
Home to many of the world's greatest works of art, architecture and gastronomy, Italy elates, inspires and moves like no other.
Italy has more Unesco World Heritage cultural sites than any other country on Earth. Should you walk in the footsteps of ancient Romans in Pompeii, revel in Ravenna's glittering Byzantine treasures or get breathless over Giotto's revolutionary frescoes in Padua? It's a cultural conundrum as thrilling as it is overwhelming.
Traveling around Italy remains one of those rare experiences in life. In few places do history, art, fashion, food and la dolce vita (“the good life”) intermingle so effortlessly
In Italy you’ll find sunny isles, glacial lakes and fiery volcanoes, rolling vineyards and urban landscapes harbouring more UNESCO World Heritage sites than any other country on Earth.
Look around the splendid palaces, paintings, churches and monuments and wonder at the centuries of hard graft and the unswerving devotion to traditional techniques.
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Italy's fortes extend beyond its galleries, wardrobes and dining rooms. The country is one of nature's masterpieces, with extraordinary natural diversity matched by few.
From the north's icy Alps and glacial lakes to the south's fiery craters and turquoise grottoes, this is a place for doing as well as seeing. One day you're tearing down Courmayeur's powdery slopes, the next you could be galloping across the marshes of the Maremma, or diving in coral-studded Campanian waters.
In few places do art and life intermingle so effortlessly. This may be the land of Dante, Titian and Verdi, but it's also the home of Prada, Massimo Bottura and Renzo Piano
Beauty, style and flair furnish every aspect of daily life, from those immaculately knotted ties and seamless espressos to the flirtatious smiles of striking strangers.
The root of Italian psychology is a dedication to living life well, and effortless as it may seem, driving that dedication is a reverence for the finer things. So slow down, style up and indulge in a little vita all'italiana (life, Italian style).
Italian cuisine is synonymous with freshness and perfected with the secret of superlative ingredients and finely tuned know-how.
Rome – The Eternal City
Visit Colosseum, was the largest amphitheater in the Roman Empire and has a long and bloody history
Gaze at the Architectural Marvel That Is the Pantheon, a feat of architectural ingenuity
Italy’s City of the Future
Spend time at The Milan Cathedral, “Duomo di Milano”, located on the Historic Center, Piazza del Duomo
Attend a concert, an opera or ballet performance at La Scala, one of Italy’s 3 most prestigious operas
The Floating Masterpiece
Go on the Gondola on the canals of Venice for the quintessential Venetian experience
For Unique View of Venice, Visit the Doges’ Palace, built in Venetian Gothic styles
The Cradle of the Renaissance
Explore The Galleria degli Uffizi is one of the oldest & most famous art museums of the western world
Stroll through Ponte Vecchio, one of Florence’s landmarks & most photographed bridge of the city