italy attracted more than 50 million tourists in 2019, making it the fifth most attractive country in the whole world for tourism. Do you think it happened out of nothing? of course not. Italy is considered the home of the Renaissance and architecture and contains many monuments classified among the most famous and important tourist attractions in the world, including the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Colosseum, and they are truly capable of making tourism in Italy something desirable for tourists from all over the world. Also, if you are a fan of fashion and shopping, tourism in Italy will definitely be ideal for you, because Italy is the cradle of most international brands, including Gucci, Armani, Prada and many others, and do not forget that Italy is the home of pizza and pasta. Tourism in Italy is not complete without trying these famous dishes from their original homeland.
Rome
Many words are said about this city: “The greatest thing that has been created” the city of history” “the city of religions” and many others, which makes you feel that you are about to get to know one of the legendary tourist cities in the world in central Italy.
Rome is located on the most important river in Italy, the Tiber River, filled with historical and archaeological monuments, theaters, etc. The most recommended thing when it comes to tourism in Rome is that it only runs through its streets and landmarks without even planning, as Rome’s tourist attractions do not end, tourism in Rome is like touring a museum in a size of an entire city.
Top 3 landmarks in Rome:
1- Colosseum
The Colosseum is the most prominent landmark in Rome, if not the most prominent in Italy in full, because with its grandeur and magnitude, which is 189 meters long, in addition to the unique Roman engineering design and creativity, it made it the first destination for people when traveling to Italy.
If you are going to have to visit only one landmark during your trip in Rome or during your tourist trip in Italy to the fullest, you will definitely be to the Colosseum, as the Colosseum was listed among the new Seven Wonders of the World in 2007, and the architecture and history behind the Colosseum was a key reason for this.
2- Trevi Fountain
“Your luck is good this day you have been promoted at work? How much did you pay for that? Yes, I only paid a few piasters, the goddess of luck at the Trevi Fountain looks at hearts before they look at money.”
Trevi Fountain, one of the most prominent tourist attractions in Rome, which is considered for many the window of good luck according to their belief, and about 3000 euros are thrown into the fountain daily.
What many do not know is that Rome contains hundreds of huge and small fountains, as you will pass dozens of fountains without even planning for it during your tourist trip in Rome, but the best fountain in Rome and in the world is the Baroque Trevi Fountain, which reaches a height of 26 meters.
3- Pantheon
“Let’s pray. Where will we pray? Your God is different from mine, and the four of us are different in that. Don’t worry, let’s go to the Pantheon, it’s the building of all gods.”
This was the main purpose of building the Pantheon, so this building was built to house all the Roman gods of this era, and this is also what the word Pantheon means in Latin literally “temple of all gods”.
In addition to its great and unique engineering design, its enormus dome pierced from the top, which is the biggest unreinforced concrete dome in the world and is one of the most striking things in the Pantheon.
Milan
Welcome to Milan, the city located in northern Italy between the Po River and the Alpine Mountain range, which gave it a strategic location that raised it, especially during the revolution of modern industrial and technological development among the cities of Italy and made it one of the most beautiful tourist cities in the world attracting tourism.
In the past, Milan was the capital of the Western Roman Empire, from which the most iconic artists like Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci came out and presented the most beautiful works of art, but today Milan offers a wonderful mix between ancient historical buildings and modern high skyscrapers, and the city is famous for the abundance of shops and markets, especially high-end fashion stores, and there are commercial institutions, banks and stock exchanges, so many Milan is considered the financial and fashion capital of Italy and must be visited during tourism in Italy.
Top 3 landmarks in Milan:
1- Milan Cathedral
For its legends, the famous writer “Victor Hugo” chose it as the stage for his novel “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”. It is called “Santa Maria Nucente Cathedral” or “Il Duomo” for the locals, it is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Italy and occupies a very large position for everyone who intends to visit in Italy, this church is considered a spiritual symbol, and it is the best example of churches built in the ornate Gothic style, which was built in the 14th century AD, and is based on 52 powerfull columns, and has huge stained glass windows of great beauty.
