what are the major torist spots, one must visit in italy?

Answer 1

Milan - The Refrectory of Santa Maria del Grazie to see The Last Supper (Tickets in advance)

Venice - Saint Mark's Square, The Doge's Palace, Rialto bridge, Bridge of Sighs, Arsenal, The Accademia, Giacomo Cassanova's house, The Grand Canal and Murano.

Rome - Vatican Museums which include the Sistine Chapel, St Peter's Basillica, Castel Saint Angelo, Forum, Colosseum, Palatine, Circus Maximus, Via Appia, Gallery Borghese, Capitoline Museums, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Pantheon and many many churches.

Florence - Uffizi Gallery (tickets in advance), Accademia (Michelangelo's David is there, Bargello, Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio and the Loggia with its sculpture, various churches and family chapels, Palazzo Pitti, Fort Belvedere.

Naples- Pompeii, Herculanium.

Padua, Verona, the lakes, the Dolomites etc etc.

I can only list a few things here or I'd be going on for days.

Great guide books are the Eyewitness Travel Guides. They have photos, every attraction you can think of, opening times and great maps.

Take a look at these web sites and enjoy your trip.

http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/MV_Home.html


http://www.polomuseale.firenze.it/english/benvenuto.asp


http://www.whatsonwhen.com/scripts/query.asp?cat_id=&country_id=131061&day1=17&month1=2&year1=2007&day2=24&month2=2&year2=2007&+Search+=+Search+

www.venere.com

buon fortuna

Answer 2

We don't have the room here to list them all. Get a copy of Fodor's Italy. Almost every city has something worth going to see. I've been to Florence, Rome, Venice, Milan, Sienna, Veronna, and Padua. It is certainly true of those. If I had to point out two, I'd say Venice is like a tourist theme park. I mean that in a postive way. There are no cars. You have to get everywhere by boat or foot. Number 2, Florence is like one big museum. As I remember, the Pitti Palace, the Uffizi Gallery,and the Academia (where the statue of David is) are all within walking distance of each other. Don't try to do them all in one day. One other piece of advice--museums in Italy are not as accessible as those in the US. Ask at your hotel for advice. Have a great trip.

Answer 3

I would recommend the Eyewitness Guide to Italy. Much better than any other guide. You will want to see Venice, Florence and Rome, but there are so many other places worth seeing. Sorrento peninsula and the Amalfi Coast, Pompeii, Capri, Sicily, as well as all the sites mentioned by the other folks. Plus the Italian Riviera, Cinque Terre, Assisi, Orvieto, Volterra, and many, many more.

Answer 4

You could spend two weeks in Rome alone and still not see all the tourist spots (or historical spots). You best bet is to narrow down to 3 cities and do additional research from there. We lived on our Fodor's gold guide in Italy - so seriously consider getting one of those to help guide you. It's much better than going empty handed.

Answer 5

Rome -Trevi Fountain, Colloseum, Vatican.
Venice - Bridge of Sighs, St Mark's Square
Pisa - Leaning tower
Verona - Ancient amphitheatre, Juliet's house.

There are also the beautiful Dolomite Mountains and Lakes in the far north with what I think is some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world.

Answer 6

The main tourist attractions are: Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan. Areas worth seeing: all of Tuscany, the lakes area (Lago Maggiore, Lago di Como, Lago di Garda).
Having said this, almost every town in Italy has some monument, building or natural attraction worth seeing...

Answer 7

Italy is awesome - ensure Rome and Venice - but all small towns are great aswell - sometimes going away from major sites gives you something special to remember and experience. I very much enjoyed the area around Bolzano aswell.

Answer 8

I would say that you should stay away from touristic spots and experience more of the real italian culture. My boyfriend and i lived there last summer and instead of going to all of the big places we went to many smaller cities! we had a blast and learned the lanague!