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the Arch of Germanicus at Saintes, Roman and double-bayed, on its square along the Charente
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What to see in Saintes: a Roman arch that was moved twenty-eight metres

Saintes has a Roman arch of AD 18 saved by Victor Hugo, an amphitheatre among the oldest in the empire and a cathedral with a truncated bell tower.

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the two western towers of Jumièges Abbey, roofless, seen across the lawn with a bare tree in front
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Jumièges Abbey: the ruin that survived because somebody bought it

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the octagonal bell tower of the Seu Vella of Lleida seen from the cloister, between two columns and above the traceried arcades
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The Seu Vella of Lleida: a cathedral that served as a barracks for 241 years

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Pere Johan's alabaster high altarpiece in Tarragona Cathedral, with its gilded pinnacles and Saint Thecla at the centre
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Tarragona Cathedral: this is where the altarpiece that ends in Zaragoza begins

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the Pont du Gard seen from downstream, with its three tiers of arches and the dry bed of the Gardon in the foreground
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Pont du Gard: the extraordinary thing is not the height, it is the gradient

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the vault of the Sagrada Família seen from below, with the columns branching out and the golden skylights over the crossing
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Zaragoza seen from the Torre Mirador of El Pilar, with the Ebro, the bridges and the basilica’s glazed tiled domes
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the two western towers of Jumièges Abbey, roofless, seen across the lawn with a bare tree in front
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the Pont du Gard seen from downstream, with its three tiers of arches and the dry bed of the Gardon in the foreground
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the bay of Collioure at blue hour, with the lit seafront, the palm trees and Fort Saint-Elme on the ridge
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the Maison Carrée in Nîmes seen at three quarters, with the Corinthian columns of the porch and the engaged half-columns along the flank
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the towers of the count’s castle in Carcassonne seen from the lices, with their conical slate roofs and the square Tour Pinte behind
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Mont-Saint-Michel seen from across the bay, with the abbey on top of the mount
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the arcades of the Colosseum lit at dusk, the first stop of a three-day itinerary in Rome
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the Aljafería Palace in Zaragoza seen at three quarters, with its crenellated cylindrical towers and the Torre del Trovador behind
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The Aljafería Palace in Zaragoza: the missing link between Córdoba and the Alhambra

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the outer facade of the Arena of Nîmes with its two tiers of arches, seen from the street under the plane trees
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Carlo Maderno’s façade of St Peter’s Basilica at blue hour, with Michelangelo’s dome behind it and the inscription of Paul V
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the Trevi Fountain seen from the front, with the façade of Palazzo Poli, the papal inscriptions and Oceanus in the central niche
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The Trevi Fountain: the history, what you are looking at and the new access rules

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the portico of the Pantheon in Rome with its monolithic columns and the Agrippa inscription, seen from Piazza della Rotonda with the obelisk
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The Pantheon in Rome: what to see, what the ticket costs and why the dome stands up

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the Roman Forum seen from the Palatine, with the Basilica of Maxentius on the left, the Arch of Titus and the Colosseum beyond
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the stained glass of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris seen from below, with coloured light filling the upper chapel
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the Boxer at Rest in the National Roman Museum, one of the eight unmissable museums in Rome
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the Boxer at Rest, a seated Greek bronze with bound hands and copper inlays on the wounds, at the National Roman Museum
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National Roman Museum: 6 works to see and how the combined ticket works

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the inner courtyard of Palazzo Doria Pamphilj in Rome with its orange trees and two levels of arched portico
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the façade of Palazzo Barberini in Rome seen from the gate, with the Barberini bees on the coat of arms and the lit portico
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the hall of the Pergamon Altar inside the Pergamon Museum in Berlin
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