This video from Rome combines views from two World Heritage Sites. "The Historic Centre of Rome" is no. 91 and "Vatican City" is no. 286 on UNESCO's...
Everything from Italy
Here you will find all Sandalsand’s articles from Italy. They include a photo album, videos, world heritage sites and regular travelogues.
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World Heritage #0394 – Venice and its Lagoon
This world heritage is about a sinking city left to rot, or Venice and its Lagoon. Perhaps not. There is a constant fight against the forces of...
The canals of Venezia
We went to Venezia (Venice) on a day trip, like many other visitors. But even a day made us realise the magic of this famed city. This article is...
Famous cities of Toscana
At long last we were in for a few hectic days in the famous cities of Toscana (Tuscany), in the old cities of Florence, Lucca, Pisa, Arezzo and...
World Heritage #1026 – Val d’Orcia
The Val d'Orcia is a valley designed hundreds of years ago to look good, and it still does. Join me on a visit to this Italian landscape. The UNESCO...
World Heritage #0717 – Siena
Incredibly crowded, not least during the annual festivities in July, Siena is a must-see town in Tuscany, Italy. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
World Heritage #0395 – Pisa
In the Italian town of Pisa, the Piazza del Duomo is a World heritage site. The "campanile" of Pisa is probably one of the world's most photographed...
World Heritage #0174 – Historic Centre of Florence
The Italian city of Firenze (Florence) played a very central part in the transition between the Middle Ages and the new times. Join me on a visit to...
The Eternal City of Roma and the Vatican
We were on an InterRail. In Italy we first went to the Eternal City, Roma (Rome) and the Vatican. The view from St Peter's was fantastic. After this...
World Heritage #0091 – Historic Centre of Rome
All roads lead to the Historic Centre of Rome, they would say two thousand years ago. Today too, one might add. The UNESCO World Heritage List...