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Museum of the Automobile (Museo dellAutomobile)
Museum of the Automobile (Museo dellAutomobile) Turin is home to legendary car makers Fiat and Alfa Romeo, so its only fitting that its also home to Italys National Museum of the Automobile.The Museum of the Automobile (Museo dellAutomobile) was founded in 1932, making it one of the oldest automob
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Monti Picentini Regional Park
Monti Picentini Regional Park The Monti Picentini Regional Park is a nice daytrip for outdoor lovers looking to take a break from city life in Naples. Located in Campania, the park is more than 150,000 acres (62,220 hectares) in size.Popular with hikers and bikers, many of the climbs enjoy the bon
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Largo di Torre Argentina Tours
Largo di Torre Argentina Tours A small and relatively unknown archaeological site of ancient Rome, the Largo di Torre Argentina is a square set around the sunken Area Sacra. The remains of four temples built between the 2nd and 4th centuries BC are some of the oldest ruins in the city. What’s left
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Lake Orta
Lake Orta The lakes of northern Italy are popular tourist destinations, but some are more well-known than others. Lake Orta, for instance, is much less visited than its famous neighbor, Lake Maggiore. Orta is significantly smaller than Lake Maggiore and slightly further from Milan, so its not surp
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Desenzano del Garda
Desenzano del Garda The town of Desenzano del Garda is a popular tourist destination on the southern shore of Lake Garda in northern Italy. Along with many other towns in the area, this spot was a beloved resort for ancient Roman nobles from nearby Verona. One of the main attractions is the ruin o
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Church of San Vidal
Church of San Vidal A short walk from the banks of the Grand Canal, the elegant Church of San Vidal is one of Venice’s lesser-visited churches, now best known as a concert venue. The church dates back as early as the 11th-century, but its remarkable classical façade is the result of a 17th-century
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Avellino
Avellino Located in the Campania region, Avellino is not nearly as well-known as its seaside neighbor Naples. History buffs may recognize the name, as Avellino was heavily bombed area during World War II. Today, it’s a nice getaway for visitors looking to trade coastal views for scenic countryside
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Pincio Gardens (Monte Pincio)
Pincio Gardens (Monte Pincio) Overlooking Rome’s Piazza del Popolo, the gardens on Pincio Hill have been present since the time of the ancient Romans. It is named for the Pincis, a noble Roman family whose estate was built on these grounds in the 4th century. The gardens were separated from the &n
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Cannaregio
Cannaregio Cannaregio is the northernmost of the six districts of central Venice. It is also the largest and most populated of all the districts. This district is home to the Venetian Ghetto, the worlds oldest Jewish Ghetto, established in 1516. Since the people in this area were forbidden to expa
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Barolo
Barolo The town of Barolo in Piedmont is very small – less than 1,000 residents – but since it produces one of the most sought-after wines on any Italian wine list, it attracts quite a bit of attention.Barolo is roughly 30 miles southeast of Turin, not far from Alba. The tiny town is easy to explo
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Venice Lido (Lido di Venezia)
Venice Lido (Lido di Venezia) Approximately 20,000 people call this 11-kilometer stretch of sand stationed off the coast of northern Italy home. But despite the sandbar’s small size, it attracts some pretty major travelers. The island’s northern tip—the actual Lido—is home to the Film Festival, a
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Trajans Column Tours
Trajans Column Tours The enormous Trajans Column near the Quirinal Hill was built in the 2nd century AD to commemorate Emperor Trajan’s victories in war. The column itself is 98 feet tall, but standing on its pedestal the entire structure is 125 feet tall.The column is decorated with the story of
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Church of SantAgnese in Agone Tours
Church of SantAgnese in Agone Tours As a 17th century Baroque church facing Piazza Navona, the Church of Sant’Agnese in Agone stands in one of the busiest areas of the in Rome’s historic city center — yet it remains a peaceful sanctuary and renowned Roman church. History tells us that the Early Ch
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Chiesa di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore
Chiesa di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore There are many important churches in Milan besides its famous Duomo, including the Chiesa di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, also known as Chiesa di Milano. As the name suggests, it was once associated with a major convent, but that building is now
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Segesta
Segesta Perched in a dramatic hilltop location, the archeological site of Segesta is one of the most fascinating in Sicily, home to some well-preserved ancient ruins. Founded by the indigenous Elymian people, Segesta was later ruled by both the Greeks and the Romans, before being abandoned in the
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Monteriggioni
Monteriggioni The perfectly preserved village of Monteriggioni is almost a Tuscan cliché –it’s medieval, it’s walled and it stands on a hill coated by olive groves and vines. The fortified village was constructed in 1213 and formed the northernmost bastion of the Republic of Siena’s territory, oft
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Lake Misurina
Lake Misurina Just over 106 miles north of Venice, high up in the Dolomites, sits a large natural lake that contributed to Olympic speed skating history. With its handful of hotels lining its shores, clear, fresh air and mountain backdrop, Lake Misurina is the spot to go to if youre looking for a
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Ponza Island Tours
Ponza Island Tours Ponza is the main island in the Pontine archipelago off the coast of Italy. It is famous for its blue grottos, and is fabled to be the island of the sorceress Circe described in Homer’s Odyssey. Clear azure waters provide excellent swimming, including the Piscine Naturali, whi
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St Peters Baldachin Tours
St Peters Baldachin Tours In the early years of his pontificate, Pope Urban VIII commissioned what is now called St Peter’s Baldachin (Baldacchino di San Pietro) over the saint’s grave. The project was designed by Bernini and turned out to be so enormous that the Pantheon’s beams had to be melted
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Pienza
Pienza UNESCO-listed Pienza was little more than a sleepy hamlet until the reign of Pope Pius II in the first half of the fifteenth century. Pienza, then called Corsignano, was the pope’s home town, and he enlisted the help of architect Bernardo Rossellino to transform the village into an ideal Re
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