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Florence Cathedral
Florence, Italy
The Duomo, topped by Brunelleschi's enormous red-tiled dome.
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Milan Cathedral
Milan, Italy
A huge Gothic cathedral of white marble with thousands of statues and a roof you can walk on.
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Pantheon
Rome, Italy
A nearly two-thousand-year-old temple with a perfect concrete dome and a circular opening to the sky.
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St Mark's Basilica
Venice, Italy
Venice's glittering Byzantine-style cathedral covered in golden mosaics.
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Basilica of San Vitale
Ravenna, Italy
A 6th-century church ablaze with Byzantine mosaics.
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Basilica of St Francis of Assisi
Assisi, Italy
A two-level basilica holding frescoes by Giotto and the tomb of St Francis.
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Monreale Cathedral
Palermo, Italy
A hilltop cathedral glittering with some of Europe's greatest mosaics.
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Palatine Chapel
Palermo, Italy
A royal chapel entirely covered in gold mosaics.
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Siena Cathedral
Siena, Italy
A striped black and white marble cathedral with an ornate marble floor.
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Amalfi Cathedral
Amalfi, Italy
A striped medieval cathedral reached by a grand staircase.
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Basilica of Santa Croce
Florence, Italy
Florence's great Franciscan church, containing tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli.
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Palermo Cathedral
Palermo, Italy
A cathedral that mixes Norman, Arab, Gothic and baroque styles.
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Pisa Cathedral and Baptistery
Pisa, Italy
The marble cathedral and baptistery beside the tower.
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Santa Maria della Salute
Venice, Italy
A grand baroque church with a white dome at the mouth of the Grand Canal.
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Scrovegni Chapel
Italy
A small chapel covered in blue frescoes by Giotto.
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Basilica of San Petronio
Bologna, Italy
A vast Gothic basilica on the main square, left with an unfinished facade.
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Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
Ravenna, Italy
A basilica whose nave walls are lined with long mosaic processions.
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Cefalu Cathedral
Palermo, Italy
A Norman cathedral in a seaside town backed by a rocky headland.
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Noto Cathedral
Syracuse, Italy
The centrepiece of Noto's honey-coloured baroque town.
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Orvieto Cathedral
Italy
A cathedral whose golden facade is one of Italy's finest.
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Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca
Bologna, Italy
A hilltop church reached by a very long covered portico.
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Syracuse Cathedral
Syracuse, Italy
A baroque facade hiding a Greek temple within its walls.
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Basilica of San Clemente
Rome, Italy
A church built over a church built over a Roman temple, like a layer cake of history.
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Basilica of Superga
Turin, Italy
A hilltop basilica reached by a historic rack tramway, with views of the Alps.
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