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Safety: See Theft alerts
St. Anthony Basilica (Padua): 144–150; map, 146
St. Anthony Basilica (Sorrento): 1049–1050
St. Catherine Sanctuary (Siena): 623
St. Clare Basilica (Assisi): 729–731
St. Cristina: 227
St. Francis Basilica (Assisi): 735–747; maps, 738, 744; self-guided tour, 737–747
St. John the Baptist Church (Monterosso): 359–360
St. Lawrence Church (Manarola): 402
St. Mark’s Basilica (Venice): 37, 60, 62–67; map, 64; orientation, 44, 63; self-guided tour, 63–67
St. Mark’s Campanile (Venice): 37, 44, 60–61, 70
St. Mark’s Square (Venice): 37, 44, 57–58, 60–62; cafés, 72–73, 86, 114–115; eating near, 107, 110–111; gelato, 116; maps, 61, 88–89; nightlife, 86; pigeon poop, 36; sleeping near, 87–91
St. Mary of the Angels Basilica (Assisi): 749–750
St. Michael Church (Volterra): 644
St. Moritz: transportation, 249, 262
St. Patrick’s Well (Orvieto): 780–781
St. Paul’s Within the Walls Church (Rome): 904
St. Peter-in-Chains Church (Rome): 822, 865–866
St. Peter’s Basilica (Rome): 822, 872–879; map, 873
St. Peter’s Square (Rome): 870–872
St. Teresa in Ecstasy (Bernini): 899–900
St. Valentin Church (Castelrotto): 209–210
Sale Moscati (Naples): 982–983
Salerno: 1089; map, 1112; transportation, 1113
Salumi: 1173–1174
Salute Church (Venice): 45, 57, 74–75
Salviati Building (Venice): 57
San Bartolo Church (San Gimignano): 664
San Biagio Church (Montepulciano): 688, 711
San Brizio Chapel (Orvieto): 775–777
Sanctuary of Montenero: 413
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Soviore (Monterosso): 364
Sanctuary of St. Catherine (Siena): 623
San Damiano Church (Assisi): 750–751
San Domenico Church (Siena): 623
San Francesco Basilica (Assisi): 735–747; maps, 738, 744; self-guided tour, 737–747
San Francesco Church (Montepulciano): 684
San Francesco Church (Pienza): 694
San Francesco di Paola Church (Naples): 987
San Frediano Church (Lucca): 579
San Fruttuoso Abbey: 449–450
San Gennaro, Catacombs of (Naples): 995–996
San Giacomo Church (Santa Margherita): 439
San Giacomo Monastery (Capri): 1076–1077
San Gimignano: 17, 596, 657–669; eating, 668–669; helpful hints, 660; information, 658, 660; maps, 636, 659; planning tips, 636; sights, 664–666; sleeping, 666–668; transportation, 635–636, 660, 669; walking tour, 660–664
San Gimignano City Hall: 663
San Gimignano Civic Museum: 664–665
San Gimignano Duomo: 663–664
San Gimignano Towers: 661–662, 664–666
San Gimignano 1300: 666
San Giorgio Church (Portofino): 447
San Giorgio Church (Varenna): 240
San Giorgio Maggiore (Venice): 45, 71
San Giovanni (Lake Como): 258
San Giovanni Baptistery (Milan): 290–291
San Giovanni Baptistery (Siena): 603, 621
San Giovanni Battista (Monterosso): 359–360
San Giovanni Battista (Riomaggiore): 409–411
San Giovanni Church (Lucca): 575, 582–583
Sanità (Naples): 990–991
San Lorenzo Basilica (Florence): 493–494
San Lorenzo Church (Porto Venere): 453
San Lorenzo Market (Florence): 494, 511
San Luigi dei Francesi Church (Rome): 833, 868
San Marco (Venice): 31, 57–58, 60–71; eating, 107, 110–111; maps, 61, 88–89; sleeping, 87–92
San Marco Basilica (Venice): See St. Mark’s Basilica
San Marco Campanile (Venice): 45, 60–61, 70
San Marco Clock Tower (Venice): 58, 61–62
San Marco Museum (Florence): 470, 493
San Marco Museum (Venice): 67
San Marcuola (Venice): 52
San Martino (Naples): 959, 987, 997–999
San Martino Carthusian Monastery and Museum (Naples): 999
San Martino Cathedral (Lucca): 583–584
San Maurizio Church (Milan): 285, 303–304
