Explore Italy - a personal view

Italy for Old World Charm

To really experience Europe perhaps you only need to visit Italy. Italy is full of history, music, great food, art and architecture, and of course a great range of scenic highlights - from the alps and mountains of the north to Tuscany, and the Amalfi coast to the south. Whether it is art and music or beautiful scenery and countryside you seek on your Italian vacation you won’t be disappointed when you visit Italy.

The history of the Ancient Roman Empire all the way through to the current time all conspire to create a country diverse and rich in history.

The beauty of the cities and countryside will leave the tourist eager to visit all that Italy has to offer. The incredible amount of sights to see in Italy makes it an impossible task to visit everything in one visit, so the wise traveler will plan many trips to Italy and enjoy a different part each time.

The Cities of Italy

- Milan is one of the leading fashion cities in the world. For the serious shopper, Milan is the place to be.

- Rome pulses with the ancient world in its city streets, where you will constantly change from seeing 2000 year old artefacts such as the colossuem, to 15th century palazzos, to modern buildings. Busy and bustling Rome is one of the great cities of the worls

- Venice is one of the most romantic cities in the world with its water filled streets and gondolas. Stand on the Rialto bridge and watch the water, take a ride on a gondola, or sit in St Marks square for an aperitif. You will love it!

- Florence is where the Renaissance began. With the gorgeous architecture of the churches and the ancient streets you can feel the old world blending with the new.

General

The coast of Italy is a place of beauty and fabulous foods. The beaches of Italy are some of the best swimming and sunbathing in the world. The country of Italy is a peninsula that stretches into the Mediterranean Sea.

The coastline of Italy is 7600 km long and has some of the most gorgeous sun dripped beaches in all of the Mediterranean. You are sure to find a beach to your liking when you explore the coastline of Italy. Don't like beaches? Check out the stunning Amalfi Coast around Sorrento, or the Cinque Terre villages to the north-east.

For the art lover, Tuscany can’t be rivaled. It has art from every known age and style. Florence is the capital of Tuscany and has some of the best museums in Italy. It is also home to the world famous Tower of Pisa. The Tuscany region of Italy is a natural wonder with beauty for the nature lover to enjoy. Don’t forget to include Tuscany on your itinerary of places to visit in Italy.

Italy is also home to some of the best spas in the world. Their location to the worlds best art centers make these spas an ideal spot to visit on a vacation that can include relaxing at the spa and experiencing some of the best art in the world. The volcanic activity in Italy have conspired to create natural springs that have been used for their therapeutic powers. Mud baths abound in some of Italy’s natural spring spas.

The weather of Italy can be quite variable of course, with the high Alpine mountains to the north and the fine Mediterranean beaches to the south, so plan the timing of your visit carefully - summer is pretty warm everywhere in Italy although some of the more popular destinations can become rather crowded.