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  1. Skip the Line: Ancient Rome and Colosseum Half-Day Walking Tour

    Skip the Line: Ancient Rome and Colosseum Half-Day Walking Tour

    3 hours (Departs Rome, Italy)

    by Viator

    Leave the crowds behind and head straight inside the Colosseum with your skip-the-line entrance ticket! In a group of no more than 25 people, explore the first…

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  3. Rental Bike Venice

    The scenic plains of the Brenta Riviera make an easy, enjoyable bicycle ride, and you can speed past those tour boats along 150km of cycling routes. Rental Bike Venice is a friendly bike-rental spot accessible by bus from Venice, Mestre or Padua offering city bikes with baskets, mountain bikes and handy foldable bikes to take on buses, plus free parking, roadside assistance and advice in English on itineraries, local restaurants and shops.

    reviewed

  4. A

    Scuola Leonardo da Vinci

    Italian-language school with supplementary cultural programs.

    reviewed

  5. Venicescapes

    Intriguing walking tours run by a nonprofit historical society (proceeds support ongoing Venetian historical research) with themes such as ‘A City of Nations’, exploring multiethnic Venice through the ages; and ‘A Most Serene Republic’, revealing how Venice kept the peace through politics and espionage.

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  6. Festivaletteratura

    For five days each September, central Mantua is taken over by the Festivaletteratura, with open-air bookstalls, and readings and author discussions (some in English).

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  7. Freya's Florence

    Recommended Australian-born, Florence-based private tour guide; pay admission fees on top of guiding fee.

    reviewed

  8. Treno Natura

    A great way to see the stunning scenery of the Crete Senese, south of Siena. The line dates back to the 19th century but trains now run exclusively for tourists and are staffed by volunteers. The route loops from Siena, through Asciano, across to the Val d'Orcia and Stazione di Monte Antico and back to Siena. Trains stop at Asciano and Monte Antico and connect with the service from Florence. They only run for about 20 days a year so check the website or ask at the tourist office.

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  9. Private Tour: Gourmet Walking Tour of Bologna - Pasta, Mortadella and Chocolate

    Private Tour: Gourmet Walking Tour of Bologna - Pasta, Mortadella and Chocolate

    2 hours 30 minutes (Departs Bologna, Italy)

    by Viator

    Take a private guided walking tour through the medieval market of Bologna and explore the history, art and traditions of the city and its famous food. With only…

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    from USD$129.05
  10. Centro Ippico Amico del Cavallo

    This well-run stable is 8km west of Catania. Horse trails include a seven-hour trek through Etna farmland, a two-day trek along the Simeto river and a five-day trek around the summit. For other stables pick up the booklet Itinerari a Cavallo from the tourist office in Catania.

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  11. B

    Comitato Linguistico

    Catering to a more serious crowd, the lessons here are slightly more rigorous than Stranieri. Two- and four-week courses start throughout the year, priced from €150 per week. The school can arrange private or family ­accommodation.

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  12. Lido Beaches

    Beach chairs and bronzed lifeguards may seem a world apart from muggy, ripe Venice in summer, but they’re only a 15-minute ferry ride away. Most Lido beaches charge for chair, umbrella and hut rental, but the tanning crowd thins out and rates drop a couple of euros after 2pm. To avoid obligatory fees and throngs of local weekenders, rent a bike and head south to Alberoni and other more pristine beaches.

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    Bosa Diving

    At Bosa Marina, Bosa Diving runs dives (from €35) and snorkelling excursions (€35), as well as hiring out canoes (double canoe €10 per hour) and dinghies (from €25 per hour).

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    Original & Best Walking Tours of Florence

    Excellent one- to three-hour walks of the city (€25 to €39) led by historians or art-history graduates, including an evening Medici murder stroll (€25, 1½ hours).

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  16. E

    Sorrento Diving Center

    Sorrento Diving Center organises dives and a series of courses. Budget on around €95 for a half-day course, €45 for a single dive.

    reviewed

  17. Awaiting Table

    Silvestro Silvestori’s splendid cooking and wine school provides day or weeklong courses with tours, tastings and noteworthy lecturers.

    reviewed

  18. Acquaterra

    Excellent guided tours around the northern side of the volcano, where you see a different volcanic landscape.

    reviewed

  19. F

    Funivia Trento-Sardagna

    A scenic cable-car ride from Trento on the Funivia Trento-Sardagna brings you to Sardagna.

    reviewed

  20. La Sirenetta Diving Club

    La Sirenetta Diving Club offers diving courses and accompanied dives.

    reviewed

  21. Itinerari Segreti

    Lesser known areas of the Palazzo Ducale, including the original Prigioni Vecchie (Old Prisons), can be visited on the Itinerari Segreti (Secret Itineraries) tour. Book tickets ahead for the tour at the Palazzo Ducale ticket desk or online.

    The 1½-hour tour is an intriguing look at the underside of the palace and the workings of government in the days of La Serenissima.

    You are first taken through some administrative offices, small timber-clad rooms in which the Republic's civil servants beavered away. These employees were often wealthy citizens but never nobles. They mostly went unpaid (to serve the state was an honour), although their chief, the Cancellier Grande (like…

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  22. Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and St Peter's

    Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael

    3 hours (Departs Rome, Italy)

    by Viator

    Visit the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica on this must-do Vatican walking tour, in a group of no more than 20 people! With some 12,000…

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    from USD$82.46
  23. Skip the Line: Ancient Rome and Colosseum Half-Day Walking Tour

    Skip the Line: Ancient Rome and Colosseum Half-Day Walking Tour

    3 hours (Departs Rome, Italy)

    by Viator

    Leave the crowds behind and head straight inside the Colosseum with your skip-the-line entrance ticket! In a group of no more than 25 people, explore the first…

    Not LP reviewed

    from USD$65.70 $69 SAVE $4
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  25. Viator VIP: Sistine Chapel Private Viewing and Small-Group Tour of the Vatican's Secret Rooms

    Viator VIP: Sistine Chapel Private Viewing and Small-Group Tour of the Vatican

    by Viator

    See the Vatican as VIPs do – with this once-in-a-lifetime private Sistine Chapel viewing and tour of the Vatican Museum's secret rooms. This exclusive gives you…

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    from USD$321.78
  26. Pompeii and Amalfi Coast Small Group Day Trip from Rome

    Pompeii and Amalfi Coast Small Group Day Trip from Rome

    14 hours (Departs Rome, Italy)

    by Viator

    Take this incredible Rome day trip to the Amalfi Coast, and discover the dreamy coastal scenery that typifies this stunning area of southern Italy. Spend time…

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    from USD$274.86
  27. Milan Half-Day Sightseeing Tour with da Vinci's 'The Last Supper'

    Milan Half-Day Sightseeing Tour with da Vinci

    by Viator

    Guarantee your visit to see one of the most famous works of art in the world, Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last Supper'. Reservations to see this legendary painting…

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    from USD$87.15
  28. Tuscany in One Day Sightseeing Tour from Rome

    Tuscany in One Day Sightseeing Tour from Rome

    13 hours (Departs Rome, Italy)

    by Viator

    See the very best of Tuscany on a full-day trip from Rome! Traveling to the stunning Val d'Orcia region, south of Siena, you'll be introduced to a beautiful…

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    from USD$172.96
  29. Capri Day Trip from Rome

    Capri Day Trip from Rome

    13 hours (Departs Rome, Italy)

    by Viator

    Visit the chic island of Capri on a day trip from Rome, led by an expert local guide! After traveling from Rome to Naples, cross over to the gorgeous island to…

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