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Italy - The Eternal City of Rome See where all the roads lead to...
Rome and its piazzas, fountains, monuments, ruins, churches, sculptures, bridges, little streets, gardens and thousands of other surprises...	Historical center	Roman Forum	Exploring an ancient market place - political and economical centre of Rome during the Republic
Escape from the traffic and seek a shaded area in the biggest park of Rome, that is one of Europe's most elegant parks	Villa Borghese	Palatino	Where everything started... High over the Tiber, overlooking the valley of the Forum - the city's earliest memories reside where Romulus's house was located
Picturesque medioeval neighborhood located on the west bank of the Tiber, charming place to wander, eat & relax... "Beyond the Tiber" easily captures the traveler's heart	Trastevere	Verano Cemetery	The monumental cemetery of Verano, particular and for sure worth to see as one of the most beautiful, spiritual and interesting sites of Rome...
The Queen of Roadways. Ancient Europe's first highway connecting Rome with Brindisi. In my opinion absoluteley MUST SEE of Rome:)	Via Appia Antica	Under Construction
Lazio & Rome surroundings... Make a refreshing break (1 day trips from Rome) The villas of Tivoli, Etruscan necropolies, lakes and fabulous cities on the rocks... See what Lazio can offer to the tourist tired with the the chaos, noise and pollution of the Ethernal City
Impressive concentration of fabulous renaissance fountains, nymphs, grottoes, plays of water, and music. Masterpiece of the Italian Garden. Probably the most beautiful villa in all of Italy. A definite MUST SEE!	Villa d'Este	Civita di Bagnoregio	The Dying Town of Civita di Bagnoregio. Perched on top of a tuff-hill that is crumbling away, slowly but inexorably. A mysterious and fabulous burgh of 8 inhabitant full of surprises, where time really seems to have stopped...
A charming medioeval village on top of a calc-tuff hill and made of that stone. At present the most particular artists' enclave near Rome	Calcata	Bracciano Lake	Situated in the complex of crateric cavities of the ancient Sabatini volcanos is one of the cleanest lakes of Italy. Drinking water reservoir for the city of Rome
An exceptional complex of classical buildings created in the 2nd century A.D. by the Roman emperor Adrian. Masterpiece that uniquely brings together the highest expressions of the material cultures of the ancient Mediterranean world	Villa Adriana	Ostia Antica	Rome's own preserved ancient town called the Rome's Pompeii. The beautifully preserved ruins of an old harbour of the Romans, all to discover...
The medioeval walled hilltown that retained more papal coats of arms than any other town of the former Papal State	Viterbo	Bomarzo	The park of Monsters. Built as "Villa of Wonders" to be the only one of it's kind in the world...
Small town scattered over the wooded slopes of the Alban Hills and circular shape of Lake Nemi. The city of delicious strawberries;)	Nemi	Tolfa	Tolfa clings to the Mountains by the same name in an environment of rare beauty among hills covered with majestic and silent woods, and green meadows dotted with rocks where cows and horses graze freely
The Necropolis of Banditaccia represents the most important and famous Etruscan cemetery area, with tombs dating back to the period between VII and the III century B.C. Discover the 'streets' of tombs that are like houses with inter-connection rooms built into the tuff	Cerveteri	Sutri	One more etruscan necropolis with dozens of rock-cut tombs plus impressive amphitheatre, completely carved out of local tuff stone
The earliest archaeological remains of 9th century BCE Villanovan (Iron Age) worth to see for its unique painted tombs	Tarquinia	Greccio	Sanctuary of St. Francis attached to the rock from which holm-oak woods emerge, notable as the place where, in December 1223, St. Francis devised the first living crib
One of the most important areas of historical interest of the Tyrrhenian coast as it lies on the site of the ancient Roman-Etruscan settlement of Pyrgi	Santa Severa	Ponza	Italy's secret... The largest of the Pontine Islands with blue waters and a striking mountainous landscape. Could be seen as a less-spoilt and cheaper version of Capri
A taste of history&art in a Benedictine Monasteries of Subiaco. Silence and solitude create a wonderful environment for those who seek peace and quiet	Subiaco	Terracina	Important port on the Roman Appian Way. Today a nice seaside resort with a long sandy beach, historic old town and a ruined Roman temple of Jupiter high above the sea
Campania. Probably the finest coastlines in Italy... Where is maybe the only case in the world where the panoramic view over the town on your back is more beautiful that the one you have on the front, facing the sea...
An ancient city frozen in time by a volcanic eruption is one of the most significant proofs of Roman civilization and, like an open book, provides outstanding information on the art, customs, trades and everyday life of the past	Pompei	Vesuvio	A volcano to be respected. A mountain to love... The only active volcano in continental Europe, the most populated and the most extensively studied volcano on Earth
Overlooks the sea with its characteristic set of white houses on the rocks, narrow streets among arches&ancient towers. Characterized by enchanting panoramic views and cliffs rising sheer from the sea. One of the 4 'Repubbliche Marinare'	Amalfi	Positano	The pearl of the Amalfi Coast. Narrow streets go down quickly among colorfull buildings and all flow on the Spiaggia Grande. MUST SEE of Campania!
