Attractions of Italy
Italy doesn't need any advertisement due to world-famous Italian attractions. This is a country where 60 per cent of attractions in Europe are concentrated. Italy is good for traveling at any season because it presents not only beautiful nature but also famous attractions of Italy. Sightseeing in Italy attracts many tourists as almost every city or town is an open-air museum containing Italian attractions, monuments of architecture or traces of ancient Roman civilization.
Via della Minerva will lead you from piazza della Minerva to the piazza della Rotonda, where the Pantheon is located. In 1578 Giacomo della Porta installed a fountain in the central square, which was complemented with an Egyptian obelisk in the 18th Century. The obelisk once decorated the Field of Mars.
Read moreThe Coliseum, originally called the Flavian Amphitheatre is one of the top pieces of Roman architecture and one of the most famous buildings in the world. Trying to conquer the affection of the Roman crowds, who demanded "bread and games", the emperors were building amphitheatres, where gladiators fought to their death, wild beasts were hunted for entertainment, and even sea battles, called naumachias, were staged. As far as the latter is concerned the arenas had to be filled with water to make sea battles more realistic.
Read moreLocated east of Napoli, the Vesuvius National Park (Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio) is a place of huge geological as well as historical importance. Scientific research is active continuously on the territory of the park.
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