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Leonardo da Vinci Interactive Museum, Venice: Tips, prices & hours

The Da Vinci Interactive Museum (Museo Interattivo Leonardo da Vinci) is housed in the Scoletta di San Rocco at Campo San Rocco, San Polo 3052 in Venice. The building was constructed in 1494 as the first seat of the Confraternity of Saint Roch, and retains…

Inside the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena, Italy.

Enzo Ferrari Museum, Modena: Visitor guide with ticket prices, hours & tips

The Museo Enzo Ferrari (MEF) at Via Paolo Ferrari 85 in Modena is the birthplace of the man who founded Ferrari and the second site of the official Ferrari museum network. The striking yellow pavilion — designed by the late London architect Jan Kaplický of…

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, parking & 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 how to get there

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 October 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.…