Why would you choose Italy?

What's so special about Italy? Apart from the Renaissance and the incredible artists it produced, Italy is also famous for its art, culture, food, beautiful location, and architecture.



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Italy has it all: magnificent countryside, beautiful mountain ranges (such as the Alps, the Apennines, the Dolomites,…), a great number of clear blue lakes (think of Lake Como, Lake Garda, Lago Maggiore, or my favorite Lago Trasimeno,… ), sandy beaches with crystal clear waters, complemented with charming villages and ...

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Italy is filled with epically gorgeous locales — we could name dozens in Rome alone — and has so many different kinds of beauty, from iconic ruins to romantic cities, dazzling islands to seascapes, spectacular mountain ranges to sparkling lakes, plus a thousand small towns and villages, each more picturesque than the ...

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Italy is one of the most beautiful countries in the world and one of our favorite places that we return to again and again. History, architecture, bustling cities, charming villages, beaches, islands, mountains… Not even to mention the food, wine, and friendly people…

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We've dug up 15 fun facts about Italy to get you started.
  • Italy has a free wine fountain. ...
  • Italy is the fifth most visited country in the world. ...
  • All three of Europe's active volcanoes are in Italy. ...
  • Italians invented pizza in Naples. ...
  • Italy has the most UNESCO World Heritage sites in the world.


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Interesting Facts About Italy: History Italy is the fifth most visited country in the world, welcoming some 46 million foreign visitors annually. It's also the fifth most populous country in Europe. Vatican City in Rome is the smallest country in the world and is led by the Pope himself.

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The wealth of artistic masterpieces. Botticelli's Birth of Venus in the Uffizi, da Vinci's Last Supper in a crumbling church in Milan, Michelangelo's David in Florence and his Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Vatican – see all these and barely scratch the surface of the artistic masterpieces Italy has to offer.

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