1) Rome - Roma
Rome is the capital of modern Italy. Rome is full of history everywhere you look. It has many ancient monuments, interesting medieval churches, beautiful fountains, museums, and Renaissance palaces. Modern Rome is a bustling and lively city and has some excellent restaurants and nightlife. The Vatican and St. Peter's are also found in Rome.
2) Venice - Venezia
Venice is a unique city built on water in the middle of a lagoon. It is considered to be one of Italy's most beautiful and romantic cities. The heart of Venice is Piazza San Marco with its magnificent church. There are many museums, palaces, and churches to visit and wandering along the canals is interesting. Venice is in the northwest of Italy and historically was a bridge between East and West.
3) Florence - Firenze
Florence is one of the most important Renaissance architectural and art centers. Its Duomo and Baptistry are magnificent but crowded with tourists as is their large piazza. Florence has several interesting museums with many famous paintings and sculptures. There are also Medici palaces and gardens. Florence is in Tuscany.
4) Turin - Torino
Turin hosts the winter Olympics in February, 2006. It is a major cultural hub with excellent museums, elegant shops, and good restaurants. There are also some very nice examples of baroque architecture and historic palaces. It has many historic cafes, artisan workshops, and arcades. Turin is in the northeast of Italy, between the Po River and the foothills of the Alps.
5) Milan - Milano
Milan, one of Europe's richest cities, is known for stylish shops, galleries, and restaurants and has a faster pace of life than most Italian cities. It also has a rich artistic and cultural heritage. Its Duomo, with its beautiful marble facade, is magnificent. La Scala is one of the world's most famous opera houses. Milan is in northern Italy, about 30 miles south of the alps, and near Lakes Como and Maggiore.
6) Naples - Napoli
Naples is one of Italy's most vibrant cities. It lies on the coast south of Rome and is the most important city in southern Italy. Naples has recently undergone some renovation but still retains much of its old character. It holds many historical and artistic treasures.
7) Bologna
Bologna is known for its beauty, wealth, cuisine, and left-wing politics. Its streets are lined with beautiful arcades, making it a good place to walk even in the rain. It has one of Europe's oldest universities and a nice medieval center. There are several attractive squares, lined with buildings with nice porticoes. Bologna is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy.
8) Perugia
Perugia is a very cosmopolitan city and home to two universities. It hosts a world-famous jazz festival in the summer and its University for Foreigners is a great place to learn Italian. It's a walled city on a hilltop with great views over the valley and has several important monuments and a good central square. Its history goes back to the ninth century BC. Perugia is in the center of Italy and is the capital of the region of Umbria.
9) Genoa - Genova
Genoa, on the northwest coast of Italy, is Italy's principal seaport. Genoa was a 2004 European Culture Capital; money flowed into the port city made famous by Columbus and now it's a better place than ever to visit. Genoa has a fascinating aquarium, an interesting port area, and a historic center said to be the largest medieval quarter in Europe, with a wealth of churches, palaces, and museums.
10) Padua - Padova
Padova is a university city and has some of the best nightlife in the Veneto. It has lively squares and narrow medieval streets and is home to the oldest botanical garden in Europe as well as Giotto's frescoes. Its Basilica of Sant'Antonio is one of Italy's main pilgrim shrines. Not far from Venice, it makes a less expensive base for exploring Venice for a day trip by train.
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2006-08-06 06:08:16
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answered by guesthouseinitaly.com 1
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Venice is a ought to for the romanticism, bat also Verona (Romeo and Juliet)is amazingly beautiful...Tuscany (i'm tuscan, from Carrara, the capital of marble)is all beautifull, not purely Florence or Pisa, yet besides Arezzo, Siena, Lucca (stunning litle city) and many many different....also Como Lake, Garda Lake or different huge lake in Italy, contained in the south there are Naples, Palermo, Caserta with the gorgeous royal palace, there ate too many position to visit for make an straight forward record
2016-10-15 11:20:01
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answered by ? 4
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Any of those townships and villages in Tuscany. Brindisi is interesting. But really, the whole of Italy is beautiful.
2006-08-06 06:04:56
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answered by Sick Puppy 7
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Florence
2006-08-06 06:07:39
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answered by Anonymous
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Positano on the Amalfi coast is pretty cool. Also, I dig the island of Burano off of Venice. Sorrento is up there too!
2006-08-06 06:03:42
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answered by Greg 5
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I'd say Venice is the most beautiful. Gondola's and food. When it comes to shopping, Rome is the answer.
2006-08-06 06:03:08
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answered by Spider-girl 2
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pachentro. not many know about it, so much of the city's beauty hasnt been disturbed!
well.. also florence, venice, and rome
2006-08-06 06:06:48
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answered by Anonymous
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Venus from the water. Rome from the hart.
2006-08-06 06:04:13
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answered by kris s 2
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sausage and xtra cheese
2006-08-06 06:19:16
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answered by airpolicejohn 3
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