City's to Visit in Italy?

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TAZKATTOO

The number of cities you want to visit depends entirely on the length of the trip you plan to take. I definitely wouldn't rush around Europe as it takes time to enjoy the cities; you may need more than one trip to see everything on your board. Below are a few of my favorites in Europe (note in Italy I am using the Italian not Americanized names).

Barcelona, Spain
Villefranche, France
Napoli, Italy : a little dirty but worth the stop to climb Mt Vesuvio and see Pompeii
Firenze, Italy : touristy but worth the time to see the architecture and Galileo's tomb
Roma, Italy : You could easily spend a few days here. The ruins, modern activities, and people are amazing. Be sure to stop at Vatican City as well. Easily one of my favorite cities in Italy.
Amalfi Coast, Italy - One specific town to stop at: Positano Salerno.

This is just a short hit list to get you started. Have fun!

Jigyasu Prani

May be try our trip. We have posted our trip plan at http://travelextracts.com/content/eurotrail-our-planned-europe-trip where we have posted our day wise plan.

We had a trip to Venice, Florence and Rome last year.
Our objective was to cover as much as possible in limited possible budget.
Here is the list:

Venice
1.Academy Gallery (Gallerie dell'Accademia)
2.Bridge of Sighs
3.Correr Civic Museum (Museo Civico Correr)
4.Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale)
5.Grand Canal
6.Naval History Museum (Museo Storico Navale) & Arsenale
7.Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto)
8.Rialto Market
9.Saint Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco)
10.San Rocco (Scuola of St. Rocco)
11.St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco)
Florence
1.Ponte Vecchio
2.Uffizi Gallery (Galleria degli Uffizi)
3.Basilica di Santa Croce
4.Duomo - Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
5.Duomo Museum (Museo dell'Opera del Duomo)
6.Galleria dell'Accademia
7.Giotto's Bell Tower (Campanile di Giotto)
8.Medici Chapels (Cappelle Medicee)
9.Piazza del Duomo
10.Piazza della Signoria
Rome
1.Borghese Gallery (Galleria Borghese)
2.Capitoline Museum (Museo Capitolino)
3.Colosseum (Colosseo)
4.Imperial Forums (Fori Imperiali)
5.Palatine Hill
6.Pantheon
7.Roman Forum (Foro Romano)
8.Spanish Steps (Piazza di Spagna)
9.Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi)
10.Villa Borghese
11.Castel Sant' Angelo
12.Vatican Museums
13.Vatican City
14.Sistine Chapel (Cappella Sistina)
15.St. Peter's Basilica (Basilica di San Pietro)
16.Barberini Palace
17.Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo)
18.Ostia Antica
19.Palatine

You can find more details about each of these here:
Venice: http://travelextracts.com/content/venice-attractions-guide
Florence: http://travelextracts.com/content/florence-firenze-attractions-guide
Rome: http://travelextracts.com/content/rome-attractions-guide

Also you can read about our experience about staying here:
Venice: http://travelextracts.com/content/venice-accommodation-our-experience
Florence: http://travelextracts.com/content/florence-accommodation-our-experience
Rome: http://travelextracts.com/content/rome-accommodation-our-experience

