One of Italy’s most attractive features is the range of incredible monuments built through the centuries that can still be admired today.
If you are planning a trip to Italy, it is handy to know the Italian word for some of the most common monuments and sites.
Start with this list:
Chiesa / Cattedrale / Duomo / Basilica – church/cathedral, as in Chiesa di Santa Maria della Vita, Cattedrale di Lecce, Duomo di Monreale, Basilica di San Pietro.
Torre – tower, as in Torre di Pisa
Castello – castle, as in Castello Sforzesco (Milano)
Ponte – bridge, as in Ponte Vecchio (Firenze) or Ponte dei Sospiri (Venezia)
Palazzo – palace, as in Palazzo Ducale (Venezia)
Cappella – chapel, as in Cappella Sistina (Roma)
Piazza – square, as in Piazza del Campo (Siena)
Fontana – fountain, as in Fontana di Trevi (Roma)
Teatro – theater, as in Teatro Antico di Taormina
Villa – villa, as in Palladian Villas of Veneto
Statua - statue, as in Statua del Nettuno (Bologna) or Statua del David (Firenze)
And last, but definitely not least, Colosseo – Colosseum (il Colosseo è un anfiteatro – the Colosseum is an amphitheater, in fact it is also known as the Flavian Amphitheater).
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