Italy Attractions & Sightseeing
Use our Italian sightseeing and attractions listings to help you make the most of your visit to Italy, or browse by location using the map of attractions in Italy
50121 Firenze, Italien, , Tuscany
The Gallery is particularly famous for its sculptures by Michelangelo: the Prisoners, the St.Matthew and, especially, the statue of David which was transferred here, to the specially designed tribune, from Piazza della Signoria in 1873.
San Marco 328, 30124 Venice, , Veneto
The most famous example of Byzantine architecture, the Basilica di San Marco was modelled on churches in Constantinople. This has been the seat of the Patriarch of Venice since 1807 and officially the burial site of St Mark’s remains.
Rio de Palazzo o de Canonica, 30124 Venezia, Italy, , Veneto
The name "Bridge of Sighs" was invented in the 19th Century, when Lord Byron helped to popularize the belief that the bridge's name was inspired by the sighs of condemned prisoners as they were led through it to the executioner.
Piazzo San Marco, 30124 Venice, , Veneto
Built in the 10th century the 99 metre tall Campanile offers superb views across the city and lagoon and on a clear day, the Dolomites can be seen. Surprisingly then, the canals of Venice can’t be seen.
Piazza del Colosseo, Rome, , Lazio
Emperor Vespasian, founder of the Flavian Dynasty, started construction of the Colosseum in AD 72. It was completed in AD 80, the year after Vespasian's death.
Piazzo San Marco 1, 30124 Venice, , Veneto
The seat of Venetian government from the 9th century until the fall of the Republic in 1797, the Doge’s Palace is an elegant building because of the Venetians’ confidence of the protection the lagoon offered from enemies.
Between the Capitol and the Colosseum, Rome, , Lazio
Today, the forum known as the Forum Romanum can look like a disorderly collection of ruins to the uninitiated, but with some imagination you can see the Roman empire come back to life at this site.
Campo della Carita, Dorsoduro n. 1050, , Veneto 30130
The finest collection of Venetian art is housed here in La Carita. The naturally lit gallery features paintings from the 14th to 18th centuries and include works by Bellini, Carpaccio, Canaletto and Giorgione.
Pisa PI, Italy, , Tuscany
Begun in 1173 on sandy silt subsoil, the Leaning Tower started to tilt evern before the 3rd storey was finihsed. Among the many famous people to have visited the tower was Galileo who tested his famous laws of gravity.
Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, , Lazio
Built more than 1800 years ago, the magnificent Pantheon building still stands as a reminder of the great Roman empire. The building's dome, more than 43 meters high is most impressive. It was the largest dome in the world until 1436 when the Florence Cathedral was constructed.
Rome, , Lazio
The Piazza Navone is one of the most famous and arguably the most beautiful of Rome's many squares. The large and lively square features no less than three magnificent fountains. Another eyecatcher is the baroque church of Sant'Agnese in Agone.
Vatican City, Rome, , Lazio
The Sistine Chapel ceiling painted by Michel Angelo is decorated with scenes from Genesis whilst the altar wall is a depiction of the Last Judgement.
Piazza di Spagna, Rome, , Lazio
The Piazza di Spagna or Spanish Square is connected to a French church (Trinità dei Monti) on top of the hill via a long staircase, known as the Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti or Spanish Steps.
Piazza San Pietro, Vatican City, , Lazio
Emperor Constantine, the first Christian emperor of Rome, ordered to build a basilica on Vatican Hill. The location was symbolic: this was the place where Saint Peter, the chief apostle, was buried in 64 A.D. A small shrine already existed on the site but it was now replaced by a new building church was completed around 349 A.D.
Vatican City, Rome, , Lazio
Officially the State of the Vatican City and ruled by the Bishop of Rome, The Pope. Crammed with fabulous works of art, the highlight is the Sistine Chapel Ceiling.
Piazza di Trevi, Rome, , Lazio
The Trevi fountain is at the ending part of the Aqua Virgo, an aqueduct constructed in 19 BC. It brings water all the way from the Salone Springs (approx 20km from Rome) and supplies the fountains in the historic center of Rome with water.
, Umbria
Built by the Benedictine around the year 1000, the Abbey is located 565 metres above sea level and at its peak contained 97 monasteries, 41 churches and seven hospitals. Abbot's walk, a footpath located near the site, runs through an ancient ilex wood, one of the oldest in the region.
Bergamo, , Lombardy
As of 2006, it possesses 1,800 paintings dating from the 15th to the 19th century, and by artists including Pisanello, Botticelli, Bellini, Carpaccio, Mantegna, Raffaello, Moroni, Baschenis, Fra Galgario, Tiepolo, Canaletto, and Piccio.
Genoa, , Liguria
Huge tanks form virtual walls of water among which visitors can wander accompanied by the sound of waves, currents and echoes from the deep. Some tanks reproduce natural environments from the Antarctic, the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, the Amazon and the Indian Ocean.
, Lombardy
The Alto Garda Bresciano park, with its sheer rock cliffs rising straight from the lake, the wide terracing, the twisting paths and the panoramic roads that wind among valleys, mountains, forests and towns, is a land of strong contrasts.
