The works to see at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome: Canova’s Hercules and Lichas, Klimt’s Three Ages, both Van Goghs, Monet, Duchamp and Pollock.
What to see at the Centrale Montemartini: the Apollo Sosianus pediment, the Muse Polyhymnia, the hunting mosaic and the train of Pius IX, among diesel engines.
What to see at Castel Sant’Angelo: Hadrian’s helical ramp, the Castellan’s apartment, the armoury, the terrace and the Passetto di Borgo.
The artworks of the Museum of the Imperial Fora at Trajan’s Markets: the bull-slaying cupids, the clipeus with Jupiter’s head and the amphora collection.
The Museum of Rescued Art in Rome displays, in the Octagonal Hall of the Baths of Diocletian, works recovered from illicit trafficking, on rotation.
What to see at the Baths of Diocletian in Rome: the cloister attributed to Michelangelo, the inscription and sculpture halls, and the Hall of Gold.
The artworks to see at Palazzo Altemps: the Ludovisi Gaul, the Ludovisi Great Sarcophagus, the Ares restored by Bernini, the Juno and the Egyptian collection.
The artworks to see at Palazzo Massimo alle Terme: the Boxer at Rest, Livia’s painted garden, the Lancellotti Discobolus and the Grottarossa mummy.
Pontormo’s Deposition in the Capponi Chapel at Santa Felicita: why the title is misleading, and what remains of Brunelleschi’s chapel.
Orsanmichele in Florence: why the statues outside are copies, where the originals are, the Orcagna tabernacle, hours, tickets and the floor that can close.
The Battle of San Romano by Paolo Uccello: which of the three panels is at the Uffizi, where the other two are, and how to read the lances in perspective.
The Madre in Naples, a contemporary art museum in Palazzo Donnaregina: the site specific rooms, the collection and the exhibitions, with hours and prices.
San Miniato al Monte in Florence: white and green Romanesque marble, the apse mosaic and Gregorian vespers at 18:30, with hours and how to get there.
The basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence: Brunelleschi’s Old Sacristy, the bare façade and when the Laurentian Library actually opens, with hours and tickets.
The three churches of Spaccanapoli in Naples: Gesù Nuovo, the Aragonese Tombs at San Domenico Maggiore and Donatello’s tomb at Sant’Angelo a Nilo.
The Venus of Urbino at the Uffizi: not a goddess but a bride, the objects that prove it, the Medici dowry, the loans, current hours and tickets.
Leonardo’s Annunciation and Verrocchio’s Baptism of Christ hang in the same Uffizi room: how to read them, who painted what, hours and tickets.
The Florence Baptistery and the Opera del Duomo Museum: Ghiberti’s doors, where the originals are, the dome mosaics, with hours and the three passes.
The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula at Gallerie d’Italia in Naples: the last Caravaggio, the 1980 letter that reattributed it, the new room, hours and tickets.
The Brancacci Chapel in Florence: Masaccio’s Expulsion, the fig leaves the restoration removed and the Sala della Colonna, with hours and booking.
San Gregorio Armeno in Naples: how a nativity shepherd figure is made, the church frescoed by Luca Giordano and the cloister, with hours, price and timing.
The Doni Tondo at the Uffizi: which room it’s really in, why it’s Michelangelo’s only finished painting, and how to read the spiral and the frame.
The Bourbon Tunnel in Naples: the 1853 military passage, the wartime shelter and the seized cars, with hours, prices and which route to pick.
The Museo di San Marco in Florence: Fra Angelico’s Annunciation, the friars’ frescoed cells and Savonarola’s rooms, with hours and tickets.
Palazzo Vecchio in Florence: the Hall of the Five Hundred, Francesco I’s Studiolo, the Arnolfo Tower and the Thursday trap, with hours and tickets.
The art stations of the Naples metro: what to see at Toledo, Università and Materdei, and which ticket you need to visit all three.
Castel Nuovo, the Maschio Angioino of Naples: Alfonso’s arch, the Hall of the Barons, the Giotto of the Palatine Chapel and the necropolis under the floor.
Caravaggio’s Seven Works of Mercy at the Pio Monte della Misericordia in Naples: how to read the painting, hours, tickets and the short Sunday window.
The Santa Chiara complex in Naples: Vaccaro’s majolica cloister, the basilica burned in 1943 and the Roman baths, with hours, tickets and how you get in.
The Royal Palace of Naples: the Staircase of Honour, the Historical Apartment, the Court Theatre and the eight kings on the façade, with hours and closing day.
Underground Naples from piazza San Gaetano: the Greek cisterns, the well-keepers, the air-raid shelters and the Roman theatre, with hours, ticket and duration.
The Certosa di San Martino in Naples: the Cuciniello nativity scene, the Tavola Strozzi, the cloisters and the view over the bay, with hours and tickets.
Campobasso: the Monforte Castle reopened in 2026 after three years of works and the National Archaeological Museum, with times, tickets and closing days.
Termoli cathedral: the Apulian Romanesque facade with its rose window and archivolts, the crypt, the relics of Saint Bassus and the walled old town.
Larino in Molise: the Roman amphitheatre left by the will of Lucius Capito, the cathedral of San Pardo, the mosaics of the Civic Museum, times and tickets.
The italic sanctuary of Pietrabbondante: the theatre of the Samnite Pentri with its carved backrests, temple B, the polygonal walls, times and tickets.