San Michele Cemetery (Venice): 45, 80
San Michele Church (Capri): 1073
San Michele Church (Lucca): 581
San Miniato Church (Florence): 471, 510
San Pietro Church (Porto Venere): 453
San Pietro in Vincoli (Rome): 822, 865–866
San Polo (Venice): 31–32, 76–79
San Rocco School (Venice): 44, 79
San Rufino Cathedral (Assisi): 725–729
San Silvestro (Venice): 55
San Sisto Church (Pisa): 555
San Stae Church (Venice): 52
Santa Chiara Church (Naples): 977, 983
Santa Corona Church (Vicenza): 156–157
Santa Croce Church (Florence): 471, 504–505
Santa Giulia (near Montalcino): 708
Sant’Agostino Church (Montepulciano): 681
Sant’Agostino Church (Orvieto): 770
Sant’Agostino Church (San Gimignano): 664
Santa Lucia (Naples): 996–997
Santa Lucia Station (Venice): 49, 117–118
Santa Magdalena (St. Oswald): 196
Santa Margherita Basilica: 435–436
Santa Margherita Ligure: 418, 433–444; eating, 442–444; helpful hints, 434–435; history of, 441; information, 434; map, 436–437; market, 339, 439; sights/activities, 439–441; sleeping, 441–442; transportation, 434, 444; walking tour, 435–439
Santa Maria Assunta (Venice): 81
Santa Maria Assunta Church (Positano): 1094
Santa Maria Belvedere (Corniglia): 396
Santa Maria degli Angeli Basilica (Assisi): 749–750
Santa Maria degli Angeli Church (Rome): 823, 899
Santa Maria del Carmine Church (Pisa): 553
Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence): See Florence Duomo
Santa Maria del Giglio (Venice): 57
Santa Maria della Salute (Venice): 45, 57, 74–75
Santa Maria della Scala (Siena): 603, 608, 622
Santa Maria della Vittoria Church (Rome): 899–900
Santa Maria delle Grazie (Milan): 284, 306–309
Santa Maria delle Grazie (Sorrento): 1043
Santa Maria del Popolo (Rome): 825
Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari (Venice): 44, 76–79
Santa Maria in Aracoeli Church (Rome): 860
Santa Maria Novella Church (Florence): 471, 505–506; eating near, 534
Santa Maria Novella train station (Florence): 461, 541–542; sleeping near, 519–521
Santa Maria sopra Minerva Church (Assisi): 733
Santa Maria sopra Minerva Church (Rome): 868–869
Santa Marta Chapel (Vernazza): 381
Sant’Ambrogio Basilica (Milan): 284, 304–305
Sant’Anastasia Church (Verona): 171
Sant’Andrea Church (Levanto): 421
Sant’Andrea Church (Orvieto): 767
Sant’Angelo (Venice): 55
Sant’Ignazio Church (Rome): 869
Santissima Annunziata Church (Florence): 492
San Tomà (Venice): 55
Santo Stefano Church (Assisi): 734
Santuario di Nostra Signora di Reggio: 347, 364–365
San Zaccaria (Venice): 58, 70–71
San Zeno Maggiore Basilica (Verona): 174–175
Saracens: about, 1085
Savonarola, Girolamo: 480, 493
Scaligeri Family tombs (Verona): 170–171
Scams: 1143. See also Theft alerts
Schlern, the: 206, 208, 215, 223, 224–225
Schloss Runkelstein (Bolzano): 196
Scrovegni Chapel (Padua): 138–143; map, 141
Scuola del Santo (Padua): 150
Scuola San Rocco (Venice): 44, 79
Seasons: 19–20
Secret Room (Naples): 968
Seis (Siusi): 210, 218–219; nightlife, 210; sleeping, 212–213
Seiser Alm: See Alpe di Siusi
Seiser Alm Bahn Cable Car: 218–219, 221–222
Sella Pass: 227
Sempione Park (Milan): 313–314
Senate House (Rome): 853
Sestri Levante: 418, 429–433; map, 431; market, 339, 430
Settimana Francescana (Assisi): 721
Severini, Gino: 297
Sforza Castle (Milan): 284, 311–313
Shoah Memorial of Milan: 318
Shopping: clothing sizes, 1214; hours, 1144; VAT refunds, 1149. See also Markets; and specific destinations
