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Rome, Venice, Florence, Amalfi — art, history, pasta and la dolce vita
Italy is the most art-rich country on earth, holding more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than any other nation. Every city is a museum: Rome with the Colosseum, Vatican, and Trevi Fountain. Venice with its canals, gondolas, and St. Mark's Square. Florence with the Uffizi Gallery and Michelangelo's David. The Amalfi Coast with its vertiginous villages clinging to cliffs above the Mediterranean. And then there's the food — Italy essentially invented Western cuisine. Pizza in Naples, pasta in Bologna, gelato everywhere, Chianti in Tuscany. Italy is the ultimate sensory destination.
April to June is perfect — pleasant weather, blooming flowers, and pre-peak crowds. September to October is ideal for fewer crowds and harvest season in Tuscany. July and August are peak season — very crowded in Rome and Venice but warm and festive. December is beautiful for Christmas markets. January to February is low season with the best hotel rates.
Step inside history at Rome's 2,000-year-old amphitheatre and the ancient heart of the Roman Empire
Michelangelo's breathtaking ceiling, St. Peter's Basilica, and the Vatican Museums' priceless art collection
Gondola ride through Venice's ancient canals, Rialto Bridge, Doge's Palace, and Murano glass island
Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Michelangelo's David, Ponte Vecchio, and Brunelleschi's Duomo
The world's most scenic coastal road — Positano, Ravello, Amalfi, and Sorrento above the Tyrrhenian Sea
Neapolitan pizza, Bolognese pasta, Florentine steak, Sicilian arancini, Barolo wine, and Italian gelato