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The Sweet Taste of Venice

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Lucca Aperitivo Adventure

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Lonely Planet Experiences Private Venice Tour:The Sweet Taste

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Lonely Planet Experiences Private Venice Cicchetti & Wine Tour

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Lonely Planet Experiences Private Lucca Tour: Aperitivo Adventure

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Cultural & Theme Tours

Vatican Museums Skip the Line Tour: St Peter's, Sistine Chapel

Starting at€63

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Ancient Rome and Colosseum Skip the Line Walking Tour

Starting at€51

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Day Trips & Excursions

Tuscany 1-Day Sightseeing Tour with Siena, Pisa, San Gimignano

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Multi-day adventures

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Berlin to Venice

Starting at€1,512

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Berlin to Rome

Starting at€2,432

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Dubrovnik to Rome

Starting at€2,020

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Europe Explorer

Starting at€4,684

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Dubrovnik to Venice

Starting at€1,088

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Highlights of Italy

Starting at€992

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Budapest to Rome

Starting at€2,876

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Madrid to Rome

Starting at€6,725

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Apartment Song 'e Napule

Relax at PALAZZO PIZZO RESIDENCE in charming fisher village by the sea

Da Paola and Mariano house in the village

In Perugia Lady Stella holiday home with swimming pool for up to 5 people

The Casa di Darma historic center

Charming Villa In The Madonie Natural Park

Dreamy sunsets near Gallipoli

StoneTower - Ancient Charming Quiet Unusual. Stunning view. 1 h north of Rome

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We are so looking forward to welcoming you in Spain. We still need to wait, but we would love to give you some ideas to dream about, so that when you are ready to travel, you know where you want to go … From our spectacular mountain ranges to our warm sandy beaches, from our astonishing historic towns to our charming little villages. Start planning, and we hope to see you here very soon.

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Romeo and Juliet's balcony at Juliet's House in Verona.
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Pompeii: get to know Italy’s legendary ruined city

5 min readPublished 14 Oct 2020

From the city's history to how to buy tickets, here's everything you need to know to plan a visit to ancient Pompeii, one of Italy’s most haunting sights.

The famous antique site of Pompeii, near Naples. It was completely destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. One of the main tourist attractions in Italy.