Siena: 14, 593–634; at a glance, 603; eating, 629–633; festivals, 610–611, 1206; helpful hints, 599; information, 594; maps, 595, 600–601, 605, 626–627; planning tips, 593; sights, 612–623; sleeping, 623–628; tours, 599, 602–603; transportation, 594–595, 598–599, 633–634; walking tour, 604–612
Siena Archaeological Museum: 622–623
Siena City Tower: 606, 613–614
Siena Civic Museum: 603, 612–613
Siena Crypt: 621
Siena Duomo: 603, 608–609, 615–619; Museum, 603, 609, 619–621; rooftop visit, 621–622
Siena Palio: 604, 610–611, 623, 1206
Siena Pinacoteca: 603, 614–615
Sightseeing: apps and maps, 1150; best three-week trip, 20–21; general tips, 1150–1153; itineraries, 19–22; money-saving tips, 23–24; must-see destinations, 12–14; reservations, 25–26; reservations, advance tickets, and passes, 1151–1152; worth-it destinations, 15–18. See also specific sights and destinations
Signorelli, Luca: 645, 775–777, 778–779
SIM cards: 1184
Sinking Boat Fountain (Rome): 837–838
Sistine Chapel (Rome): 822, 885–889
Siusi: See Seis
Skiing: 203
Sleep code: 1154
Sleeping: 1153–1162; money-saving tips, 1154–1155; reservations, 24, 25, 1160–1161; types of accommodations, 1155–1162; user reviews, 1157. See also specific destinations
Smartphones: 26, 1181–1184. See also Apps
Sorrento: 18, 1040–1064, 1084; eating, 1058–1061; helpful hints, 1043; information, 1042; layout of, 1041–1042; maps, 1041, 1044–1045, 1047; nightlife, 1054–1055; planning tips, 1041; sights/activities, 1051–1054; sleeping, 1055–1058; tours, 1043, 1054; transportation, 1042–1045, 1061–1063; walking tour, 1045–1051
Sorrento Cathedral: 1048
Sorrento Food Tours: 1054
Sorrento Men’s Club: 1049
Sorrento Musical: 1055
South Rome: See Trastevere
South Tirol Museum of Archaeology (Bolzano): 192–193
Spaccanapoli (Naples): 975–976, 978, 982; eating, 1005–1007
Spanish Quarter (Naples): 976
Spanish Steps (Rome): 827, 837–838, 900, 905; eating near, 935–936
Special events: 1205–1207. See also specific destinations
Speck Fest (Bolzano): 188
Spedaletto Castle: 712
Spiaggia Grande (Positano): 1095, 1096
Spritz: 133
Stelvio Pass: 229
Stilfser Joch: 229
Straw Market (Florence): 496, 511
Stresa Town: 264–266; map, 265
Subway: See Metro
Südtiroler Archäologiemuseum (Bolzano): 192–193
Swimming: See Beaches
Switchbacks of the Friars (Monterosso): 363
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Tabularium (Rome): 858
Taddeo di Bartolo: 645, 665, 687
Tasso, Torquato: 1047–1048
Tavola caldas: overview, 1169. See also specific destinations
Taxes: VAT refunds, 1149
Taxis: 1195; tipping, 1148. See also specific destinations
Teatro alla Fenice (Venice): 86
Teatro alla Scala (Milan): 284–285, 298–300
Teatro Armida (Sorrento): 1055
Teatro dell’Opera (Rome): 904
Teatro di San Carlo (Naples): 989
Teatro Goldoni (Venice): 86
Teatro Mancinelli (Orvieto): 780
Teatro Olimpico (Vicenza): 156
Teatro Romano (Roman theater): Padua, 143; Pompeii, 1030; Verona, 175; Volterra, 646
Telephones: 1181–1184
Telfen: 202
Temperatures, average monthly: 1215
Temple of Antoninus Pius and Faustina (Rome): 849
Temple of Castor and Pollux (Rome): 851
Temple of Ceres (Paestum): 1116–1117
Temple of Hera (Paestum): 1118–1119
Temple of Isis (Pompeii): 1030
Temple of Julius Caesar (Rome): 852
Temple of Jupiter (Pompei): 1022
Temple of Minerva (Assisi): 733
Temple of Neptune (Paestum): 1118–1119
Temple of Saturn (Rome): 854–855
Temple of Vesta (Rome): 849–850
Tentennano Castle: 716
Terme del Foro (Pompeii): 1025–1026
Terme di Caracalla (Rome): 856–857
Termini Station (Rome): 941–944; eating, 936–940, 942; maps, 896–897, 914–915, 938–939; sights, 897–900; sleeping, 913–919
