Milan・Como Lake (Italy)

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Duomo di Milano     Duomo has 135 steeples with saint statues on each top of them.

The Duomo's rooftop can be come up by the stone-made spiral staircase.

Milan city can be widely seen from the Duomo's rooftop.

Piazza del Duomo, the square with the equestrian statue of Vittorio Emanuele II, facing the Duomo.

Piazza della Scala　　　   Teatro alla Scala under restoration

Monument to Leonardo da Vinci in Piazza della Scala        The arcade behind it is the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.

 Como Lake　　

Como Lake, located at 50 km north from Milan and close to the Swiss border, is an inverted-Y-shaped lake.

Sightseeing on the lake with a pleasure boat

Piazza Cavour, located in the center of the Old Town, close to the harbor, is crowded with tourists.

Elegant houses unfurling from lakeside to green hills

A luxurious villa along the lakeside

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Naples (Italy)

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 Mount Vesuvius (elevation 1,281 m) as seen from the Gulf of Naples    Its big eruption of August 24, 79 AD buryed Pompeii.

Mount Vesuvius as seen from the street along the harbor of Santa Lucia.

Castel dell'Ovo, the most ancient castle in Naples, protruding to the harbor of Santa Lucia.

Capri, the island with the Blue Grotto.

Regional map of Naples

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The ruins of Pompei    It has a sidewalk, a roadway with stepping stone crosswalk and a sewer system underground. 

Forum, a square at the heart of Pompeii

Mural paintings in the ruins

Why fresh colors in Pompei's mural paintings have remained? 

The 5m-deep volcanic ash which buried Pompeii in a moment is said to have been effective as a desiccative.

Outdoor Theater

Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata are designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Siena・Assisi (Italy)

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Siena Cathedral（Duomo di Siena）, a medieval church in the heart of Siena historic area designated as a World Heritage Site.

An old town with medieval narrow streets and stairs in Siena

Siena Cathedral （Duomo di Siena）

Stained-glass window in Siena Cathedral

High altar in Siena Cathedral

The inlaid marble mosaic covering the whole floor of the cathedral.

Piazza del Campo, a shell-shaped town square, where a traditional medieval horse race is held twice each year.

The Piazza del Campo unfurls before the Palazzo Pubblico with Torre del Mangia.

The Palio's horses run on the narrow track around the Piazza del Campo.

 A bronze sculpture of the mythical she-wolf suckling the twins, Romulus and Remus, from the legend of the founding of Rome.

Head to Assisi from Siena                   Assisi is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order.

Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi       It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Upper and Lower Churches are decorated with frescoes by numerous painters  such as Giotto.

Basilica comprises two churches known as the Upper Church and the Lower Church, and a crypt where the remains of the saint are interred.

Assisi, a town on the western flank of Monte Subasio, has city walls still now.

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Florence （Italy)

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Florence as seen from  from the heights of Piazzale Michelangelo

Map of visited site in Florence             The Historic Centre of Florence is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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(left) Florence Cathedral (Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore)      (right) Basilica di Santa Croce　

The Florence Cathedral complex includes the Baptistery (Battistero di San Giovanni ) and the Bell Tower (Giotto's Campanile).

Basilica di Santa Croce      It's the burial place of Michelangelo, Galileo, the composer Rossini and so on.

Florence is said to be 'Rosy City'.

Palazzo Vecchio in Piazza della Signoria       There is a copy of Michelangelo's David statue.

Piazza della Signoria with the gallery of statues 'Loggia dei Lanzi'

Arno river in the early morning

Ponte Vecchio bridge , the oldest bridge in Florence

On the Ponte Vecchio bridge      The bridge in the distance is Ponte Santa Trinita on the downstream.

There are shops of jewelry, arts and souvenir on the bridge.    Daytime is crowded with tourists.

On the Ponte Vecchio bridge      The bridge in the distance is Ponte alle Grazie on the upstream.

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