50 Places in Rome, Florence and Venice Every Woman Should Go by Allen, Susan Van -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Page Praise for Susan Van Allen 50 Florence, and Venice Every Woman Should Go Copyright Table of Contents Preface: Italy's Big Three I Rome

1 The Campidoglio, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill 2 The Pietà, Saint Peter's Basilica 3 Rome's Santa Maria Churches 4 Rome's Churches Dedicated to Female Saints 5 Catacombs of Priscilla 6 Bernini's Beautiful Broads and the Galleria Borghese 7 Villa Farnesina 8 Palazzo Barberini 9 Palazzo Colonna 10 Taste Rome 11 Cooking with Daniela del Balzo 12 Study Italian in Rome 13 Hiking and Biking in Rome 14 Roman Spas & Hair Salons 15 Shopping in Rome 16 Live Music, Opera, and Puppet Shows in Rome Side Trips from Rome 17 Villa d'Este, Tivoli 18 Celebrate the Goddess Diana in Nemi 19 Sperlonga

II Florence

20 Venuses, Madonnas, and Judith at the Uffizi 21 Santa Maria Novella 22 Annunciations 23 The Costume Gallery at the Pitti Palace 24 Palazzo Davanzati 25 Casa Guidi: Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Apartment 26 Taste Florence 27 Backstage at Il Mercato Centrale 28 Florence Spas and a Hair Salon 29 A Walk and a Bike Ride in Florence 30 Learn Florentine Artisan Crafts 31 Shopping in Florence 32 Entertainment in Florence Side Trips from Florence 33 Gardens Outside Florence 34 Prato: Home to Mary's Sacred Girdle and Salome Dancing 35 Siena: City of Saint Catherine

III Venice

36 Santa Maria Churches in Venice 37 Madonnas by Titian, Bellini, and Tintoretto 38 Palazzo Mocenigo 39 The Peggy Guggenheim Collection 40 Palazzo Fortuny 41 Taste Venice 42 Cooking Class with Patrizia 43 Venetian Spa and Hair Salons 44 Craft Classes in Venice 45 Active Venetian Adventures 46 Shopping in Venice 47 Music in Venice Side Trips from Venice 48 The Scrovegni Chapel in Padua 49 Villa Valmarana Ai Nani in Vicenza 50 Asolo

Appendix 1 Tips for Italian Travel Appendix 2 Budget Travel Tips Appendix 3 Packing Online Resources Acknowledgments About the Author