Testaccio (Rome): food tours, 932; markets, 902
Theft alerts: 27, 1142, 1143, 1147–1148; Cinque Terre, 339; Florence, 464; Milan, 276–277; Naples, 956; Rome, 810–811; on trains, 1193; Venice, 32–33
Tiburtina Station (Rome): 944
Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista: 72, 75, 86, 144, 174
Time zones: 1143
Tintoretto: 69–72, 144, 310, 584
Tirol: See Dolomites
Titian: 72, 74, 78, 144, 150, 172, 301, 501, 506, 895, 993
Tobacco shops: 1144
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Rome): 861
Tornesi (Montalcino): 705–706
Torre Branca (Milan): 314
Torre dei Lamberti (Verona): 170
Torre dello Ziro: 1105
Torre del Mangia (Siena): 606, 613–614
Torre del Moro (Orvieto): 766–767
Torre e Casa Campatelli (San Gimignano): 666
Torre Grossa (San Gimignano): 661–662, 664–666
Torre Guinigi (Lucca): 585
Torrenieri: 708
Toscanini, Arturo: 296, 298, 299
Tour guides: tipping, 1148. See also specific destinations
Tourist information: 1142. See also specific destinations
Tours: Rick Steves, 1202. See also specific destinations
Traghetto, in Venice: 42–43, 53–54
“Trail of the Witches”: 222, 223
Train travel: 1185, 1188–1194; best three-week trip, 20–21; general tips, 1192–1194; maps, 1186–1187, 1193; schedules, 1188–1189; strikes, 1193–1194; tickets, 1189–1192. See also Circumvesuviana Train; and specific destinations
Trajan’s Column (Rome): 822, 862–863
Trajan’s Forum (Rome): 822, 863
Trajan’s Market (Rome): 822, 863–864
Transportation: 1185–1202; budgeting, 23; maps, 1186–1187, 1193. See also specific destinations
Trastevere (Rome): 806; bookstores, 810; eating, 940–941; map, 918–919; sleeping, 919–920
Travel advisories: 1141
Travel insurance: 26
Travel smarts: 27–28
Travel tips: 1141–1145
Treasury Museum (Rome): 878
Treasury of the Grand Dukes (Florence): 507
Tremezzo: 258–259
Tre Scalini (Rome): 833
Trevi Fountain (Rome): 823, 836, 869, 905; eating near, 931, 940
Treviso Airport (Venice): 123
Triennale di Milano: 314
Trionfale market (Rome): 902
Trip costs: 23
Tuff (tufo): 774
Turkish “Fondaco” Exchange (Venice): 52
Tuscan Wine School (Siena): 602
Tuscany: agriturismi, 597, 654–655, 668, 673–676; cuisine, 530–531; driving distances and time, 1199; geology, 684–685; guided tours, 468–469, 576–577, 602–603, 671–672; heart of, 17, 670–717; maps, 597, 672–673, 711; overview, 596–597; sleeping overview, 597; transportation, 596–597. See also Florence; Lucca; Pisa; Siena
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Uccello, Paolo: 499
Uffizi Gallery (Florence): 497–501; courtyard, 481; map, 498; orientation, 470, 497–498; reservations, 25, 482–483, 497–498
Umbria: 718–802; agriturismi, 755, 787–788; views of, from Assisi, 725, 731. See also Assisi; Civita di Bagnoregio; Orvieto
Underground Naples: 981, 984–985
Underground Orvieto: 765, 780–781
University of Padua: 125, 135–137
UPIM (Rome): 900
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Val di Fassa: 226–227
Vaporetto, in Venice: 38–42, 117–118
Varenna: 234–249, 257; eating, 246–249; helpful hints, 236–238; information, 235; map, 236–237; sights/activities, 241–244; sleeping, 244–246; transportation, 235–236, 249; walking tour, 238–241
Varenna Castle: 241–242
Varenna Gardens: 241
Vasari Corridor (Florence): 502
Vatican City (Rome): 9, 806, 869–889; dress code, 1153; eating near, 934–935; guided tours, 821, 824; maps, 870–871; museums, 822, 879–889; papal audiences, 880–881; planning tips, 869; post office, 880, 883; Sistine Chapel, 885–889. See also Rome
Vatican Gardens (Rome): 880
