The Guide to Essential Italy

The Guide to Essential Italy « Series from 2015

Series from 2015

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Genres: Special Interest

In collaboration with the Smithsonian, The Great Courses brings you the exceptional gems and daily life of Italy’s past and present in a visually stunning tour.

Explore Rome, Florence, and Venice, and take side trips to places like Pompeii and Perugia. Visit important monuments, witness artistic masterpieces, and immerse yourself in Italian culture.

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Rome: The Eternal City

The Capitoline and the Colosseum

Imperial Palaces of the Palatine Hill

Pompeii: A City Frozen in Time

The Roman Forum

Along the Via Sacra to the Capitoline

The Via del Corso and Princely Palaces

The Trevi Fountain and Baroque Rome

Above and Beyond the Spanish Steps

At the Bend in the Tiber

The Pantheon to Campo dei Fiori

Piazza Farnese to the Ara Pacis

Piazza del Popolo to San Clemente

The Vatican and St. Peter’s Basilica

Orvieto, Siena, and San Gimignano

Florence: Politics in Art and Architecture

From the Piazza del Duomo to San Marco

Santa Croce and the Pazzi Chapel

En Route to the Ponte Vecchio

The Pitti Palace

The Oltrarno

Walking to Santa Maria Novella

From Santa Maria Novella to San Lorenzo

The Medici Legacy

The Ognissanti, Palaces, Parks, and Villas