Ancient ruins, Renaissance art, canal cities and the birthplace of the food you love.
Italy is an open-air museum with the world's best food to match: imperial Rome, Renaissance Florence, the canals of Venice, fashion-forward Milan, and pizza-born, chaotic Naples. Fast trains link them all, so you can sample several regions, and their very different cuisines, in one trip.
Colosseum, Forum, Pantheon, walking through 2,000 years of the world's greatest empire.
View Rome Guide →Uffizi, David, Botticelli, and the greatest concentration of art in the world.
View Florence Guide →St. Mark's Basilica, Rialto Bridge, and the most photographed skyline on water.
View Venice Guide →The Duomo, La Scala, and da Vinci's greatest masterpiece.
View Milan Guide →The birthplace of pizza. Margherita perfection, sfogliatella, and the most passionate food city in Italy.
View Naples Guide →April-June and September-October bring warm weather, harvest season and thinner crowds than the hot, packed summer. Winter is quiet and atmospheric in the art cities.
7-10 days covers Rome, Florence and Venice on the classic triangle. Add a few days for Naples and the Amalfi Coast, or Milan and the lakes.
Yes, high-speed trains connect Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan and Naples in a few hours each, far easier than driving or flying domestically.