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Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe

Episode 3: The Heart of Italy

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Francesco da Mosto discovers why Rome is the Eternal City and goes head to head with Mussolini. Travelling via the fantastic water gardens of Villa d'Este and the royal seat of the Bourbon dynasty, he arrives in Naples. After an encounter with Italy's most astonishing sculpture - Sanmartino's Veiled Christ - and a lesson in Neapolitan pizza making, Francesco descends deep into the caverns of underground Naples and discovers an eerie cult of the dead. Show less

Contributors

Series Producer:
Jonty Claypole
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely

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