Italy
408 places in Italy, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.
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RegionSouthern Europe
CapitalRome
Places written408
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Nature & outdoors (94) Landmarks & history (128) Museums & culture (126) Attractions & fun (35) Food & drink (25)
UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Amalfi Coast
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Appian Way
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Aquileia
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Assisi and the Basilica of St Francis
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Basilica of St Anthony
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Bergamo Alta
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Bologna
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Brenta Dolomites
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Castel del Monte
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Certosa di Padula
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Cinque Terre
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Crespi d'Adda
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Doge's Palace
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Ferrara
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Florence Cathedral and Duomo
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Gianicolo Hill
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Hadrian's Villa
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Herculaneum
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Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Mantua and Sabbioneta
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Matera
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Modena and Parma
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Monferrato
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Monreale Cathedral
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Monte Sant'Angelo
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Montecatini Terme
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Mount Etna
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
Neapolitan Pizza
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Paestum
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Palatine Chapel
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Palazzi dei Rolli
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Pale di San Martino
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Pantalica
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Pompeii
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Ponte Vecchio
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Portovenere
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Royal Palace of Caserta
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Sacro Monte di Varallo
UNESCO · World Heritage 
San Gimignano
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Santa Maria Maggiore
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Scrovegni Chapel
UNESCO · Intangible heritage
Sicilian Puppet Theatre
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Siena
UNESCO · World Heritage 
St Mark's Square and Basilica
UNESCO · World Heritage 
St Peter's Basilica and Square
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Su Nuraxi
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Syracuse and Ortigia
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Aeolian Islands
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Botanical Garden of Padua
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Colosseum
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Dolomites
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Grand Canal
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Langhe
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Last Supper
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Mosaics of Ravenna
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Prosecco Hills
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Trulli of Alberobello
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Val di Noto
