Top 10 Places To See In Italy

Top 10 Places To See In Italy

Italy is one of the most popular holiday destinations. It has everything: ancient sights and modern masterpieces, delicious food and special flavor, beaches and the sea, shopping, and hospitable locals.

Italy is one of the most popular holiday destinations. It has everything: ancient sights and modern masterpieces, delicious food and special flavor, beaches and the sea, shopping, and hospitable locals. Everyone will find here something for themselves. What are the must-sees in Italy? Read below!

The best places to visit in Italy

It is best to start your trip to Italy from Rome, which was built on seven hills. Life is not enough to study its monuments and architectural heritage, but it is worth a try. In addition to the Eternal City, be sure to visit Venice with its many canals. And be sure to taste Tuscan wines in the main city of the Renaissance - Florence.

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1) Lake Como

Lake Como is the most picturesque lake in Italy and one of the must-see places in Italy. The area of this lake is 146 sq. km. Its beauty is due to its location: lovely towns and villages, and mountain ranges. Como is the ancient name that the reservoir received during the reign of the Etruscans, Gauls, Romans, Lombards, Franks, and Austrians.

The lake attracts with its flora and fauna: cypresses, laurel, myrtle, pomegranates, oleander, olives, and fig trees grow here, and carps, whitefish, and trout are found.

2) St. Mark's Basilica, Venice

Second on the list of "10 best places to visit in Italy" is St. Mark's Basilica. This rare example of magnificent Byzantine architecture in Western Europe is located near the Doge's Palace, on the square of the same name. It is famous for its mosaics and numerous works of art. Catholics tend to visit the place of storage of the relics of St. Mark, other tourists are attracted by the ancient history and excellent acoustics of the cathedral, thanks to which many musicians perform here.

3) Vesuvius

Third, of our 10 must-see places in Italy is Mount Vesuvius. Vesuvius is the most dangerous active volcano in Europe, which last erupted about 60 years ago. Despite its danger, the picturesque city of Naples lies around the foot of the volcano, and tourists can climb the volcano, admire the cityscape from the natural observation deck and imagine being a blockbuster hero caught in the middle of a natural disaster.

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4) Positano

Positano is a small but picturesque village on the Mediterranean coast. Multi-colored houses that spread along the mountain slopes and foothills, white sand, and clear water - this was probably enough for the impeccable Sophia Loren to choose Positano as her place of residence.

5) Grand Canal, Venice

The Grand Canal will be the first thing you see when you arrive in Venice: it starts right at the train station and ends at the customs building on the other side of the city. The Grand Canal is the main street in Venice. Traveling along the canal by boat, you will see more than a hundred of the main attractions of the City of Lovers.

6) Cervinia

Cervinia is one of the most popular ski resorts in Italy, located in northern Italy at the foot of the Alps. If you decide to visit the place in winter, of course, the main pastime will be skiing and snowboarding. In the summer - in Cervinia, you can admire the mountain scenery, ride a dog sled on a glacier, and fly in a hot air balloon. The resort is popular for paragliding and go-karting.

7) Vittorio Emanuele Gallery

The gallery, built-in 1877 by Giuseppe Mengoni, is named after King Vittorio Emmanuele II. Today the gallery is one of the main gems of the city, not only due to branded shops and restaurants but also due to architectural features. The shape of the building is a Latin octagonal cross with glass roofs and a 47-meter dome in the middle. Inside the building, there are frescoes, sculptures, stucco, and a mosaic floor with coats of arms of Italian cities: Milan, Rome, Turin, and Florence.

8) Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli

This is not just a villa, it is an imperial apartment, a whole complex of buildings located near Rome. The baths, the premises for slaves, the giant vestibule, the large atrium, the Canopa Museum, and in the courtyard there is a beautiful garden and a pond with fish have been preserved here. There is a Greek theater, the Temple of Apollo, and a Roman and Greek library in the villa of Hadrian.

9) Colosseum in Rome

The symbol of Rome and the main attraction for all tourists who enter the Eternal City. The huge amphitheater, built almost two thousand years ago for gladiator fights, strikes with its grandeur even today. At this place, in addition to gladiator fights, wild animals were persecuted and imitation of naval battles took place. The Colosseum accommodated tens of thousands of spectators, and also delighted the audience with a bloody spectacle. Today, the Colosseum is recognized in the world as a New Wonder of the World.

10) Uffizi Gallery in Florence

This is one of the oldest museums in Europe and perhaps the oldest in Italy. In any case, there is no other such museum in the whole world. The building itself is a rich and beautiful monument of architecture. The famous G. Vasari worked on the palace on behalf of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. This place was created to store and admire the works of the great masters of the Renaissance. The Uffizi Gallery must be visited only for the works of Titian, the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci, and Botticelli.