Special tours

With more than 46.1 million tourists a year, Italy is the fifth highest tourist earner in the world.

People mainly visit Italy for its rich art, cuisine, history, fashion and culture, its beautiful coastline and beaches, mountains, and ancient monuments.
Italy also contains more World Heritage Sites than any other country in the world.

The territory is divided into three zones: Norther Italy, Central Italy and Southern Italy, each with its geographical features, urban and social, reachable in a few hours of travel.

NORTHERN ITALY

The west side is the home of the Italian Riviera, including Portofino, and of Cinque Terre.
There are many historic cities in this part of Italy such as Turin, the manufacturing capital of Italy, Milan, the business and fashion capital of the country, Bergamo, with its medieval city-center and the important port of Genoa which share the region's visitors with beautiful landscapes like the Lake Garda and the Lake Como.
The east side also boasts several important tourist attractions, such as the canal-filled city of Venice, the cities of Verona, Vicenza, Padua, Trento, Bolzano, Bologna, Ferrara, Piacenza, Parma, Ravenna and Trieste.
There are also several mountain ranges such as the Dolomites, the Carnic and Julian Alps and first-class ski resorts like Cortina d'Ampezzo and Madonna di Campiglio.
These four regions offer much to see and do.
The area has a unique cuisine, including wines and dishes such as Prosecco and Tiramisu in Veneto and Cotechino, Ragu and Parma ham in Emilia Romagna, San Daniele ham and D.O.C. wines in Valpolicella, Lake Garda, Valdobbiadene, Trentino and Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

CENTRAL ITALY

This area is possibly the most visited in Italy and contains many popular attractions.
Rome boasts the remaining wonders of the Roman Empire and some of the world's best known landmarks such as the Colosseum.
Florence, regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, is Tuscany's most visited city, whereas nearby cities like Siena, Pisa, and Lucca also have rich cultural heritages.
Umbria's population is small but it has many important cities such as Perugia and Assisi.
The natural parks of Abruzzo, the greenest region in Europe, include the Abruzzo National Park, the National Park of Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga the Maiella National Park and Sirente-Velino Regional Park which attract thousands of visitors due to more than 30 protected Nature Reserves and the presence of 75% of all Europe's living species.

SOUTHERN ITALY AND ISLANDS

Naples is the most visited city in the area, and the ruins of Pompeii are the most visited sights.
Other important tourist destinations include the Amalfi Coast and Ravello, Apulia, which includes the historic town of Lecce and villages composed of trulli, and the beaches and sights of Calabria, as well as up-and-coming agritourism make this less visited region become increasingly popular.
Sicily
The largest island in the country is a diverse and popular tourist island, famous for its archaeology, seascape and unique Sicilian cuisine.
Sardinia
Sardinia is a large island some 250 kilometers west of the Italian coastline.
It includes several popular tourist attractions and has several beaches and archaeological ruins.