Wintering in the Riviera: With Notes of Travel in Italy and France, and Practical Hints to Travellers — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
Wintering in the Riviera: With Notes of Travel in Italy and France, and Practical Hints to Travellers
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Cross Frontier—The _douane_—_Ventimiglia_—_Bordighera_—_San
Remo_—Climate—San Remo described—Excursions—Hotels
and Pensions—Visitors—Doctors—Churches—Industries–The
Women—Photographs—San Remo to Genoa—Italian Money—Fares—Coast
Towns—Savona—Pegli—_Genoa_—Position and Appearance—Statue of
Columbus—Hotel Rooms—Drive through Town—S. Maria di Carignano
—The Streets—Palaces—Churches—Public Park—Campo Santo, 237
XI.
_SPEZIA, PISA, SIENNA._
Railway to Spezia—Hotel—Cold Weather—_Spezia_, a Summer
Place—Described—Carrara Marble Quarries—_Pisa_—Leaning Tower
—Cathedral Baptistery—Campo Santo—The Town—Drive to _Lucca_
—_Sienna_—Position—Collegio Tolomei—Cathedral—Its Library
—Frescoes—Piazza Vittorio Emanuele—Town Hall and other Places
—Citadel—Italian Soldiers, 263
XII.
_ROME._
Quarters—Piazza di Spagna—Carriages—The seeing Rome—First Sunday
—Scotch Church—Castle of St. Angelo—St. Peter’s—Piazza—Interior
—Apostle Peter in Rome—St. Peter’s Aisles and Altars—Mosaics
—Ascent of Dome—Palm Sunday—The Vatican—Sculptures—Pictures
—Sistine Chapel—Preliminary Drive through Town—The Streets,
Buildings, etc.—Lecturers on Rome—The Colosseum—Rome’s Birthday
Illuminations—Arches of Constantine and Titus—Old Roman Roads
—Forum Romanum—The Capitol—Church of Ara Cœli—The Museums
—Palatine Hill—Palace of the Cæsars—Temple of Vesta—Cloaca
Maxima—Monumental Pillars, Trajan’s—M. Aurelius—The Obelisks
—Aqueducts—Baths of Caracalla—Columbaria—Catacombs of Callixtus
—Appian Way—The Churches—Pantheon—S. Pietro in Vincoli—Jesuit
Church—Capuccini—S. Clemente—SS. Cosma e Damiano—The Lateran
—Santa Scala—S. Maria Maggiore—S. Paolo fuori le mura—The
Palaces—Contents of Galleries—Engravings and Photographs of
Pictures—Copying Pictures—The Rospigliosi—Guido’s Aurora—The
Barberini—Beatrice Cenci—Other Galleries and Studios—The Royal
Palace—Borghese Grounds and Casino—Pincian Hill Gardens—Drive
to Tivoli—The Campagna—Hadrian’s Villa—_Tivoli_—S. Lorenzo fuori
le mura—Shop Purchases—Photographs—Mosaic Jewellery—Bronzes
—Copies of Paintings—Old Rome as it was, 275
XIII.
_NAPLES, POMPEII, SORRENTO._
_Naples_, Drive through—Cabs and
Cabmen—Population—Thieving—Bay of Naples—Town
described—Cathedral—Hotels—Museum—Chiaja—Aquarium—Photographs
—Bijouterie—_Castellamare_—_Pompeii_—Museum—Excavations—Old
City—Public Buildings—Private Dwellings—Streets—Shops—
_Sorrento_—Excursions—Capri Blue Grotto—Sorrento Woodwork
—Beggars—Return to Naples—_Puteoli_—Amphitheatre—Solfatara, 322
XIV.
_FLORENCE AND BOLOGNA._