The cathedral includes many paintings and artworks made by the world’s most famous artists and painters, and you will find many wonderfully carved statues, and you will see glass sarcophagi inside the bodies of the former bishops of the cathedral, and you will surely be impressed by the shape of the extraordinary piano decorated with unique artistic inscriptions.
2- Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
When visiting Italy, do not forget to visit one of the largest commercial complexes in the world “Galleria Vittorio”, this commercial complex similar to the large market dates back to the middle of the 19th century AD, designed by the artist Giuseppe Mingoni on a mosaic floor since 1865 and became the largest shopping corridor in Europe at that time, and is considered one of the most prominent tourist attractions in Italy, especially in Milan, this large market is rich in luxury shops, restaurants, elegant hotels and crowded cafes.
3- Sforzesco Castle
Sforzesco Castle crosses one of the main symbols of tourism in Italy and in Milan specifically, the castle was named after the person who built it, the Duke of Milan “Francesco Sforza” in the 15th century AD, and it is a sprawling castle in which Sforza built his residential palace on top of the foundations of a medieval castle erected by the ruling Visconti family in the 14th century, and made this castle a paradise so he created fountains, rose gardens, bridge and tower, and also includes a group of interior murals, and masterpieces by Michael Angelo.
Today, the castle is home to several small museums such as the Archaeological Museum and the Natural History Museum, and concerts and exhibitions are held all year round, so you are in the paradise of Milan, dear traveler.
Venice
“The Merchant of Venice” is a Shakespeare play that appeared before Venice appeared as a city, featuring magical symbols and writings about the beautiful city of Venice in Italy.
Venice is a city of great beauty and huge historical importance and one of the most charming tourist cities in Italy, located on 117 small islands connected to each other by a series of bridges and separated by a network of water channels that give it a wonderful aesthetic shape, and it is a city full of tourist attractions, during the Middle Ages and the Italian Renaissance, Venice was a very strong fortress and served as a major financial and military center, so let’s get to know its attractions.
Top 3 landmarks in Venice:
1- Piazza San Marco
Also called St. Mark’s Square, this square forms the main square in Venice, and at the end of the square there you will also find the Great Church of St. Mark, and next to it there is the waterway of the lake and the surrounding palaces and libraries.
Piazza San Marco is the main square in Venice, which you cannot visit Italy in general or to Venice in particular without putting your foot in it, and this square is the only square nicknamed “Piazza” in the city, which is located at the lowest point in the entire of Venice.
2- Rialto Bridge
This bridge is the oldest and most famous bridge extending on the Grand Canal in Venice, to connect the San Marco and San Polo areas, and it has been said about the Rialto Bridge that it deserves to be the eighth miracle of the world, as it has a great history as it remained for centuries built of wood until it collapsed in the 16th century, so the authorities decided to rebuild it from stones instead of wood.
The Rialto Bridge is a huge artery that connect the whole city of Venice and one of Italy’s major tourist attractions, which was wonderfully designed with a height of 7.2 meters to allow the passage of boats, and the bridge contains 3 corridors, including a central walkway that leads the visitor to the shops.
3- The Grand Canal
The name of the Grand Canal came from the Arabization of the words (Cannat / قناة), and this channel forms a major passage for water in Venice, with a length of 3800 meters, and above this channel there are many bridges above it, of course, also the presence of houses and restaurants adjacent to it.
This canal is the main means of transportation in Venice and passes through many tourist attractions and places that attract most tourists, as it passes through more than 170 old buildings dating from the 13th to the 18th century, which will make you feel that you have gone back in time to see the oldest and most beautiful tourist attractions in Italy in general and in Venice in particularly.
Florence
The city of Florence is located in the northern part of central Italy, and occupies an attractive strategic location, as it is surrounded by mountain walls formed across the hills surrounding the city, and it has the Arno Sea, which feeds its forests, plains and vast green spaces, in addition to its mild continental climate, hot in summer and cold and humid in winter, and also this city includes many cultural landmarks represented in palaces, churches, museums, theaters, squares, and others.
