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Inside the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena, Italy.

Visiting the Enzo Ferrari Museum, Modena: practical guide for first-time visitors

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…

The Boboli Gardens in Florence, Tuscany.

Visiting the Boboli Gardens, Florence: practical guide for first-time visitors

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…

Visiting the Uffizi Gallery, Florence: practical guide for first-time visitors

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…

Visiting Miramare Castle, Trieste: practical guide for first-time visitors

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…

Inside Siena Cathedral in Siena, Tuscany.

Siena Cathedral: practical guide for first-time visitors

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…

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

Visiting the Valley of the Temples, Agrigento: practical guide for first-time visitors

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…

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

Ferrari Museum, Maranello: practical guide for first-time visitors

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 Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition, Rome: practical guide for first-time visitors

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.…

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…