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Verona Arena
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Turin
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Urbino
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Val Camonica Rock Art
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Val d'Orcia
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Valley of the Temples, Agrigento
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Vicenza
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Villa d'Este
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Villa Poppaea at Oplontis
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Villa Romana del Casale
UNESCO · Intangible heritage
Violin Making in Cremona
Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.
Open the full Nature & outdoors page national park 
Abruzzo Lazio and Molise National Park
sea stacks 
Aci Trezza
gorge 
Alcantara Gorges
alpine plateau 
Alpe Devero
alpine meadow 
Alpe di Siusi
viewpoint
Amalfi Coast
mountain range 
Apuan Alps
cove 
Arcomagno
island park 
Asinara
national park 
Aspromonte National Park
hot spring 
Bagni San Filippo
mountain group
Brenta Dolomites
mountain resort 
Breuil-Cervinia and the Matterhorn
cove 
Cala Goloritzé
cape 
Capo Testa
cape 
Capo Vaticano
island 
Capri and the Blue Grotto
national park 
Casentino Forests National Park
upland plain 
Castelluccio di Norcia
coast 
Cilento Coast
viewpoint
Cinque Terre
national park 
Circeo National Park
coast 
Conero Riviera
archipelago 
Egadi Islands
island 
Elba
volcanic hills 
Euganean Hills
springs 
Fonti del Clitunno
cave 
Frasassi Caves
gorge 
Furlo Gorge
alpine lake 
Fusine Lakes
valley 
Garfagnana
island 
Giglio
canyon 
Gola Su Gorropu
national park 
Gran Paradiso National Park
mountain 
Gran Sasso
sinkhole 
Grotta della Poesia
show cave 
Grotta Gigante
show cave 
Grotte di Castellana
coast 
Gulf of Orosei
urban waterfall 
Isola del Liri
archipelago 
La Maddalena Archipelago
alpine lake 
Lago di Braies
alpine lake 
Lago di Carezza
volcanic lake 
Lake Bolsena
volcanic lake 
Lake Bracciano
lake 
Lake Como
lake 
Lake Garda
lake 
Lake Iseo
alpine lake 
Lake Molveno
lake 
Lake Orta
alpine lake 
Lake Tovel
lake 
Lake Trasimeno
island 
Lampedusa
regional park 
Madonie Regional Park
national park 
Majella National Park
regional park 
Maremma Regional Park
waterfall 
Marmore Falls
peninsula 
Monte Argentario
mountain massif 
Monte Rosa
national park 
Monti Sibillini National Park
mountain
Mount Etna
volcano 
Mount Vesuvius
mountain range 
Nebrodi Mountains
cave 
Neptune's Grotto
rock plateau
Pale di San Martino
volcanic island 
Pantelleria
show cave 
Pertosa Caves
rock formation 
Pietra di Bismantova
dunes 
Piscinas Dunes
wetland 
Po Delta
national park 
Pollino National Park
volcanic island 
Ponza
hot spring 
Saturnia
viewpoint 
Scala dei Turchi
national park 
Sila National Park
peninsula 
Sinis Peninsula
national park 
Stelvio National Park
island 
Tavolara
island
The Aeolian Islands
island 
The Borromean Islands
mountain
The Dolomites
national park 
The Gargano
mountain 
The Sardinian Interior
cave 
Toirano Caves
marine reserve 
Torre Guaceto
rock peaks 
Tre Cime di Lavaredo
archipelago 
Tremiti Islands
volcanic island 
Ustica
viewpoint
Val d'Orcia
alpine valley 
Val di Funes
national park 
Val Grande National Park
coastal reserve 
Vendicari Nature Reserve
gorge park 
Villa Gregoriana
coastal reserve 
Zingaro Nature Reserve
Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.
Open the full Landmarks & history page abbey 
Abbey of Sant'Antimo
hill town 
Anagni
roman town 
Aosta
roman city
Aquileia
church
Assisi and the Basilica of St Francis
fortress 
Bard Fortress
church 
Basilica of San Clemente
church 
Basilica of Santa Croce
pilgrimage basilica
Basilica of St Anthony
roman baths 
Baths of Caracalla
old town
Bergamo Alta
old town
Bologna
roman and monastic site 
Brescia
hermitage 
Camaldoli Hermitage
volcanic field 
Campi Flegrei and Baiae
renaissance palace 
Caprarola
catacombs 
Capuchin Catacombs
castle
Castel del Monte
papal palace town 
Castel Gandolfo
fortress 
Castel Sant'Angelo
catacombs 
Catacombs of San Callisto
charterhouse
Certosa di Padula
monastery 
Certosa di Pavia
etruscan necropolis 
