The Very Best of Italy

A trip to Italy is simply amazing. Italy is simply an unforgettable and beautiful country, with wonderful landmarks, museums filled with priceless works of art, and a rich culture that goes back thousands of years.

Due to the long list of sites to see, you can visit the large cities of Rome, Venice or Florence or just relax and soak up on the sun on a beautiful Italian sandy beach.

Here is a list of some of the very best locations to visit in all of Italy ….

Rome – The Ancient Capital of the Roman Empire, the focus of Christianity and the present capital of Italy is Rome. The city of Rome has so much to offer visitors that you can’t begin to last everything here. Visitors will marvel at the majestic sight of the Colosseum and at the massive, but perfectly proportionate, size of St. Peters. You will find the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon and Bocca della Verita just as fascinating, each in its own delightful way. Rome is a city that will steal your heart forever!

Florence – If you speak of the renaissance city Florence,your mind immediately associates its name with history and elegant design. This is because Florence is the direct result of the Renaissance era, which was born and developed here. Walking around Piazza della Signoria in Florence, you cannot help but admire the wonderful buildings enclosing it and the many monuments and statues that decorate it. Nearby are two museums – Galleria dell’Accademia and Uffizi. These museums have worldwide renown for the quality and quantity of their exhibits.

Amalfi Coast – Do you wish to see a lovely coastline with a sprinkling of picturesque villages and houses along the slopes of hills overlooking the sea? Then your choice has to be the Amalfi Coast. Between the see, the hills facing it and the colorful dwellings characteristic of the local countryside, you are sure to be enchanted by the beauty of it all. The larger towns, such as Amalfi, Positano, Ravello and Sorrento, provide that additional charm which makes the area so unique.

Pisa – Its seafaring merchants rivaled those of Venice, Genoa and Amalfi in the Middle Ages. Nowadays, its Leaning Tower has put Pisa on the map throughout the world. But, as you arrive in Piazza dei Miracoli, or Miracle Square, you cannot help standing in wonder at the sight before you: in addition to the Leaning Tower, the Cathedral, the Baptistery and the old Cemetery are grouped together to form an enchanting spectacle.

Pompeii – Just imagine: its late in the evening, people are either going to sleep or doing their ordinary chores at home and all of a sudden there is a terrible noise, ashes and gas invade streets and houses; in a matter of minutes the whole city is dead. People have been caught unprepared and their bodies will remain forever in exactly their position at that time. This is what happened in Pompeii about 2000 years ago and now you can see casts that have been made of both men and animals, in addition to whole streets with buildings particularly well preserved.

Siena – Siena and its famous Palio, or Horse Race, are one and the same thing in peoples minds. Its true, the Palio is so important for Siena that the people from the various contrade, or wards, support their horses and jockeys to the extent that sometimes a wife and a husband will have disputes over their reciprocal representatives. However, there is much more to Siena than just the Palio. Its layout and the style of its buildings are typically Medieval. So, if you wish to see a city that is as close as possible to what it was like centuries ago, simply go to Siena.

Chianti Region – Are you a wine connoisseur or do you like wine, in any case? Then you cant miss a tour of the Chianti area. The countryside is covered with beautiful vineyards and the soft colors of the landscape add charm to extremely enjoyable trip. Obviously wine-tasting must be part of the tour, as will a stop at a farm to be introduced to the secrets of the art of wine-production by experts on the field.

And possibly the very best locations in all of Italy, is saved for last -

Venice - Hordes of tourists pour into Venice all the time to visit this unique city. Its canals constantly crossed by picturesque gondolas are a pole of attraction for everyone since they provide the unusual view of houses lapped directly by water and of boats going past day and night. The architecture of the city is necessarily particular, but the style of the buildings is always elegant and in harmony with the environment. Take, for instance, St. Mark’s Basilica and the Clock-tower and Bell-tower nearby.

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