Italy - Useful information for your trip

Italy, thanks to its natural beauties and landscape, its rich cultural heritage, with its ancient architecture, dating back to the Roman Empire, but also the innovative modern architecture and its renowned culinary tradition, attracts many and many tourists every year.

Italy, in fact, is the country with the largest number of UNESCO World Heritage sites. In addition, it also has many protected areas, including national and regional parks, natural reserves and marine protected areas. There are about 871 protected natural areas.

From the point of view of nature Italy shows different facets. In fact, it has magnificent mountains, belonging to the mountain ranges of the Alpes and the Apennines, where both winter and summer tourism is highly developed. On the other hand it also has fantastic seaside resorts, boasting beautiful beaches lapped by crystal clear sea. The Aeolian Islands, the Aegadian Islands, Sicily and Sardinia are all unmissable destinations for a sailing cruise.

Throughout its history Italy has managed to earn a place of prime importance in the scenario of world culture. In fact, Italy shows many examples of national monuments, from the Greek temples, the medieval villages to the Roman baths.

From the point of view of architecture, Italy presents works conceived during many different stylistic currents, the Colosseum, belonging to the Roman architecture, Milan Cathedral during the Gothic period, the Duomo of Florence during the Renaissance, the Palace of Italian Civilization during rationalism.

Also for painting and sculpture Italy shows a huge collection, that boasts important names in this scenario, such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael.

Finally, Italy has also different historical and folklore traditions such as the Palio di Siena and the Carnival of Venice, known worldwide.

Taking a trip to Italy means to discover many realities, from the traditions of small villages to the mundanity of the big cities, admiring beautiful landscapes, from the high mountains of the Alps, the beautiful lakes up to the famous seaside resorts.