Top Attractions in Italy
Italy top attractions - take your pick! We've created a list of Italy's top attractions, what's popular and what should be on every traveler's "must see" list in Italy.
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 ... Continue Reading »
Vatican
The popes were among the very first royalty to open their vast art collections to public viewing. Pope Julius II (1443 - 1513) began collecting sculpture ... Continue Reading »
Pompeii
Pompeii has attracted tourists from all over the world since its ruins were discovered in the 19th century. Once a vibrant port full of wealthy Romans with a ... Continue Reading »
Sistine Chapel
The world-famous Sistine Chapel is inside the Pope's residence in the Vatican. Part of its fame is directly related to the papacy: The Sistine Chapel is where ... Continue Reading »
Colosseum
The Colosseum in Rome is one of the world's best known sites from antiquity (for something built in 80 AD, the Colosseum is holding up very well). It was here ... Continue Reading »
Da Vinci's Last Supper (Il Cenacolo)
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Many visitors to Milan are art lovers on the da Vinci trail, while others are readers of Dan Brown following the da Vinci Code route. You can bet both ... Continue Reading »
Pantheon
The Pantheon in Rome is a remarkable building architecturally. Basically a cylinder with the floating dome on top of columns, it is the largest masonry vault ... Continue Reading »
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Grab your shopping bag to go browsing in the world’s most elegant covered arcade, the glass-domed Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Many shopping arcades have ... Continue Reading »
Ponte Vecchio
The ancient Ponte Vecchio bridge is as much a symbol of Florence as the red dome of the Duomo. Ponte Vecchio means old bridge, and indeed it dates back to ... Continue Reading »
Uffizi Gallery
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The Uffizi Gallery, or Galleria degli Uffizi, houses the world's most important collection of Florentine art, so unless you have Skip the Line tickets you'll ... Continue Reading »
Tivoli - Hadrian's Villa and Villa d'Este
Villa d'Este, in the town of Tivoli east of Rome, is a beautiful garden and palace complex that's listed on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The villa was built ... Continue Reading »
Accademia Gallery
The Accademia Gallery (Galleria dell'Accademia) is dominated by one artwork in particular - Michelangelo's staggeringly beautiful statue of David. Carved ... Continue Reading »
St Mark's Basilica (Basilica of San Marco)
Basilica di San Marco (St Mark's Cathedral) is magnificent. It is both a wonderful architectural flurry of Gothic, Byzantine, Romanesque and Renaissance ... Continue Reading »
Grand Canal
The Grand Canal is the main street of Venice. Lined with beautiful, if aging, palazzo, you can hop aboard a gondola and imagine a time when these boats were ... Continue Reading »
Castello Sforzesco
The Castello Sforzesco (or Sforza Castle) is a huge, classically crenellated pile of red-brick masonry on the western edge of central Milan. The castle ... Continue Reading »
- Beach
- Castle
- Cemetery
- Church / Cathedral
- Fountain
- Gondola
- Good for Kids
- Good Place to Eat
- Good Place to Shop
- Holy Place
- Lake
- Market
- Mountain
- Must-Do Experience
- Nature & Wildlife
- Off-the-Beaten Path
- Park / Garden
- Photography
- Pier / Waterfront / Port
- Popular with Locals
- River
- Ruin - Ancient
- Scuba Diving
- Shore Excursions
- Stadium
- Street / Avenue
- Theater
- Tip - What to See & Do
- Town / City
- Volcano
- Water Sports
- Bridge
- Catacomb
- Chapel
- Cultural Experience
- Golfing
- Good for Families
- Good Place to Drink
- Good Place to Relax
- Good Views / Viewpoint
- Island
- Live Music
- Monument - Historical
- Museum
- National Park
- Neighborhood
- Palace
- People Watching
- Picnic Spot
- Plaza / Square
- Religious Experience
- Romantic
- Sailing
- Shopping / Entertainment Center
- Ski & Snow
- Statue / Monument
- Swim & Snorkel
- Tip - Transport
- Tower
- UNESCO Heritage Site
- Walking/Hiking
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