceans, Roman-era diving, and the waters around Gozo and Comino, alongside a reptile and amphibian area.…

Mosta Rotunda, Malta: Ticket prices, hours and visitor tips

The Mosta Rotunda — formally the Sanctuary Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady — is a neoclassical Roman Catholic church in the centre of Mosta, Malta, completed in 1860 after 27 years of construction. Its dome has an inside diameter of 39.6 metres and…

The Oxford Botanic Garden in Oxford, South-East England.

Oxford Botanic Garden guide: Ticket prices, hours and tips

Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in the United Kingdom, established in 1621. It's on Rose Lane beside the River Cherwell in central Oxford, managed by the University of Oxford. It holds over 5,000 different plant species across a walled garden, glasshouses, and…

Inside the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford.

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford: Visitor tips, ticket prices and hours

The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is an active Anglican church on the High Street in central Oxford, directly opposite the Radcliffe Camera. It has a 13th-century tower offering the finest elevated view of Radcliffe Square available to the public. The church interior…

The Bridge of Sighs in Oxford, South-East England.

Bridge of Sighs, Oxford: Visitor tips, best viewpoint and access

The Bridge of Sighs — officially Hertford Bridge — is a covered stone footbridge spanning New College Lane in central Oxford, connecting the old and new quadrangles of Hertford College. Designed by Sir Thomas Graham Jackson and completed in 1914, it is one of the…