Florence has been famous for art and architecture since the Renaissance, and was a rich and important center of medieval trade, this city gave birth to the Italian Renaissance. It will take many weeks to see all that Florence has to offer you, so take you time discovering it and walk in its streets instead of taking public transportation, this way you get to experience most of the main sites in the city center, which is very suitable for lovers of tourism in Italy, and from the countries suitable for traveling either alone or with family.
Top 3 landmarks in Florence
1- Piazza del Duomo
Florence Piazza del Duomo is considered one of the greatest squares in Europe, with its large area and adjacent monumental buildings on almost all sides, and the square is one of the most gorgeous places for tourism in Florence and even in Europe as a whole.
This square is home to a high share of the total number of people who come for tourism in Italy, due to the many monuments in this square, such as the Opera del Duomo Museum, the Giotto Tower, the Florence Cathedral or the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (the largest building in medieval Europe), among many other tourist attractions.
2- Uffizi Gallery
The most correct name for it is “Uffizi Museum”, because this exhibition is a prominent art museum, and it is considered one of the major museums in Italy, and the most popular for visitors and tourists in Italy, in addition to its international fame as well, as it is considered a symbol of Florence in particular and Italy in general, due to the museum’s priceless artworks, from the holdings and legacy of the former ruling families, as well as sculptures and paintings belonging to the heroes of the Renaissance, such as: Simone Martini, Gentile da Fabriano, author of the famous painting “The Love of the Magi”, and the Italian painter Guido Di Pietro.
3- Vecchio Bridge
The Vecchio Bridge is the oldest and most famous bridge in Italy, which connects this body with all its weight between the two ends of the river walking under it, and above all carrying on its back its load of tourists, visitors and citizens, in addition to the buildings that were built on this bridge and the shops lined up along the bridge left and right.
The Vecchio Bridge leans with all its load on two reinforced concrete pillars sunk into the river, and above you there is a roof built to protect citizens from high temperatures as well as from rain, snow and lightning in winter.
Naples
Naples is one of the oldest and exceptional Italian cities with a history of more than 2800 years and is also the third largest city in Italy in terms of area after Rome and Milan.
Naples, the Italian city located in southern Italy, which is considered to be the biggest city in southern Italy, is certainly not an ordinary city, especially since it has recently been classified in the UNESCO World Heritage List, as it is one of Italy’s most prominent tourist cities and the most advanced industrially and technologically.
Naples is famous for being the capital of Italian pizza, as the world’s first pizzeria was established in it (Antica Pizza Port ‘Alba) in 1830 and it operates until now, so do not miss tasting the first pizza that caused the spread of pizza in the entire world, you must visit it while you are in Italy.
Top 3 landmarks in Naples
1- Church of Sansevero
Despite the small size of this church, it is considered one of the major tourist attractions in the city of Naples, especially with the outstanding history of this church, and its internal content, whether through the chapel called “Santa Maria della Pita Church” or “Pitatella”, or through the wonderful artworks that abound in this church, which belong to famous Italian artists, and their number is estimated at about thirty works of art, such as the monument to Sangro, and many other works distributed on the floors of the church.
2- Dell’ovo Castle
If you want to take a view of history and civilization at the same time, Dell’ovo Castle is your perfect place, from the top of the historic Dell’ovo Castle you can get the best view of the Gulf of Naples.
Dell’ovo Castle is located on a peninsula as the fortresse surrounded by the sea on 3 sides, which makes its unique as a location, and what adds to that unique location, is that around the castle there are many restaurants and cafes and it is also close to the tourist attractions in Naples as well.
3- Vesuvius National Park
In 1995, Vesuvius National Park was established and formed, which became a symbol of the city, in order to protect that area, which contains one of the most important volcanoes in the world, Vesuvius, the area of the park is approximately 135 square kilometers.