Situated up on the mountain, overlooking the coast from Maiori to Amalfi, famous for its views and its gardens. The town was once part of the Republic of Amalfi, now it is a peaceful historic village	Ravello	Naples	The third most-populated city in Italy. Naples is music, theatre, Vesuvius, coffee, pizza and the sea. All those colors, sounds and aromas that capture tourist attention
A real Eden with a gentle climate, delightful beaches, colorful buildings clinging to the rocky slope. The architectural value of its monuments, the beauty of the landscape and of the seaside, its traditions and food have made it an incomparable place... Italian Paradise...	Capri	Montecassino	A rocky hill noted as a place of major battles towards the end of II World War, Polish Cemetery and impressive Benedictine Monastery
Ligury. Home to Belle époque... An endless balcony with a seaview from the front, and a compact wall of mountains behind plus exceptional climate all year round
Walkers' paradise. Five villages suspended between sea and earth, castled up on stone spurs in minuscule creeks or disposed in clusters of very small inlets, surrounded by green hills. Unique landscape in which man and nature live together in harmony since the beginning of time	Cinque Terre	Genoa	The gateway to the sea. The main Italian port and one of the biggest in Europe, born around the VII B.C. full of medioeval, romanic and gotic buildings and churches, known as the birthplace of Christopher Columbus and more recently for its Aquarium
The second city for importance of Tigullio Gulf and a nice seaside resort	Rapallo	Portofino	Picturesque, half-moon shaped seaside village with pastel houses lining the shore of the harbor. Known resort of the rich and famous;)
Tuscany. The green heart of Italy... Best food & wines, historic towns, some of the world's greatest works of art, rolling hills covered with olive groves and vineyards, scatterings of villas and farmhouses... Discover its fabulous rolling landscape complemented by towns overflowing with Mediaevel and Renaissance art and architecture
The city of Renaissance spreads on the banks of the Arno river	Florence	Val d'Orcia	In a green heart of Tuscany... A marvelous landscape of never-ending hills, grain fields, and streams, with rich clay and tufa soils, the Valdorcia is the real icon of Tuscany, a natural setting of extraordinary beauty
Called The Little Jerusalem. Seems to be come out from a fairtale. It appears to have grown from the stone of this wildly beautiful promontory, bounded by green valleys crossed by the Lente and Meleta rivers	Pitigliano	Sovana	Gorgeous, small medioeval town with little more than a single street... one of the richest and most interesting areas of Etruscan archaeology and prehistoric settlements in Italy considered as one of the most singular and fascinating spots in southern Tuscany
The city of beautiful towers rich in history, art and culture surrounded by the splendid Tuscan countryside	San Gimignano	Monteriggioni	A little mediaeval Tuscany town surrounded by its virtually intact curtain walls and fourteen towers
One of Italy's best preserved medioeval towns, located in the heart of Tuscany, rich in history, art and popular traditions	Siena	Under Construction
Umbria & Marche. Where the time stopped... The mysterious, green land of the Saints where medioeval mysticism and mysteries of the Dark Ages are rising over the rolling hills dotted with castles, fortresses and monasteries
Defined as 'the most beautiful medioeval city' of Europe. This compact masterpiece of medioeval civilization is one of the most ancient towns of Umbria. Staying here is like going back 1000 years in time. In each house, in every street one breathes a medioeval atmosphere that is accentuated by its typical tartufo cuisine and its excellent wine	Gubbio	Spoleto	Peaceful hilltown with a beautifull castle and cathedral, interesting sights and pleasant walks. Place of The Festival dei Due Mondi
Small hill town experienced a great cultural flowering in the 15th century remains one of the most important towns in the Marche for the tourist in search of great Italian art and architecture	Urbino	Pastena Caves	Impressive river cave with huge passages, visiting it will give you both the chance of satisfying a naturalistic curiosity and the possibility of a spiritual experience
Assisi, with the 13th-century Basilica di San Francesco, which contains sacred relics of Francis and beautiful early Renaissance frescoes of his life, with its Roman ruins, winding medioeval streets and sacred shrines. Discover the major Catholic pilgrimage destination for centuries	Assisi	Orvieto	...So ancient that it's early history is uncertain. Remarkable not only for it's wonderfull cathedral but first of all for it's location as Orvieto occupies a slowly crumbling butte of volcanic tuff, riddled with hundreds of caves, wells and tunnels of every period from Etruscan to medioeval to 17c and later... Slowly crumbling away...
Abruzzo. Rugged and intact beauty, wild and unknown... Hilly and mountainous with ancient beechwood forests inhabited by wolves and bears and peaks which often are higher than 2000 meters. Witness of an age-old Italian lifestyle that has not changed for centuries
The breathtaking, highest castle in Europe, 1460 m above sea level! A MUST SEE of Abruzzo!	Rocca Di Calascio	Gran Sasso	Aerial photos of the highest peak in the Apennines and Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. Enjoy a unique view!
The best base for exploring the Abruzzo National Park, one of the most ancient natural parks of Italy	Pescasseroli	Under Construction
Some other places of north Italy ... Trentino Alto Adige and Veneto breathtaking sights, among them my second, after Civita di Bagnoregio, favourite place in Italy - Venice
La Serenissima, Queen of the Adriatic, city of canals, The Place... Water and land, long history and doubtful future, airy delicacy and dim melancholy. If this precious place does sink, the world will be the poorer...	Venice	South Tyrol	A region of outstanding beauty, of craggy mountains and green Alpine valleys. Best place to enjoy a good life, in all its forms...
Ever mountain landscape is beautiful in its own way, the Dolomites are like the precious stones of an old familly ring - they have that something extra...	Dolomites	Garda Lake. Cola.	Beautifully embedded between high mountains, olive groves and vineyards. The region around the Lake is Alpine and Mediterranean at the same time stupefies by its variety of countryside, vegetation and culture