Vatican Museums (Rome): 807, 822, 879–889; map, 882; reservations, 880–881; self-guided tour, 882–890
VAT refunds: 1149
Venetian lace: 81
Venice: 12, 29–123; at a glance, 44–45; best views, 37; eating, 100–116; excursion areas, 15, 124–182; experiences, 82–84; festivals, 83–84, 1205–1207; helpful hints, 32–33, 36; information, 32; layout of, 31–32; nightlife, 85–86; planning tips, 30; self-guided cruise, 47–58; shopping, 84–85; sights, 58–82; sightseeing passes, 59; sightseeing tips, 32, 59; sleeping, 87–100; tours, 46–47; transportation, 37–46, 117–123. See also specific neighborhoods
Venice canals: 31; boat travel, 38–46, 117–118; eating alongside, 114–115; gondola rides, 82–83; maps, 30–31, 34–35; self-guided cruise, 47–58. See also Grand Canal
Venice lagoon: 29, 79–82; map, 80–81
Venus de’ Medici: 500
Vernaccia di San Gimignano: 531, 658, 1180
Vernazza: 337, 373–393; beaches, 384; eating, 389–393; events, 340; experiences, 382–385; helpful hints, 376; hiking, 346, 349–350, 364, 382–384; information, 373; map, 374–375; market, 339, 376; nightlife, 385; sleeping, 385–389; transportation, 338–339, 373, 376; walking tour, 376–382
Vernazza Castle: 378–379
Vernazza Chuurch: 380
Vernazza City Hall: 378
Vernazza Harbor: 379–380
Verona: 158–182; eating, 177–182; helpful hints, 162–163; information, 159; maps, 160–161, 165; sights, 173–176; sleeping, 176–177; transportation, 159, 162, 182; walking tour, 163–173
Verona City Hall: 164
Verona Duomo: 172
Veronese, Paolo: 74, 144, 174, 310
Vesuvius: 1013, 1022, 1024, 1037–1039, 1094
Vezio Castle (Varenna): 241–242, 257
Via Abbondanza (Pompeii): 1023
Via Balbo (Rome): 902
Via Banchi di Sopra (Siena): 611–612
Via Banchi di Sotto (Siena): 611–612
Via Brera (Milan): 329–330
Via Capellini (Porto Venere): 453
Via Capo (Sorrento): 1041, 1055; sleeping, 1057–1058
Via Cavour (Rome): 864
Via Cavour (Santa Margherita): 437–438
Via Cola di Rienzo (Rome): 900
Via Colombo (Riomaggiore): 411–412
Via Conte di Ruvo (Naples): 972–973
Via Dante (Milan): 314; eating, 329
Via Dante Alighieri (Florence): 532
Via Dante Alighieri (Levanto): 429
Via dei Banchi Vecchi (Rome): 901
Via dei Baullari (Rome): 829
Via dei Calzaiuoli (Florence): 477, 511
Via dei Coronari (Rome): 901
Via dei Neri (Florence): 534
Via dei Portici (Bolzano): 189–190
Via dei Sarti (Volterra): 644
Via dei Tribunali (Naples): 1004–1005
Via del’Amore (Pienza): 698
Via del Babuino (Rome): 901
Via del Corso (Rome): 825, 827, 835–836, 905; nightlife, 905; shopping, 900–901
Via del Duomo (Orvieto): 766–767
Via della Costa (Verona): 169
Via della Croce (Rome): 936
Via dell’Amore (Cinque Terre): 352, 404, 409
Via della Pace (Rome): 902
Via della Spiga (Milan): 318–319
Via della Stamperia (Rome): 836
Via delle Case Nuove (Pienza): 698
Via delle Muratte (Rome): 834
Via del Prione (La Spezia): 456
Via del Tritone (Rome): 836
Via di Gracciano nel Corso (Montepulciano): 677, 680–683
Via di Pasquino (Rome): 832
Via di Propaganda (Rome): 836
Via di San Niccolò (Florence): 540–541
Via di Santo Spirito (Florence): 511
Via Discovolo (Manarola): 399–401, 407
Via Dono Doni (Assisi): 729
Via Fillungo (Lucca): 579–581
Via Firenze (Rome): eating, 937; sleeping, 914–917
Via Fiume (La Spezia): 456
Via Flavia (Rome): eating, 937–939
Via Francesco Caracciolo (Naples): 997
Via Francigena: 611, 658, 698, 701, 708, 716
Via Giubbonari (Rome): 901
Via Giulia (Rome): 901
Via Lorenzo d’Amalfi (Amalfi): 1105
Via Maddaloni (Naples): 975
Via Magna Grecia (Paestum): 1119
Via Matteotti (Volterra): 641–644