Vesuvius Park contains 612 species of plants and 227 species of wild animals, as well as statues, sculptures and parking.
Pisa
The most thing that comes to your mind when you hear the name of Pisa is the Leaning Tower of Pisa, but what many do not know is that the city that gave birth to the Tower of Pisa and Galileo Galilei, gave also birth to many, many more, the city of Pisa is famous for many distinctive cultural landmarks, and the most important thing that distinguishes it for tourists is that most of the famous tourist attractions in Pisa are gathered in one place, which is the “Square of Miracles”, that is classified as a World Heritage spot.
If you are going to Italy for the purpose of tourism in Pisa, do not hesitate to walk around in the streets of Pisa near the city center as it is small and worth seeing every detail in it. We also recommend that you visit Pisa with Florence or vice versa, as the distance between the two cities takes you only an hour by train, and Pisa is only about two hours away from Rome by train so you can litterally spend your whole day between 3 cities wich will definitly make your day a special one.
Top 3 landmarks in Pisa:
1- Leaning Tower of Pisa
The tilt of the tower was not intentional, but rather an engineering error and coincidence in its entirety, and it took the tower almost 200 years to build.
There have always been many constant attempts to stop the tilt of the tower that have been getting worse day by day, but all these attempts failed until a team of engineers came in in 2008 and made the tower fully stabilized for the first time, after 800 years of continuous tilt.
You can climb this great edifice and watch the city of Pisa and the sunset from above, but do not be afraid if you feel a little tilted while ascending, as its name is “Leaning Tower of Pisa” is not out of thin air.
2- Pisa Cathedral
The cathedral in Pisa, Italy, dates back to the Middle Ages and was built in the 11th century specifically. This cathedral is very popular with those who travel for tourism in Italy, due to its age and religious status.
In addition to the fact that the cathedral has a decoration of engineering and human creativity, the cathedral is considered one of the most important symbols of Romanesque architecture, so the cathedral is filled with decorations from the outside and inside, which gives it a more than wonderful appearance, in addition to the elliptical dome, and above all the cathedral museum.
3- Migliarino Natural Park San Rossore
The Milliarino Natural Park is the perfect spot for nature lovers, as it has a lot of resources that contribute to the variety of activities available in that park.
You can stroll in that park among the trees and landscapes, whether on foot, by bike, or by horse riding, and you can also ride small boats and pass the park through the Arno River, so Miliarino Park is an ideal place for families and children to spend summer vacation, as it is not limited to young people and individual trips only.
Turin
Turin is considered the royal Italian city deservedly, as it was the first capital of unified Italy, and it gave birth to the first king of unified Italy as well, and it is characterized by containing many palaces, art museums and churches in squares. Turin is also nicknamed the chocolate capital of Italy If you’re a fan of Nutella chocolate, know you’re going to come home.
If you are a fan of delicious food in general, Turin is one of the most famous Italian cities with its delicious and varied cuisine. If you are a movies lover, know that you are going to the cradle of the film industry in Italy, the world’s first silent feature film was shot in Turin, this city is really worth a visit and it will not disappoint
Top 3 landmarks in Turin:
1- Egyptian Museum in Turin
Entering the Egyptian Museum in Turin will make you imagine for a moment that you went to Egypt, as this museum includes inside it the largest collection of Egyptian artifacts, its exhibits and holdings are confined to Egypt and its history, and the number of these antiquities and artifacts is approximately 30 thousand pieces.
The Egyptian Museum in Turin is the most important and largest Egyptian museum in the world after the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, and the museum contains statues of the goddess Sekhmet and King Ramses, the Isis tablet, the Champollion and Drofetti papyri collection, as well as a collection of mummies and shrouds, and much more.
2- Mole Antonelliana
It is not unusual to visit two museums in the same city during a tourist trip, but the city of Turin forces you to do so, as the Mole Antonelliana building is the most distinctive and striking landmark in Turin and is also the tallest museum in the world.
