Italy is the country that most people mean when they say they want to travel. The combination of ancient ruins, Renaissance art, exceptional food, and a landscape that ranges from Alpine glaciers to Mediterranean coastline is genuinely unbeatable. The challenge isn't finding something worth seeing — it's choosing.
Italy is the country that most people mean when they say they want to travel. The combination of ancient ruins, Renaissance art, exceptional food, and a landscape that ranges from Alpine glaciers to Mediterranean coastline is genuinely unbeatable. The challenge isn't finding something worth seeing — it's choosing.
Rome is the most important single city for understanding Western history. Florence is the world capital of Renaissance art. Venice is incomparable and slowly sinking. But the most rewarding Italy is often found in the places between: the hill towns of Umbria, the Baroque cities of Sicily, the fishing villages of the Amalfi Coast, the truffle country of Piedmont. Italy rewards return visits and slower travel — the depth of what's here exceeds any reasonable itinerary.