A THREAD - places i want to visit in italy

cascate del serio
- tallest waterfall in italy near the village of valbondione (province of bergamo)
-call me by your name film location

antico caffè greco - rome
- oldest café in rome (1760), second oldest in italy

the palatine hill
- centremost of the seven hills of rome, one of the oldest parts of the city
- best views of the roman forum from there
- domus flavia, house of livia, house of augustus, farnese gardens, hippodrome of domitian, palatine museum

the trastevere
- peaceful bohemian neighbourhood of rome
- medieval churches, traditional roman cuisine, small shops
- basilica di santa maria

villa le fontanelle
- near moltrasio on the lake como (lombardy)
- this villa was home of gianni versace
- built in the 19th century by lord charles currie
- can be only seen from the water by boat

juliet's balcony
- in verona
- house once owned by the cappello family (similar to capelleti)
- tourists are under the balcony asking for guidance in love (leaving letters to juliet)

galleria borghese in rome
- art collection from the fifteenth to eighteenth century
- one of the best museums in the world
- works by tiziano, raphael, caravaggio, botticelli and rubens

villa borghese gardens

boboli gardens
- green heart of florence behind pitti palace
- open-air museum of caves, botany, fountains and sculptures
- buontalenti grotto, fountain of neptune, the isolotto

villa d'este
- renaissance villa with famous gardens in tivoli near rome
- over 500 fountains
- oval fountain, fontana di rometta, cento fontane, fontana dell'organo

galleria degli uffizi
- one of the most famous italian art museums
- in historic centre of florence
- opened since 16th century
- raphael, tiziano, botticelli, michelangelo, da vinci and more

villa del balbianello
- on the shore of lake como
- terraced gardens
- film location

sistine chapel
- one of the greatest treasures of the vatican city
- famous renaissance building
- popes are chosen and crowned there
- famous ceiling by michelangelo (the creation of adam)

isola bella
- one of the borromean islands of lago maggiore
- beautiful gardens and baroque palace
- palazzo borromeo (1632)

caffè florian
- the oldest cafè in the world (1720)
- in venice on piazza san marco
- one of the city's symbols
- was visited by goldoni or casanova

fontana di trevi
- the largest baroque fountain in rome designed by nicola salvi
- on piazza di trevi
- it's tradition to throw a coin in there
- popular film location
- my dream since the first time i saw the lizzie mcguire movie

giardini di ninfa
- gardens built on the ruin of medieval town ninfa in central italy
- one of the most beautiful and romantic gardens in the world
- the name 'ninfa' derives from a temple in the garden which is dedicated to the naiad nymphs

val grande national park
- in piedmont (north of italy)
- largest wilderness in europe
- two main valleys- val grande and val pagalla
- the highest peak is cima della laurasca

santa maria del fiore
- gothic cathedral in florence
- on piazza duomo (baptistery and giotto's campanila are also part of the cathedral complex)
- the famous dome was constructed by filippo brunelleschi
- beautiful pink and green marble panels

galleria dell'accademia
- art museum in florence
- mostly works from 14th to 16th century
- second most visited art museum in italy
- sculpture of david by michelangelo

palazzo pitti
- renaissance palace in florence beyond river arno
- used to be residence for the medici family, then habsburg-lorraine dynasty and later house of savoy
- today there are museums and galleries
- the palace is connected to the boboli gardens

palazzo e giardino giusti
- palace and gardens near centre of verona
- built in 16th century