Is north Italia what you want for your getaway? Talking about this part of the country, we can note that it tends to be more industrial and developed, nevertheless, is home to more things to discover than you may imagine at first.
Adopting the features of typical Western European countries, the north possesses strong historical and economic ties with neighboring states, lacks "southern exotic", but has many gems, as mentioned previously, for which thousands of travelers come to Italy each year. Plus the north boasts a number of famous cities without which your
Northern Italy itinerary won’t be complete.
To get a better understanding of which regions make up the north, generally, they are the following (plus we included central Italian regions to this list as well):
- Liguria
- Piedmont
- Valle d’Aosta
- Lombardy
- Tuscany
- Trentino-Alto
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Veneto
- Emilia-Romagna
- Lazio
- Umbria
- Marche
- Abruzzi
Based on what you prefer to see in Northern Italy, we suggest spending your Italian vacation in one of the following top five destinations, or even better, to add on more than one of them to your travel plans.