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| The symbol of Verona is a Roman amphitheatre dated back to the first half of the I century AD, one of the best preserved in the world! The name comes from the Latin toponym to indicate the sand that covered the stalls.
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| The Bridge of Sighs is one of Venice's beloved landmarks, shrouded in mystery and legend.
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| In 1420 the rich patrician Marino Contarini commissioned the most beautiful building in town.
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| The French writer Stendhal described it as "le meilleur d'Italie" and Pedrocchi must have been a coffee out of the ordinary, by that time! A café "without doors", in view of the ancient tradition to stay open all night long, in a city – Padua – that already gloried in having a "Saint with no name", St Antonio (who everyone just calls 'Il Santo'), and a "meadow with no grass", Prato della Valle.
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| The lovely Church of Eremitani rises in the homonym square in the city of Padua.
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| Tucked away in a sheltered street is the peculiar Palazzo Contarini.
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| Walking straight in front of the dome, you will reach Piazza delle Erbe, part of an ancient trade area.
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| The commanding presence of the Palazzo Ducale occupies a prime spot on the Grand Canal next to St.
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| A curtain of ancient buildings surrounds Piazza dei Signori, which is dedicated to the Seigniory of Carrara.
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| Piazza del Santo, real heart of the so-called Anthonine City, shows as follows:
- Donatello's Gattamelata (1453), on its high pedestal in front of the Basilica of St Antonio.
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| The largest plot of open space in Venice, Piazza San Marco is also the most elegant spot in the city.
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| Prato della Valle is the largest square in Italy and the second largest in the world, just after Red Square in Moscow.
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| Stone bridges were built in Venice from the beginning of the XII century, but only in 1588, after a period of decline and sabotage of wooden structures, it was finally designed a stone bridge in Rialto.
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| The Brenta River winds its way between Venice and Padova, and flows past beautiful countryside and splendid villas along the way.
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| Close to the university there is the oldest European Botanic Garden (1545), that collects numerous exotic and local species.
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