Italy Attractions:
Palatine Hill
Rome is famously built on seven hills, but it’s the Palatine Hill that is the most legendary - it is said that it was on the Palatine Hill that Romulus ...
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Mount Etna
Mount Etna, on the island of Sicily, is Europe’s tallest active volcano. Not only that, it’s one of the world’s most active volcanoes. It is a small wonder, ...
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Taormina
The beaches of Sicily are incredibly popular in the summer months, both with vacationing Italians and Europeans from further afield. Perhaps no beach resort ...
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Amalfi Coast
While the region of the Amalfi Coast is actually named for a town located within it, many travelers use the term “Amalfi” to refer to the larger surrounding ...
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Vasari Corridor
Built in 1564, the Vasari Corridor was designed to enable the Grand Duke Cosimo I de Medici to move between the Pitti Palace where he lived, the Uffizi where ...
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San Gimignano
San Gimignano is famous for its towers. As you approach this small, walled town, the fourteen towers dating from the 13th century – there were once seventy-two ...
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Oltrarno
Central Florence is split by the Arno River. The main sights - the Duomo, the Uffizi, the Accademia - are on one side of the river, while the neighborhood ...
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River Arno
Visitors to Florence will no doubt walk along and cross over the river that runs through the city center; and while it’s possible to see the city these days ...
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Palermo
Palermo is Sicily’s capital and largest city, located on the northern coast of the island and known for its historic, artistic and cultural attractions. As is ...
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Two Towers (Due Torri)
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Teetering at a staggering angle, and rivaling the Leaning Tower of Pisa for gravity-defying architecture, Bologna’s Two Towers - Due Torri - are relics of ...
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Lake Maggiore
One of the three big lakes in Italy's north just outside of Milan, Lake Maggiore stretches all the way up into Switzerland. Like all of these prealpine lakes, ...
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Messina
From the Italian mainland, you can see the city of Messina at the tip of Sicily’s northeastern coast across the Strait of Messina. The city is Sicily’s entry ...
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Acireale
In addition to larger and more famous cities and towns on Sicily’s eastern coast - like Catania, Taormina, and Syracuse - there are several notable towns that ...
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Catania
The Sicilian port city of Catania is both a great home base for exploring the island, and a good stop for a day trip. Located on the eastern coast of Sicily, ...
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Lamberti Tower (Torre dei Lamberti)
At the heart of Verona is the Piazza delle Erbe and at the heart of this piazza is the Torre dei Lamberti. Rising high above the square, the narrow tower dates ...
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