Built in the 19th century and housed the National Museum of Cinema in Turin in 2000, the museum contains a huge collection of historical film equipment, posters, books of the oldest movies and much more that you cannot overlook.
3- Piazza San Carlo
You cannot go for tourism in Turin without going to see the ideal model that embodies the Baroque era architecturally and sculpturally with all its statues and churches, and recently Piazza San Carlo has become the main platform for hosting most of the main national events, concerts, political and social activities.
Piazza San Carlo is also very close to most of Turin’s sights, steps away from Turin’s most beautiful landmarks and just minutes from the National Cinema Museum and other famous places.
Sicily
The island of Sicily is the largest island on the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the biggest islands in the continent of Europe in full, and in 2018 Sicily was named the cultural capital of Italy, because of its best and most important tourist attractions, including the Massimo Theater, which is the largest opera house in Italy and the third largest opera house in Europe completely.
The island of Sicily occupies a wonderful strategic location, and mixes different civilizational achievements, over the centuries Sicily was occupied by the Romans, Byzantines, Muslims and others, which contributed to the existence of a amazing cultural diversity and diversity in its tourist and cultural attractions as well.
Palermo (the capital of Sicily) was chosen as the European capital of street food, and was ranked by Forbes magazine as one of the top 10 cities in the world that offers delicious and varied street food, so you will definitely enjoy visiting this island when you visit Italy.
Top 3 landmarks in Sicily
1- Valley of the Temples
The Valley of the Temples, which is located on a ridge and not a valley as it is called, is one of the main archaeological complexes and one of the most important tourist attractions in Italy, the Valley of the Temples is also one of the most exciting and expressive groups of great Greek art and architecture.
The valley includes the remains of 7 different temples of the Greek gods, the largest of which is the Temple of Concordia, which is also one of the best preserved temples not only in the Valley of Temples, but in the middle of Greek temples in general, and the valley is also famous for the Temple of Zeus, and the Temple of Hercules. In 1997, the UNESCO World Heritage List could not help but to include the Valley of the Temples as a national monument and one of Italy’s extraordinary landmarks.
2- Taormina Ancient Theater
The Taormina Theater extends with its sides in the form of a luminous crescent with all its seats, and the theater holds operatic and theatrical performances and concerts, and although the ancient Taromina Theater is the second largest theater in Sicily after the Roman theater of Syracuse, the Taormina Theater is more attractive to tourists and is classified among one of the main tourist locations in Italy.
One of the things that contributed to the inclusion of the ancient Taormina theater at the top of the tourist attractions in Italy is the theater’s most distinctive location, as it overlooks the Ionian Sea, which makes you feel a mixture of the elements of civilization and nature at the same time.
3- Mount Etna
Mount Etna is not an ordinary mountain, from this mountain you can smell fire and magma, this mountain is a volcano, and the ancient Arabic name for it is the mountain of fire, this mountain is the highest and most exceptional natural tourist attraction on the island of Sicily and one of the main natural landmarks in Italy completely.
The volcano was active for the first time about half a million years ago and was the owner of the first recorded volcanic eruption in history in the year 1,500 BC, and Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in Europe and in the world, making the volcano a picturesque tourist attraction, especially in times of lava flow arising during the non-explosive eruption, and the mountain was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013.
Verona
The city of Verona is one of the most beautiful cities in Italy and this city was considered literary sacred, as it is the spatial dimension of the great immortal writer Shakespeare, especially when he chose this city as the stage for his play “Romeo and Juliet”, which dominated the hearts before scratching minds.
The city of Verona plays a key role in terms of tourism in Italy, especially since this city, as we mentioned, has an emotional dimension for everyone because of its association with the love story of Romeo and Juliet, but that did not prevent it from being characterized by many other things, including its strategic location in which it is located along the Aegean River, which is the land and water transport station, in addition to its industrial and technological progress, and the tourist facilities contained in this city, restaurants, hotels, tourist resorts, palaces, castles, bridges and ports.
