Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Italy is home to iconic churches in Monreale and Siena, St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, and the grandest church on earth — St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #italy

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00:00 Monreale Cathedral (Sicily)
01:46 Duomo (Siena)
05:37 St. Mark's Basilica (Venice)
07:38 St. Peter's Basilica (Rome)