Cerveteri
old town 
Civita di Bagnoregio
fortress 
Civitella del Tronto
bridge 
Devil's Bridge of Borgo a Mozzano
palace
Doge's Palace
roman palace 
Domus Aurea
fortress 
Fenestrelle Fortress
castle 
Fenis Castle
church
Florence Cathedral and Duomo
fortress port 
Gaeta
castle 
Gradara
roman villa
Hadrian's Villa
archaeological site
Herculaneum
monastery 
La Verna Sanctuary
island castle 
Le Castella
monument
Leaning Tower of Pisa
old town 
Lecce
pilgrimage basilica 
Loreto
old town
Mantua and Sabbioneta
old town
Matera
castle town 
Melfi
greek ruins 
Metaponto
church 
Milan Cathedral
castle 
Miramare Castle
old town
Modena and Parma
cathedral
Monreale Cathedral
cave sanctuary
Monte Sant'Angelo
abbey 
Montecassino Abbey
walled village 
Monteriggioni
phoenician site 
Mozia
ancient city 
Nora
abbey 
Novacella Abbey
sanctuary 
Oropa Sanctuary
old town 
Orvieto
roman city 
Ostia Antica
coastal town 
Otranto
ruins
Paestum
royal chapel
Palatine Chapel
palace streets
Palazzi dei Rolli
star fortress 
Palmanova
rock necropolis
Pantalica
square 
Piazza Navona
palace and garden 
Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens
archaeological site
Pompeii
bridge
Ponte Vecchio
etruscan site 
Populonia and the Gulf of Baratti
mine gallery 
Porto Flavia
castle 
Rocca Calascio
fantasy castle 
Rocchetta Mattei
ruins
Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
royal palace
Royal Palace of Caserta
abbey 
Sacra di San Michele
devotional mountain
Sacro Monte di Varallo
abbey 
San Fruttuoso
ruined abbey 
San Galgano Abbey
old town
San Gimignano
church 
San Giorgio Maggiore
cliff fortress 
San Leo
basilica 
San Miniato al Monte
chapel 
Sansevero Chapel
cliff monastery 
Santa Caterina del Sasso
cape 
Santa Maria di Leuca
basilica
Santa Maria Maggiore
frescoed chapel
Scrovegni Chapel
greek temple 
Segesta
greek city 
Selinunte
roman town 
Sepino
castle 
Sforza Castle
old town
Siena
peninsula town 
Sirmione
walled wine town 
Soave
staircase 
Spanish Steps
old town
St Mark's Square and Basilica
church
St Peter's Basilica and Square
byzantine church 
Stilo
hunting lodge 
Stupinigi
archaeological site
Su Nuraxi
monastery 
Subiaco
old town
Syracuse and Ortigia
etruscan necropolis 
Tarquinia
cliff chapel 
Tempio del Valadier
church 
Tempio Malatestiano
ruins
The Colosseum
old town
The Grand Canal
church
The Mosaics of Ravenna
church 
The Pantheon
old town
The Trulli of Alberobello
old town
The Val di Noto
ruins
The Verona Arena
sanctuary and ruins 
Tindari
lagoon island 
Torcello
castle 
Torrechiara Castle
harbour town 
Trani
monument 
Trevi Fountain
old town
Turin
old town
Urbino
archaeological site
Valley of the Temples, Agrigento
royal palace 
Venaria Reale
palladian city
Vicenza
renaissance square 
Vigevano
renaissance villa 
Villa Farnesina
villa 
Villa Pisani
ruins
Villa Poppaea at Oplontis
ruins
Villa Romana del Casale
medieval city 
Viterbo
Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.
Open the full Museums & culture page bell foundry town 
Agnone
walled port 
Alghero
walled village 
Anghiari
historic city 
Arezzo
village 
Arquà Petrarca
historic city 
Ascoli Piceno
hill town 
Asolo
sculpture museum 
Bargello Museum
bridge town 
Bassano del Grappa
medieval village 
Bevagna
monastic town 
Bobbio
fishing cove 
Boccadasse
wine village 
Bolgheri
river town 
Bosa
hill village 
Brisighella
lagoon island 
Burano
ruin village 
Bussana Vecchia
capital city 
Cagliari
hilltop village 
Calcata
fishing town 
Camogli
museum 
Capitoline Museums
art museum 
Capodimonte Museum
island town 
Carloforte
quarry 
Carrara Marble Quarries
medieval village 
Castell'Arquato
crag villages 
Castelmezzano and Pietrapertosa
citadel town 
Castelsardo
coastal town 
Cefalù
hill village 
Certaldo
salt pans 
Cervia Salt Pans
fishing town 
Chioggia
historic town 
Cividale del Friuli
arbereshe village
Civita
canal town 
Comacchio
hill town 
Cortona
ghost town 
Craco
company town
Crespi d'Adda
bridge village 
Dolceacqua
private collection 
Doria Pamphilj Gallery
painted village 
Dozza
mountain town 
Erice
renaissance city
Ferrara
motor museum 
Ferrari Museum Maranello
hill town 
Fiesole
walled borgo 
Finalborgo
wine hills 
Franciacorta
museum 
Galleria Borghese
gallery 
Galleria dell'Accademia
