S

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. Oswald: 196, 210

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. Ulrich: 222, 223, 227

St. Valentin Church (Castelrotto): 209–210

Sale Moscati (Naples): 982–983

Salerno: 1089; map, 1112; transportation, 1113

Saltria: 215, 219, 221–222

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

Sassolungo: 215, 219

Savonarola, Girolamo: 480, 493

Scaligeri Family tombs (Verona): 170–171

Scams: 1143. See also Theft alerts

Schlern, the: 206, 208, 215, 223, 224–225

Schlernhaus: 223, 225

Schloss Runkelstein (Bolzano): 196

Scrovegni Chapel (Padua): 138–143; map, 141

Scuba diving: 413–414, 441

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 Hall: 604, 612–613

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

Snorkeling: 365, 413–414, 441

Soccer: 9, 277, 287, 979–980

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: 199, 1174

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 Festival: 263, 1206

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

Talvera River: 195–196, 200

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

Tipping: 1148, 1165

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

Torcello: 45, 81; map, 80–81

Tornesi (Montalcino): 705–706

Toro Farnese: 964, 966

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

Trail running: 225, 399, 413

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

U

Uber: 279, 820, 1195

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

V

Val di Fassa: 226–227

Val d’Orcia: 685, 710–714

Val Gardena: 206, 227

Valpolicella: 109, 179, 1180

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 glass: 80–81, 84–85

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 Biennale: 58, 83–84

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 Carnevale: 83, 1206

Venice lagoon: 29, 79–82; map, 80–81

Venus de’ Medici: 500

Verdi, Giuseppe: 296, 299

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 Cemetery: 378, 383

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 Condotti (Rome): 827, 901

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 Margutta (Rome): 827, 901

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: 155–159; map, 156

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

Vidal, Gore: 1089, 1110

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

W

Waltherplatz (Bolzano): 188–189

Water taxis, in Venice: 43–45, 118, 122

Wayfarers’ Path (Lake Como): 244

Weather: 19–20, 1215

Well of the Quarry (Orvieto): 767–769, 781

Wi-Fi: 26, 1182–1184

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 I: 382, 1138

World War II: 174, 187, 267, 358, 382, 430, 1138–1139; Shoah Memorial of Milan, 318

World Wars Monument (Vernazza): 382

Z

Zallingerhütte: 223, 224

Zattere (Venice): 112

Zechariah, Saint: 70–71