Cycwynner

After having visited the MUSTS: Rome, Florence and Venice, try these tips I just gave to a) a honeymoon couple b) a seeker of places with less tourists.
Italy has a great many lesser â€œknownâ€ gems, that are equally attractive, Iâ€™ll just give you a few I know particularly well and add a few superficial tips as to why.
Bolzano and Trento (the German and Italian Mountain traditions side by side); Udine (home of the autoctonous Friulani); Arona and Como (picturesque lakeside Spas), Aosta and Cuneo (Franco-Italian mountain traditions), Sanremo & Portofino (Italian Costa Azzurra), Mantova, Parma, Reggio and Ferrara (seats of Renaissance courts â€“ in particular Ferrara â€“ home to the Estes and Lucrezia Borgia), Ravenna (ancient Roman capital in the latter years, Byzantine esarcate) San Gimignano, Siena and Arezzo (Tuscan-Etrurian Mediaeval towns), Urbino, Gubbio, Orvieto and Assisi (Hill town Mediaeval towns â€“ Assisi, home to St. Francis, is spiritually unique ), Ascoli Piceno (ancient Longobard seat in the South), lâ€™Aquila and isernia (Mountain folklore in the beautiful Appenines), Viterbo and Rieti (the lesser known seats of pre-Roman culture); Caserta (for the Royal Palace); Ravello on the Costa amalfitana (less know but enchanting); Martina Franca (for the Trulli dwellings nearby) and Lecce (splendid baroque); Matera (for the curious cave dwellings and pre-Roman culture); Crotone (splendid coastal area); Nicolosi (starting point for an Etna excursion), Siracusa (Greek-Sicilian culture), Piazza Armerina (Mosaics in the Roman villa), Marsala (pre Roman Phoenician culture), Pantelleria (mysterious Island with hot springs); Santa Teresa di Gallura (enchanting little coastal town North of the Costa Smerada, Sardinia (nearby Nuraghi pre-Roman towers). And that is it, I could go on for ever, but I donâ€™t think you have the time.
Ps my favourite way to discover â€œMysterious Italyâ€ is just to fly to the nearest city and take off with my car (you can hire quite cheaply from any Airport) and discover the â€œhidden treasuresâ€ on my own, in small villages that even Italians know little about. Take Pratica di Mare, a small walled Mediaeval hamlet by Pomezia (ten minutes South of Rome â€“ I lived there over 3 years before â€œdiscoveringâ€ the hamlet - ). Used to be called Lavinium and tradition wants Aeneas to have landed there after he fled Troy with his father Anchise. Recently they discovered the 13 sacred Altars, where Roman and Preâ€”Romans used to come and worship. The small Museum is a real gem of Votive statues and jewellery, including life size statues of Minerva Tritonia. Have a look a short clip www.museopomezia.itand then just take off and discover other such places on â€œhear sayâ€, in the main towns. Near Ferrara (home town to one of the branches of my family) there is the Etruscan museum of Spina (used to be their Adriatic Port before sanding in). Practically unknown expect by locals."

LittleT22

I loved ....
Venice: Do the Grand Canal and see Saint Marc's, there is a good museum there too but I forget the name. I think it was the Dodgest Museum. Venice is nice anytime but if you go in Spring or fall when less crowds it is much better.

Rome: Another Great city !! So many things to see like the Vatican, Colaseum, etc.

Florence: The Uffisi (sp?) Museum. Great Art !! Great to walk around and people watch. Get some Gilato.

So many other places to name but I'm running out of time.

Have fun !!

Lookin4Answers

There are so many wonderful things to see in Italy you will have to plan to go several times! If you like the countryside and scenic views you may want to visit the Northern Lakes area. If you like culture and history you must visit the big cities and all the wonderful musuems. The best thing to do on your first trip is to go on a group tour. Everything will be planned and organized for you at one price. You can then concentrate on seeing the sights and decide which places you may want to go back later on your own. Here is an agency I have used many times and it's always been an excellent experience http://www.adventuretravel-inc.com/italy_tour_page.htm

Since the popular tourist spots are busiest and most expensive in the summer, I recommend travelling in April or November!!
Have fun!

Megan

Definitely see Roma. All the obvious places, the Forum is a really amazing site as well.

Amalfi Coast. Salerno is a really nice place to stay in. From there you can go to Positano, Ravello (beautiful hotels), and Pompeii of course.

Florence and other places up north. I visited Verona, and it was beautiful, and also the home of Juliette.

And if you have time, take a ride to the region Puglia, sunny, full of amazing food and some nice cities like Alberobello, Oustuni, Otranto and Grottoglie if you're looking for beautiful pottery.

Ilaria C

you have to visit Roma...and my city napoli....the most beautiful city of italy it's wonderful....you have to eat pizza, panzarotti e crocchÃ¨ and you have to visit mergellina, posillipo exc

IntegrityStands

Rome: The Colosseum and The Vatican Museum

Milan: Duomo, Castillo of Milan (Great Musical Instrument Museum)

Florence: Uffizi Gallery (wonderful collections of paintings, including masterpieces by renowned artists such as Giotto, Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Fra Angelico, Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Titian, Raffaello, Caravaggio and several others)

Venice: The Grand Canal

Naples: Pompeii (buried by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD)

Livorno/Pisa
Leaning Tower of Pisa

suiteduchess

You must never miss out on Rome and Florence when in Italy. You can the Vatican tours in Rome and you'll be awed by the landmarks in Vatican City including St. Peter's Basilica and St. Peter's Square. You can also join the Colosseum tours.

Florence cradles the most fascinating art galleries.

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