Italy, the way I'd plan it for you.
City by city — where to stay, what's worth your time, and how to fit it into the days you actually have.
The cities
Where to start
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Milan Lombardy Italy's financial and fashion capital, and the city of the Duomo, Leonardo's Last Supper and Teatro alla Scala. Venice Veneto A lagoon city built across 118 islands linked by canals and some 400 bridges, with no road traffic in its historic centre and a population under 50,000 residents. Florence Tuscany Capital of Tuscany and the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, with a compact UNESCO-listed historic centre laid out along the Arno. Rome Lazio Italy's capital, where ancient ruins, papal basilicas and Baroque squares stand within one walkable historic centre. Naples Campania Capital of Campania and Italy's third-largest city, set on the Bay of Naples below Vesuvius, with a UNESCO-listed historic centre laid out on its Greek and Roman street grid. Palermo Sicily Sicily's regional capital, a port city of about 630,000 where Arab-Norman monuments, Baroque churches and daily street markets sit inside a compact historic centre.
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