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Destinations in Italy

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Italy Overview

Italy is so packed with attractions that it's hard to know where to start. That's where we come in. In this section we present our personal, opinionated list of what we consider to be Italy's top highlights. This will get you started and point you toward some of the possibilities for designing your own vacation. Whether this is your first trip or your 10th, you're bound to come away with your own favorites to add to the list. Read More

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Feature Articles

Cocoa Bacchanalia
La Dulce Vita proves infinitely sweeter when you join Eurochocoholics in Ferguia, Italy’s annual Chocolate Festival.
Perfect 10
Hotel Cipriani: Giudecca Island, Venice, Italy
Snapshots from Italy: A Five-Family Vacation in Tuscany
Ten parents and friends rent out a villa in Tuscany in hopes of snagging a bit of family-centric dolce vita.
The Italian Job
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We sent our wayward columnist to row a boat in Cinque Terre and all we got was this lousy letter
A Slow-Burning Revolution
Journey from the 21st-century’s helter-skelter, fast-food culture to a place where taking one’s time is a national treasure.

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Trip Ideas

Head over Heel
On the southern end of Italy's boot—Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, and the island of Sicily—you'll fall in love with the creamy gelato, unspoiled beaches, and the rhythms of a simpler life
Italy's Top 20 Adventures
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Galloping under the Tuscan Sun: A Saddle-Sure Culinary Tour of Italy
Tyrolean : Hut-to-Hut Trekking in the Alps

GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

Italy: Tuscan Coast & Isle of Elba
Austin Lehman Adventures
from $3598, 8 days
Whether biking atop the unspoiled Renaissance town of Lucca, soaking up a crimson sunset over Elba, or basking in a thermal spring in Saturnia, this week-long biking and walking tour along the coast of Tuscany is nothing short of enchanting. ......
Bike Across Italy
Ciclismo Classico
from $4795, 11 days
Pedal Coast-to-Coast through Italy's Cultural Soul! This coast-to-coast tour passes through four of Italy's most beautiful regions: Le Marche,...
The Best of Tuscany
G.A.P Adventures
from $1399, 10 days
Tuscany not only lives up to its reputation, it blows it away: from cypress-studded, vineyard-blanketed hills, to Renaissance Florence, magical...
Italy: Hiker's Cinque Terre
Country Walkers
from $3598, 7 days
The Italian Riviera, which stretches from the French border to La Spezia, is dotted with resorts, medieval towns, and beaches. This tour focuses on...
Piedmont Cycling Vacation
DuVine Adventures
from $3995, 6 days
Join us in Piedmont for an unforgettable pedaling escape through picturesque vineyards to beautiful castles and untouched villages. Situated closed...