A highlight of abruzzo is the hill top city of chieti is one of the oldest cities in italy and is home to many fine palazzos and churches Another highlight is the dramatic village and castle of roccascalegna which is in the south of the region near the border with molise. The region contains the renaissance city of florence as well as several other fascinating cities and towns such as lucca, arezzo, cortona and siena. The calabria region occupies the long peninsula that forms the southern tip of mainland italy (the 'toe' on a map) Sicily is just a few kilometres to the west across the strait of messina and the basilicata region is to the north. After enjoying a stroll around the port continue along the via roma to reach the church of santa maria delle grazie.
Travel guide for turin, italy with the main palaces, museums and monuments to enjoy during a visit. Lake como is part of every tour and trip that comes to the region, because of the imposing villas and gardens, the pretty port towns and the lovely lake scenery, but of course this can make it quite a busy destination! Assisi, in the umbria region of central italy, is best known as being the birthplace of saint francis of assisi, but as you will discover there is much else to discover in a visit to the town.
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