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Italy Sights and Activities


See the best sights and tourist attractions in Italy with Let's Go. From Ancient Roman ruins and monuments to Vatican landmarks to Renaissance art and wines, we'll show you where to go and how to get there.

 

  • Best Place To Show Up Bacchus Himself: In the vineyards of the Chianti region .
  • Best Place To Say A Hail Mary To Atone For Bacchanalian Excess: The Vatican offers confession in numerous languages.
  • Best Place To Sleep Like A Rock: The white-washed, conical trulli of Alberobello are mortarless abodes used as residences, churches, and restaurants. Pantelleria’s domed dammusi are constructed from petrified lava.
  • Best Place To Revel In Insomnia: Wild bars and themed clubs dominate the beachside party town of Rimini and nearby Riccione .
  • Best Place To Get Blown Away: Scale Mt. Vesuvius , Europe’s only active volcano; investigate—but not too closely— Mt. Etna’s lava-seared wilderness.
  • Best Place To Corpse-Watch: Pace through the huge Cappuchin Catacombs in Palermo, where 8000 bodies rest in their moth-eaten Sunday best. Or check out the partially decayed body of Ötzi , a 5000-year-old Iceman in Bolzano.

  • Museums
  • Unsurprisingly, Italy, the birthplace of the Renaissance, is home to impressive art collections. The most important are found in the country’s largest cities; however, virtually every small town ...more

  • Food
  • Pizza, beloved internationally as a quick takeout meal, is much more than fast food on its home turf. Originating in Naples in the 1800s after introduction of tomatoes, pizza has evolved beyond the basic ...more

  • Beaches
  • Sandwiched between the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas, the Italian coastline stretches over 2000 mi. In the northwest, the famous beaches of Liguria form the Italian Riviera, home to the picturesque ...more

  • National Parks
  • Italy presents plenty of opportunities for the outdoor adventurer, whether you get your kicks staring into the fiery mouth of a volcano or strolling through the Tuscan countryside. The Aeolian Islands ...more

  • Take A Break On A Lake
  • Northern Italy is home to the gorgeous Lake Country. Take in its beauty on a stroll through citrus groves in Limone or catch some waves on a windsurfing board in Domaso . A trek along Stresa’s scenic ...more

  • How To Ruin A Perfectly Good Trip
  • The Roman Empire may have fallen 1500 years ago, but it continues to bring global commerce into Rome. Some crumbling and wonderfully preserved arches, aqueducts, and amphitheaters give a sense of majesty ...more



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