Via Mazzini (Verona): 159, 173
Via Montenapoleone (Milan): 318–319
Via Nazario Sauro (Naples): 996–997
Via Nazionale (Rome): 900
Via Nilo (Naples): 978
Via Orlandi (Capri): 1072
Via Palestro (Santa Margherita): 437–438
Via Pignasecca Market (Naples): 976
Via Pontefici (Rome): 825, 827
Via Porta all’Arco (Volterra): 640
Via Port’Alba (Naples): 974
Via Porta Perlici (Assisi): 725
Via Posillipo (Naples): 997
Via Romana (Florence): 511
Via Sacra (Rome): 848–849
Via San Cesareo (Sorrento): 1049, 1052
Via San Francesco (Assisi): 734
Via San Gregorio Armeno (Naples): 980
Via Sannio (Rome): 901
Via San Paolino (Lucca): 581–582
Via San Pietro (Siena): 607
Via Santa Chiara (Assisi): 731–732
Via Santa Maria della Pietà (Sorrento): 1048
Via Santa Maria di Costantinopol (Naples): 973
Via Sermei (Assisi): 729
Via Sottoriva (Verona): 171
Via Talosa (Montepulciano): 684
Via Toledo (Naples): 974–975; eating, 1005–1007; sleeping, 1000–1001
Via Tommaso Bottaro (Santa Margherita): 443
Via Veneto (Rome): 890
Via Vicaria Vecchia (Naples): 981
Via XXV Aprile (Sestri Levante): 429, 430, 433
Vicenza Archaeological and Natural History Museum: 157
Vicolo dello Sdrucciolo (Montepulciano): 682
Victor Emmanuel II: 164, 294–295, 438, 975, 1135, 1137
Victor Emmanuel Monument (Rome): 823, 860–861
Victory Monument (Bolzano): 195
Villa Balbianello (Varenna): 243, 260
Villa Borghese Gardens (Rome): 890–891
Villa Carlotta (Lake Como): 258, 259–260
Villa Cimbrone (Ravello): 1109
Villa Cipressi (Varenna): 242, 244–245
Villa Comunale (Sorrento): 1050
Villa del Balbianello (Lenno): 260–261
Villa Durazzo (Santa Margherita): 440
Villa Jovis (Capri): 1067, 1077
Villa la Rotonda (Vicenza): 157–158
Villa Melzi Gardens (Bellagio): 253
Villa Monastero (Varenna): 241, 242
Villa Rondinaia (Ravello): 1089, 1110
Villa Rufolo (Ravello): 1108–1109
Villa San Michele (Capri): 1073–1074
Villa Serbelloni Park (Bellagio): 253
Villa Taranto Botanical Gardens (Lake Maggiore): 269–270
Villa Valmarana ai Nani (Vicenza): 158
Vineyards: See Wine and vineyards
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano: 531, 677, 686, 687–688, 706, 1180
Visitor information: 1142. See also specific destinations
Vivaldi, Antonio: 85
Volastra: hiking, 346, 350–351, 404; sleeping, 406
Volterra: 17, 596, 636–657; eating, 655–657; helpful hints, 638; information, 637; maps, 636, 642–643; nightlife, 652; planning tips, 636; sights, 639–652; sleeping, 652–655; tours, 638–639; transportation, 635–636, 637–638, 657
Volterra City Hall: 640
Volterra Duomo: 641
Volterra Pinacoteca: 645
Volto Santo (Lucca): 575, 583, 1207
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Waltherplatz (Bolzano): 188–189
Water taxis, in Venice: 43–45, 118, 122
Wayfarers’ Path (Lake Como): 244
Well of the Quarry (Orvieto): 767–769, 781
Windsurfing: 420
Wine and vineyards: 1179–1181; Bellagio, 256; Cinque Terre, 355–356, 364–365, 378, 384–385, 395, 402–403; Montalcino, 531, 674, 700, 702, 703, 704–708, 712–713; Montepulciano, 531, 677, 686, 687–688, 706, 1180; ordering tips, 1178; Orvieto, 759, 782–783; regional varieties, 1180–1181; Rome, 925, 932; Siena, 602; Tuscany, 531, 602, 706–707; Verona, 167, 176, 179; Volterra, 649
Wine bars (enoteche): overview, 1169. See also specific destinations
Wizard of Oz (Orvieto): 766
World War II: 174, 187, 267, 358, 382, 430, 1138–1139; Shoah Memorial of Milan, 318
World Wars Monument (Vernazza): 382
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Zattere (Venice): 112
Zechariah, Saint: 70–71