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Italy

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Italy holds 62 World Heritage Sites, more than any other country, spread across 301,340 km2 of land that runs from the Alps down into the middle of the Mediterranean. The distances between its cities are short and the differences between them are not: Venice has no roads, Naples sits under a volcano on a bay, Florence fits inside a walkable Renaissance grid, and Milan keeps its art indoors and works for a living. Rome is the capital and the obvious first trip; the argument is always about what comes second. Nearly 800 islands hang off the coast, and Sicily and Sardinia are each large enough to be a trip of their own.

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Cities

Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.

Practical information

Language spoken
Italian
National practical orientation; regional and minority languages may also be used
Dialling code
+39
International calling code; local area and mobile prefixes still apply
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Use the official local currency; card acceptance varies by place
Emergency number
112
Use only for an emergency; tourist assistance may use a separate number
Plug type
Type C, F and L · 230 V
Check that chargers support the recorded voltage before using an adapter
Tap water
Not recorded
No verified nationwide visitor statement was recorded

Planning a visit

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Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

  1. Colosseum Colosseum
    02 1 hr 30 min

    Colosseum

    Colosseo

    The Colosseum is the Flavian Amphitheatre, the largest amphitheatre in the world, standing at the eastern end of the Roman Forum on Piazza del Colosseo.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Rome
  2. Fori Imperiali Fori Imperiali
    03 2 hours

    Fori Imperiali

    The Imperial Fora constitute a sequence of monumental public squares constructed in Rome across several centuries of antiquity. These fora were commissioned by successive emperors as extensions to the original Roman Forum, serving administrative, religious, and commercial functions.

    • Must see
    • Activity
    • Rome
  3. Milan Cathedral Milan Cathedral
    04 1 hr 30 min

    Milan Cathedral

    Duomo di Milano

    Milan's cathedral was begun in 1386, on ground already occupied by the basilicas of Santa Maria Maggiore and Santa Tecla, whose remains still lie under the square.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Milan
  4. Fontana delle Tartarughe Fontana delle Tartarughe
    05 2 hours

    Fontana delle Tartarughe

    The Fontana delle Tartarughe is a compact late-sixteenth-century fountain in Piazza Mattei, in Rome’s Sant’Angelo district. Four bronze youths lean over a marble basin, with dolphins and turtles creating the fountain’s lively silhouette.

    • Must see
    • Activity
    • Rome
  5. Galleria Borghese Galleria Borghese
    06 2 hours

    Galleria Borghese

    The Galleria Borghese is a state museum of the Italian Ministry of Culture, housed in the villa that Cardinal Scipione Borghese built for himself in the park now called Villa Borghese.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Rome
  6. Gallerie dell'Accademia Gallerie dell'Accademia
    07 2 hours

    Gallerie dell'Accademia

    The Gallerie dell'Accademia holds the state collection of Venetian painting from the fourteenth century to the early nineteenth, standing on the Dorsoduro bank of the Grand Canal at the foot of the Accademia bridge.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Venice
  7. Pinacoteca di Brera Pinacoteca di Brera
    08 2 hours

    Pinacoteca di Brera

    The Pinacoteca di Brera is Milan's principal public gallery of paintings, on the upper floor of Palazzo Brera in the streets north of the Duomo.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  8. Galleria dell'Accademia Galleria dell'Accademia
    09 1 hr 30 min

    Galleria dell'Accademia

    The Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze is a state museum on Via Ricasoli, ten minutes' walk north of the Duomo, and it exists in its present form because of one statue.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  9. Ca' Rezzonico Ca' Rezzonico
    10 1 hr 30 min

    Ca' Rezzonico

    Museo Ca' Rezzonico

    Ca' Rezzonico is a palazzo on the Grand Canal in Venice, now operating as the Museum of Eighteenth Century Art. The building itself represents Venetian Baroque residential architecture, constructed across the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Venice
  10. Galleria Doria Pamphilj Galleria Doria Pamphilj
    11 1 hr 30 min

