Churches of Basel--Storks--Rheinfelden--Frick--Baden--Zürich: the Cathedral--Fondness of the Swiss for bright colours--Lake of Zürich--Rapperswyl--Linth Canal--A Wayside Inn--Wesen.....14 CHAPTER III. Wallenstadt--Sargans--Gorge of the Tamina--Ragatz--Chur--Ems--Reichenau--Thusis--Zillis--Andeer--Splügen--The Splügen Pass--The Custom-house--Cascade of the Medessimo--Campo Dolcino.....28 CHAPTER IV. Chiavenna--Lake of Riva--Colico--Gravidona--Lake of Como--Varenna--Stelvio Pass--Lecco--Bergamo: Broletto--Churches--Castle of Malpaga.....44 CHAPTER V. Palazzuolo--Coccaglio--Brescia: new and old Cathedrals--Broletto--Churches--Donato--Desenzano--Lago di Garda--Riva--Trent--Verona.....63 CHAPTER VI. Verona: Campanile of the Palazzo dei Signori--Sta. Anastasia--Monuments--Piazza dell’ Erbe--The Duomo--The Baptistery--Sta. Maria l’Antica--Cemetery and Palace of the Scaligers--Domestic Architecture--Piazza di Brà--The Austrians--Ponte di Castel-Vecchio--San Zenone--San Fermo Maggiore--Chapel near the Duomo--Romeo and Juliet--Dwarfs--Wells.....84 CHAPTER VII. Neighbourhood of Verona--Vicenza: Cathedral--San Lorenzo--Santa Corona--Palazzo della Ragione--Gothic Palaces--Palladio’s Works--Teatro Olympico--Padua: Giotto’s Chapel--The Eremitani--Sant’Antonio--The Duomo.....126 CHAPTER VIII. Padua and Venice Railway--Venice: Piazza and Church of S. Mark--Torcello--The Lagoon--Murano--Sta. Maria dei Frari--SS. Giovanni e Paolo--Sta. Maria dell’ Orto--Other Churches--Domestic Architecture--Fondaco de’ Turchi--Other Byzantine Palaces--The Ducal Palace--Foscari Palace--Ca’ d’Oro--Other Gothic Palaces--Balconies--Venetian Architecture--A Festival--Paintings.....149 CHAPTER IX. New Roads to Venice--The Pusterthal--Innichen--Dolomite Mountains--Heiligenblut--Kötschach--Kirchbach--Gail Thal--Hermagor--Ober Tarvis--Predil Pass--Gorizia--Aquileja--Grado--Udine--Pordenone.....238 Chapter X. Venice to Verona--Verona to Mantua--Villa Franca--Mantua: its Churches and Palaces--The Theatre--Montenara--Campitello--Casalmaggiore--Longadore--Cremona: the Cathedral--Churches and Public Buildings--Lodi--Pavia: its Churches--Castle of the Visconti--The Certosa--Drive to Milan.....253 CHAPTER XI. Drive from Padua to Ferrara--Monselice--Rovigo--Ferrara: Cathedral--Castle--Gallery--Road to Bologna--Altedo--Bologna: Cathedral--San Petronio--San Domenico--San Giacomo--Sta. Maria Maggiore--San Francesco--San Stefano--Leaning Towers--Casa dei Mercanti--Domestic Remains--Academy--Modena: Cathedral--Parma: Cathedral--Correggio--The Baptistery--Piacenza: The Palazzo Publico--Cathedral--San Francesco--Sant’ Antonino--San Giovanni in Canale--Asti: Cathedral--San Secondo--Campanili.....286 CHAPTER XII.