You want to travel to a large European country, we recommend Italy, the boot of pleasure, that land whose map is curiously shaped like a boot, and that every year millions of tourists from all over the world visit to enjoy its benefits, so it is important to select the best season to visit this land full of history and culture, dreamlike landscapes and a unique gastronomy. For this reason, we recommend going between April and June or between September and November, because in both periods the weather is pleasant and the influx of tourists is less than in July and August, when it is also very hot.
Italy is one of the most requested and preferred tourist destinations for conventional, historical and cultural tourism, because it has true jewels of art, sculpture and architecture of all time; as well as beaches and mountains ideal for vacationing.
Italy keeps so many artistic treasures throughout its territory, so much so that it looks like an open-air art gallery; which is why UNESCO maintains that more than half of the world’s historical-artistic heritage is found in this country, not only in its most important and populated cities, but also in towns and regions much further away and less crowded.
So, if you want to make a splendid trip through the boot of pleasure, it would be good to look at the alternatives of conventional tourism, which is generally done in its capital Rome, in Florence, capital of art and culture, in Venice, known worldwide as the romantic city, and in the renowned capital of fashion, Milan.
If you come directly to Rome is, as usual, you will enjoy one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and in that «Eternal City» as it is known worldwide, you can take a great walk through the history and culture of that country and the world, visiting places like the great Roman Colosseum and the Pantheon, among others; but you can also enjoy a unique gastronomy in haute cuisine restaurants and a very dynamic and modern modern life.
If you move to Venice, which has earned worldwide fame as one of the most romantic cities in the world, will surely enjoy the obligatory tour of the Grand Canal in Venice aboard a gondola, and will take that photograph that must not be missing in your gallery. But instead if you decide to go to the capital of art and culture Florence, You can take a tour of the historic center of this beautiful city, which has wonderful places such as the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, the Palazzo Vecchio, the Uffizi Gallery or the Ponte Vecchio.
If we talk about the Italian region of the Tuscanywe can say that it is one of the best attractions of the pleasure boot, where you can visit the splendid city of Pisa, where the famous leaning tower of the same name is located, and emblematic places such as the Chiesa de Santa María de la Spina, the Museo National Palace of the Royal Palace and the Palace of Carovana.
On the other hand, in the region of Cinque Terre there are a series of villages with typical and colorful houses located on cliffs with charming landscapes, which you can enjoy to the fullest, as well as Lake Como, whose image is used for many postcards, due to its great beauty and its particular natural environment surrounded by from beautiful towns such as Bellagio, Como, Brunate, Lecco, Menaggio, among others.
And who hasn’t heard of Sicily, This Italian island that is a perfect conglomerate of gastronomy, culture, nature and history surrounded by the Mediterranean. You should not miss the archaeological sites of Selinunte, Segesta and Agrigento, the beauty of the Etna volcano
We come to the historical Pompeii, this ancient Roman city that buried an eruption of the Vesuvius volcano in the year 79 AD, but which was rediscovered in the 16th century and which serves as the perfect setting to learn about episodes of universal history, visiting the ruins of this historic city; which is in an excellent state of preservation. There you can visit the old Forum, the Amphitheater, the baths, the Lupanar; which are emblematic places of this Italian city marked by tragedy, culture and history.
But, we are going to leave the big and traditional cities, to recommend another type of tourism in Italy, which takes place in regions, cities and towns that are not so well known or crowded; within which we will find: Bari, Turin, Bologna, Naples, Genoa, Siena, Palermo, places that although they are not so visited, have a special charm and truly wonderful places.
Another place you can visit is the region of Puglia, which is one of the most unknown regions of Italy; and it is a peninsula that is called «the heel of the boot», because it is located at the end of the map of Italy, washed by two seas, the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic. This region has incredible natural and historical riches, highlighting prehistoric megaliths and menhirs, as well as the fortresses of Otranto or Gallipoli, immense baroque churches such as the Basilica of Santa Croce in Lecce, and the Trulli of Alberobello, in the Valle d’Itria, decreed Heritage of humanity by unesco.
Also, you can find medieval castles of extraordinary beauty and historical value such as the famous Castel del Monte Castle, which was built in the Middle Ages on top of a hill as a symbol of its power; and it became even more famous when the hit movie “The Man with the Rose” was filmed there.
Finally, we have the region of garganowhich is a mountainous area with an important Natural Park, where Monte Sant Angelo is located, which is an obligatory place of pilgrimage for soldiers returning from battles.