The top destinations in Italy

These are the most popular places in Italy. There is also a clickable map and list of all Italy regions on this page.

Rome

The Eternal City, Italy's amazing layer cake of ancient ruins, cobbled streets, Renaissance paintings, medieval neighborhoods, baroque palaces, and the art of living la dolce vita, the Italian sweet life... » more

 

Florence

Florence was the cradle of the Renaissance, hometown to Michelangelo, da Vinci, Boticelli, and Brunelleschi's dome—not to mention Dante, juicy steaks, leather crafts, and Chianti wines.... » more

 

Venice

La Serenissima is a city of stone that seems to float on the water, its Byzantine palaces, moscaiced churches, and crooked alleys laced with canals and knit together by hundreds of tiny foot bridges... » more

 

Amalfi Coast

The original Jet Set destination, a series of pastel villages—Postiano, Ravello, Amalfi—tucked along one of Europe's most dramatic coastal drives, and just offshore from Sorrento: the fabled island of Capri where emperors and Golden Age Hollywood starlets once dallied.... » more

 

Tuscany

Florence (which has its own section) is part of Italy's most storied region, a countryscape of medieval hilltowns, hills cloaked in Chianti vineyards, and cathedrals frescoed by Renaissance masters just outside Florence.... » more

 

Cinque Terre

This quintent of colorful fishing villages and old pirate coves is strung along the southern tip of the Italian Riviera, linked by ancient goat paths so you can hike from town to town through the Mediterranean macchia... » more

 

Campania

This sun-kissed region was settled by Greeks and vacationed in by everyone from Roman emperors to Grand Tourists. From the chaos of Naples to the tranquillity of Capri, the chic resorts of the Amalfi Coast to Pompeii and other cities destroyed by Vesuvius.... » more

 

Lake District

The long, shimmering Italian Lakes are snuggled into the deep-cleft valleys of Alpine foothills. The lakes are dotted with sailboats, the shores strung with fishing villages, medieval castles, lavish Renaissance palazzi, ancient ruins, and sumptuous gardens that spill right down to the water's edge... » more

 

Milan

Milan is Italy's economic powerhouse, a bustling modern city of finance and industry, media empires and fashion houses, political lions and Michelin-starred restaurants. It also boasts an impressive cultural heritage of important art galleries and ancient churches... » more

 

More destinations in Italy

The below are all works in progress. Please forgive me if some sections are less finished than others, images are missing, and if some information is not yet updated. Still, if you'd like a sneak peek at the next sections to go live:

• Sicily
• Sardegna

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