island town 
Gallipoli
hill town 
Gerace
walled town 
Glorenza
lagoon island 
Grado
festival 
Ivrea Carnival
port city 
Livorno
hill village 
Locorotondo
walled city 
Lucca
opera town 
Macerata
coastal town 
Maratea
walled town 
Marostica
wine town 
Marsala
baroque town 
Martina Franca
fishing village 
Marzamemi
spa town 
Merano
museum 
Messner Mountain Museum Firmian
wine hills
Monferrato
harbour town 
Monopoli
wine town 
Montefalco
wine town 
Montepulciano
tradition 
Murano Glass
museum 
Museo Egizio
museum 
Naples National Archaeological Museum
hill town 
Narni
hill town 
Ostuni
modern art museum 
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
ghost village 
Pentedattilo
hill city 
Perugia
art gallery 
Pinacoteca di Brera
historic city 
Pistoia
tufa town 
Pitigliano
cliff town 
Polignano a Mare
coastal town
Portovenere
island 
Procida
spring village 
Rasiglia
hill town 
Recanati
sculpture 
Riace Bronzes
tuff-cliff town 
Sant'Agata de' Goti
fortified hamlet 
Santo Stefano di Sessanio
hill village 
Savoca
mountain village 
Scanno
port town 
Sciacca
fishing village 
Scilla
coastal town 
Sestri Levante
tradition
Sicilian Puppet Theatre
tufa town 
Sorano
clifftop town 
Sorrento
museum 
South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology
historic street 
Spaccanapoli
hill village 
Spello
coastal village 
Sperlonga
hill city 
Spoleto
historic town 
Sulmona
hill town 
Taormina
museum city 
Taranto
theatre 
Teatro alla Scala
fishing hamlet 
Tellaro
walled town 
Termoli
festival 
The Corsa dei Ceri, Gubbio
mural
The Last Supper
library 
The Malatestiana Library
gallery 
The Uffizi Gallery
hill town 
Todi
salt pans 
Trapani Salt Pans
quarter 
Trastevere
historic city 
Trento
canal city 
Treviso
port city 
Trieste
mountain village 
Triora
cliff town 
Tropea
rock art
Val Camonica Rock Art
alpine valley 
Valtellina
gallery 
Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
agricultural landscape 
Vercelli Rice Paddies
festival 
Viareggio Carnival
birthplace village 
Vinci
tradition
Violin Making in Cremona
hill city 
Volterra
Attractions & fun Theme parks, zoos, aquariums, towers and the built attractions families actually queue for.
Open the full Attractions & fun page roman road
Appian Way
viewpoint 
Aventine Keyhole
thermal village 
Bagno Vignoni
railway 
Bernina Express
beach 
Chia
village and park 
Collodi
mountain resort 
Cortina d'Ampezzo
coast 
Costa Smeralda
landscape 
Crete Senesi
viewpoint
Gianicolo Hill
mountain pass 
Great St Bernard Pass
volcanic island 
Ischia
maze 
Labirinto della Masone
reservoir 
Lake Resia
spa town
Montecatini Terme
underground network 
Naples Underground
viewpoint 
Piazzale Michelangelo
harbour village 
Portofino
architectural district 
Quartiere Coppedè
sculpture garden 
Sacro Bosco of Bomarzo
beach town 
San Vito Lo Capo
cable car 
Skyway Monte Bianco
mountain pass 
Stelvio Pass
botanical garden
The Botanical Garden of Padua
botanical garden 
The Garden of Ninfa
aquarium 
The Genoa Aquarium
coast 
The Salento Coast
tower 
Torre Guinigi
coast 
Trabocchi Coast
heritage railway 
Transiberiana d'Italia
botanical garden 
Trauttmansdorff Castle Gardens
alpine valley 
Val Gardena
renaissance garden
Villa d'Este
botanical garden 
Villa Taranto
beach 
Villasimius
Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.
Open the full Food & drink page regional speciality 
Bistecca alla Fiorentina
regional speciality
Buffalo Mozzarella of the Sele Plain
winery region 
Chianti and Tuscan Wine
regional speciality 
Focaccia di Recco
dish 
Gelato
coffee culture 
Italian Coffee Culture
dish 
Italian Pasta
dish 
Lampredotto
dish 
Ligurian Pesto
dish
Neapolitan Pizza
food town 
Norcia
food street 
Palermo Street Food
dish 
Parmigiano and Balsamico of Emilia
regional speciality 
Piadina Romagnola
regional speciality 
Pistachio of Bronte
regional speciality 
Porchetta of Ariccia
market 
Porta Palazzo Market
regional speciality 
Prosciutto di San Daniele
dish 
Sicilian Granita
regional speciality 
Tartufo di Pizzo
winery region
The Langhe
food street 
The Orecchiette Street, Bari
winery region
The Prosecco Hills
regional speciality 
Tiramisu of Treviso
coffee culture 
Trieste Coffee
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