The 3 most important landmarks in Verona
1- Verona Amphitheatre
The Italian Amphitheater of Verona is one of the most important achievements of the Roman civilization and occupies a huge asset of the great business sector in Italy is an important symbol of tourism in Italy.
Verona’s amphitheater was built during the first century AD to accommodate about 30,000 people, but for visitor security reasons the amphitheater currently does not receive more than 15,000 people at the same time.
This amphitheater is considered an area for entertainment shows, festivals and celebrations, and one of the largest and oldest of these famous performances in the world is the opera show that is held in this amphitheater, and the oval geometric shape of the Verona amphitheater contributes to the purity of sound quality significantly during the performance of these activities.
2- Casa di Giulietta
Let’s go back to the story we started with, the story of Romeo and Juliet, the two immortal lovers, their names exist and they exist, as long as there is something called love. The hidden adoration is Juliet’s home in Verona, where Juliet looks out from her balcony every morning waiting for Romeo.
The house is a shrine that lovers from all over the world are heaped on, to learn about the secrets of the sacred love experienced by the heroes, and to also see the wonderful paintings in this house and the masterpieces in a small museum that is also located in the same house, so do not forget to visit this house when touring in Italy.
3- Piazza delle Erbe
one of the most prominent and important tourist places in Italy. Everywhere here you will find a Roman footprint that has stepped on, and in every foot you will find a pencil and a bullet that have planned civilization.
The famous Italian square in Verona, Piazza del Erbe, is characterized by containing many tourist and archaeological places, which made it an interesting destination for everyone who intends to travel to Italy, an oasis includes among its books large Roman monuments, such as the city hall and the Lamberti Tower, as well as towers, bridges, palaces, castles, museums, fountains and famous statues, such as the statue of Madonna Verona, which surmounts the water fountain in a wonderful view.
Capri
Capri Island is one of the most charming islands in the world, with its picturesque landscapes and distinctive landmarks, and despite the small size of the island, this did not prevent it from competing for the balance of the most attractive places for tourism in Italy, and even now it is one of the most attractive islands for tourism in the world to the fullest.
The island of Capri is divided into two parts, the eastern part is called by the same name as the island “Capri” and the western part is called “Anacapri”. You can climb up Mount Monte Solaro and see the entire island and its surroundings from above, as the mountain is the highest peak on the island with its impact, and from it you can watch the picturesque beauty and charming sunrise and sunset of the island, which Frank Sinatra named one of his most famous songs after it, so make sure to visit it while touring in Italy.
Top 3 landmarks in Island of Capri
1- Blue Cave
The Blue Cave is Capri’s most attractive tourist attraction, with a depth of more than 150 metres. The sun’s rays enter from the entrance to the cave to bring it to full life through a light reflection that creates a blue color inside the cave to give it the secret of its name and the reason for its picturesque color.
You can enter the Blue Cave without even the need for a tour guide by renting a small wooden boat and its driver to take you on a tour that starts from the port of Capri and ends inside that more than charming cave.
2- August Gardens
In this garden you will find the kingdoms of red roses, you will find the castles of daffodils and the dominance of the natural green color, you will find there ornamental plants that do not wither, even if they wither, they are preparing for a second life march, they take off their pure dress to wear another.
All this, through a small corridor that is no less beautiful, connects you to the lush garden that gradually rises to see from the top the most beautiful view of the sea, so that this park is one of the most prominent landmarks of Italy mixed with various forms of nature, so make good use of your opportunity when traveling to Italy and tourism in Capri, and visit this wonderful park.
3. Piazza Umberto I
The square is also nicknamed the “Little World Theatre” and is the most famous of all the squares on the entire island of Capri.
It was previously a market for vegetables, fish and meat, but now it is a place of rest and meeting on the old tables that tell you the story of this island as it wraps the mountain behind it, there you will find the most beautiful restaurants and cafes, and you will also find the most famous markets and shops, this square is considered a symbol and one of the main landmarks of the island of Capri, so do not miss visiting it.
