There are some things you just can’t experience from the window of a tour bus or passing by on a train. Some of the most remarkable places in Italy are best reached on foot. Consider making time for a walking holiday in Italy.
Destinations
Italy has a wide selection of geothermal springs, many of which have been used since ancient times.
Villa Cimbrone, Ravello
Italian coffee culture is famous throughout the world.
Pompeii is, without a doubt, one of the great historical & archaeological sites the world has to offer. Being famous in the travel world means being popular — Pompeii is an extremely busy place to visit with more than 2.5 million people visiting each year.
The Emilia Romagna region contains some of the most famous gastronomy of Italy, with world-famous traditional Italian food such as mortadella, Parmigiano Reggiano, balsamic vinegar and Parma ham.
The history of Sicily could be said to be the history of wine. The tradition of Sicilian wine goes back millennia as we have evidence that grapes have been grown in the Aeolian Islands as early as 1500 BC.
Just 50km outside of Turin Porta Nuova train station, Elba is the largest island in the Tuscan archipelago is a magnet for tourists, especially from other parts of Italy.
If you look at Italy on a map, it looks like a very fashionable boot dipped in three seas: the Adriatic on the east coast, the Ionian in the south and the Tyrrhenian on the west coast.
Travelers to Italy will never forsake the country’s legendary heavy hitters like Rome, Venice, and Florence; a growing number of discerning tourists are partaking in the delights of Bologna. And budget travel in Italy is doable, even in one of its wealthiest cities.