Best Regions and Cities in Italy

If you dream to get the best of the Italian classics, head to the Europeanized urban north. This part of Italy is the place where you can successfully combine skiing in the world famous Valle d'Aosta and exploring the fantastic nature of Lake Como and Garda or the gorgeous Cinque Terre villages with top-class shopping in Milan and experiencing the melancholic charms and canals of Venice. In these wonderful places you'll feel like a local, as you learn about great food and wine in Northern Italy. To start, you can explore the markets in Bologna and taste homemade tortellini pasta and sweet treats. Don't overlook a wonderful city like Turin with its most interesting sights, as well as wineries with incredibly delicious wines. In addition to that, if you look at an Italy train map, you can see that Northern Italy boasts an extensive rail network, ensuring easy access to visitor attractions and cities all over the region.

Northern Italy is the best destination to immerse into the unparalleled art of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, to discover the unmatched Roman heritage of the Eternal City and to take a chance to see the official residence of the Roman Catholic Pope, the Apostolic Palace in Vatican. Moreover, Italy is a country with very ancient winemaking traditions that can be found in such Northern regions as Piedmont and Tuscany. Charming Piedmont, located at the foot of the Alps, is one of the largest wine regions in the country and the motherland of such famous wines as Gattinara, Barolo and Barbaresco. As for Tuscany, apart from picturesque landscapes with hills and valleys covered with vineyards, the region also provides an opportunity to see the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.

You should consider visiting Paestum if you like historical buildings. Paestum is famous for its three ancient Greek temples built between about 550 to 450 BC. The temples are in excellent condition. In Italy's most beautiful village, the historic town center of Tropea has some of the most beautiful cliffside shops and architecture.

There are many ways to spend your time on Capri, whether it's exploring the cliffs of the island in solitude, diving into the crystal clear waters of its rocky shore, or shopping in the most fashionable boutiques in the world on the Piazzetta.