When you plan a vacation the first place which comes to your mind would be Italy for sure. The beautiful architecture, food, music, art and culture of Italy has visitors and travellers tour the place. Let us get some ideas regarding the different places in Italy:

Rome:
It is the most vibrant capital city and has a rich history as the capital of Europe. Let us have a look at the most beautiful and famous places to visit in Italy.

Famous Monuments in this City

• Palatine Hill
• Appian Way
• The Pantheon
• The Forum
• The Colosseum
• Sistine Chapel
• Michelangelo’s Pieta
• Trevi fountain
• Via Veneto Shopping arcade
• Spanish steps
• Borghese gardens
• Vatican City

Sardinia:
The Mediterranean island on the northeast coast is famous for its beaches and adventure sports. Make sure you visit the following places in Sardinia:
Costa Smeralda
Stone towers named Nuraghe

Turin:
Turin is an industrial city and is small and compact. The architecture was designed by the Savoys that can compete with any royalty. Roman sites, Art Nouveau, parks along the riverside, Roman sites and the Museum of Cinema are worth visiting.

Ravenna:
This city is famous for its Byzantine mosaics. The famous places to be visited are:
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Neonian baptistery
San Vitale

Sicily:
It is an island that has seven places on the UNESCO world heritage list. The famous structures here are:
Mosaics at Villa Romana del Casale
Selinunte, the most massive Greek temple
Agrigento, the valley of temples.

Pompeii, Herculaneum:
Mount Vesuvius erupted in the early centuries filling the city of Pompeii with ash and Herculaneum with molten lava. The excavations during the 18th century unearthed these places and showed the world the way of living of the people and some ancient monuments.

Verona:
Romeo and Juliet, a play of Shakespeare were fictionally based on this city. This is a historic city on the banks of the river Adige. Don’t miss out:
Ponte scaligero, the arched bridge
Castelvecchio
Roman arches
Opera summer festival

Pisa, Lucca
The leaning tower of Pisa is a world wonder. Places to visit in Pisa:
Campo dei Miracoli complex
Nicola Pisano’s pulpit in the baptistery
Campo Santo
Sites in Lucca:
Roman arena
Tuscan gothic church
Romanesque

Siena:
Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is famous for its marble faced and is made of red bricks. The Palio horse race is enchanting. The sculptures were designed by the famous Bernini, Ghiberti, and Pisano.

Tuscany:
The stone towers and castles look entirely out of fairy tales. San Gimignano is a stop for pilgrims. Volterra, Cortona, and Arezzo are ancient and have a great legacy.

Cinque Terre:
Vernazza and Riomaggiore are famous for their rocky harbors and the trail of Via Dell’amore is picturesque. The five towns are along are rocky Mediterranean coast and can be approached by rail only.

Amalfi coast, Capri:
The Naples Bay in Amalfi peninsula is one of the most beautiful sites in the world. The Capri Island is famous for Blue Grotto sea cave and lavish houses.

Como Lake:
Como is the most beautiful lake of Italy and is a retreat during the summer overlooking the Alps.

Venice:
This is a postcard city with water being its central beauty, and the places to visit are Rialto Bridge, Grand Canal, Basilica of St. Mark and Piazza San Marco. Shopping is something which people don’t miss in Venice, be it shoes, clothes or the best crafted jewelry. The Diamond Jewelry stores here are the houses of versatile vintage styles of diamond jewelry.

Florence:
Oltrarno, Uffizi garden, Pitti palace, Giotto, Ghiberti and Santa Maria del fiore cathedral are famous here. The statistics from the site www.statista.com/statistics/413227/number-of-arrivals-spent-in-short-stay-accommodation-in-italy/ proves why people from all around the world folk to Rome.

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