Mansions and private mansions to visit Route de la soie

Also Palazzo Gritti-Pisani. One of the most luxurious hotels in the city. Ruskin stayed there.

Faced with the Gesù is the seat of Christian Democracy, this political party which governed Italy for more than thirty-five years and finally sunk under the minirévolution of Mani Pulite or'Hands clean '. Its debris remains under the name PPI.

Through the lane on the right of PPI's seat, we reached via delle Botteghe Oscure, in which this time the Italian Communist Party, which has become PDS since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Passing through the via delle Botteghe Oscure via Coetani, you arrive to the pretty piazza Campitelli.

This Arab residence dating back to 1757 was transformed into a museum of popular traditions. The interest of the place lies more in the building which welcomes it than the few old objects put into the scene by wax characters. A left-hand staircase from the entrance leads to the terrace from where the view takes the large courtyard with the very busy decoration and the grandiose iwan. A lemon stands in the middle of the courtyard. Beautiful gargoyles from the facade in the rococo style.

Covering an area of more than 18 ha, it is located on a hill overlooking the Bosporus and shelters several century-old trees. It has several terraces that offer superb panoramic views, walking trails and playgrounds for children. The pavilion is on a steep slope. Designed by an Italian architect for the last Khedive of Egypt, Abbas Hilmi Paşa (Abbas II, 1892-1914), who wanted a replica of one of his properties on the banks of the Nile.