My Trip to Italy
Nov 06, 2018
For many years, I’ve dreamed of visiting Italy to view some of the artwork and architecture that I studied in college. I purchased books with travel highlights and I’d often look at them sitting on the bookshelf.
Dreams do come true and I was able to book a last minute trip to Venice, Stresa, Florence and Rome. It was impossible to see everything that I wanted to, but hopefully someday I can go back. After careful prioritization, I was able to see some of the main tourist attractions and some other places too. These were places that I spent time exploring (did not include additional places where I walked past the exterior and snapped a picture).
Venice
- Piazza San Marco and San Marco
- Doge’s Palace
- Bridge of Sighs
- Rialto Bridge
- Islands (in addition to San Marco): Cannaregio, Dorsoduro, Giudecca, Murano, San Giorgio Maggiore were visited. Traveled by vaporetto to the outer islands.
- Madonna dell’ Orto
Stresa
- Isola Superiore
- Isola Bella
Florence
- Duomo S. Maria del Fiore
- Cathedral Museum (Museo dell'Opera del Duomo)
- Baptistry of San Giovanni
- St. Marks Square
- Ponte Vecchio
- Santa Maria Novella
- Convent of San Marco
- Gallery of the Academy of Florence
- Uffizi Gallery
Rome
- The Colosseum
- Arch of Constantine
- Roman Forum
- St. Peter and St. Peter’s Square
- The Pantheon
I will be posting in more detail about some of the trip highlights, stay tuned.