    Galleria Doria Pamphilj

    Palazzo Doria Pamphilj

    Galleria Doria Pamphilj is a private art gallery housed within Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, a historic noble palace on Via del Corso in central Rome. The palace remains the residence of the Doria Pamphilj family, one of Italy's oldest aristocratic houses.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Rome
  11. Bargello National Museum Bargello National Museum
    12 1 hr 30 min

    Bargello National Museum

    Palazzo del Bargello

    The Bargello National Museum occupies the Palazzo del Bargello, a medieval fortress palace in central Florence. Built from 1255, it served as the city podesta residence and later as a prison and police headquarters.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  12. Vatican Museums Vatican Museums
    13 1 hr 30 min

    Vatican Museums

    Musei Vaticani

    The Vatican Museums are a large museum complex within Vatican City, surrounded by Rome. They present collections assembled by the Catholic Church and the papacy across centuries, displayed through galleries, chapels, and historic palace interiors.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Rome
  13. Gianicolo Gianicolo
    14 2 hours

    Gianicolo

    Gianicolo is a hill in western Rome, rising above the Trastevere district. It is not one of the traditional Seven Hills of Rome but holds significance as a historic vantage point.

    • Must see
    • Activity
    • Rome
  14. Medici Chapels Medici Chapels
    15 1 hr 30 min

    Medici Chapels

    Cappelle Medicee

    The Medici Chapels, known locally as Cappelle Medicee, constitute a significant mausoleum complex in Florence.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  15. Museo Correr Museo Correr
    16 1 hr 30 min

    Museo Correr

    Museo Correr is a museum located in Venice, Italy. It occupies part of the Procuratie Nuove in Piazza San Marco, facing the Basilica di San Marco.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Venice
  16. Museo dell'Opera del Duomo Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
    17 1 hr 30 min

    Museo dell'Opera del Duomo

    The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo is the storehouse and the explanation of the buildings standing outside its own door.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  17. Royal Palace of Milan Royal Palace of Milan
    18 1 hr 30 min

    Royal Palace of Milan

    Palazzo Reale

    The Royal Palace of Milan, known locally as Palazzo Reale, stands as a major historic palace in the centre of Milan.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  18. St Mark's Basilica St Mark's Basilica
    19 1 hr 15 min

    St Mark's Basilica

    Basilica di San Marco

    St Mark's Basilica is the cathedral church of the Patriarchate of Venice and stands at the eastern end of Piazza San Marco, attached to the Doge's Palace.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Venice
  19. Brera Astronomical Observatory Brera Astronomical Observatory
    20 1 hr 30 min

    Brera Astronomical Observatory

    Museo Astronomico di Brera

    Brera Astronomical Observatory is a historic scientific institution in Milan’s Brera district. Known locally as Museo Astronomico di Brera, it forms part of the Palazzo di Brera complex, alongside the Pinacoteca di Brera and other cultural institutions.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  20. Museo del Novecento Museo del Novecento
    21 1 hr 30 min

    Museo del Novecento

    The Museo del Novecento occupies the Palazzo dell'Arengario at Piazza Duomo 8, the civic building on the south side of the cathedral square, and shows more than three hundred works selected from the four thousand-odd pieces of twentieth- and twenty-first-century…

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  21. Ca' Pesaro Ca' Pesaro
    22 1 hr 30 min

    Ca' Pesaro

    Ca' Pesaro is a Baroque palazzo situated on the Grand Canal in Venice's Santa Croce district. Constructed for the noble Pesaro family, the building was designed by architect Baldassare Longhena, with completion by Antonio Gaspari after Longhena's death.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Venice
  22. Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma
    23 1 hr 30 min

    Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma

    Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea

    The Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma is Italy's national gallery dedicated to modern and contemporary art. Located in Rome, it occupies a neoclassical building within the Villa Borghese park complex.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Rome
  23. Vasari Corridor Vasari Corridor
    24 1 hr 30 min

    Vasari Corridor

    Corridoio Vasariano

    The Vasari Corridor is an elevated enclosed passageway in Florence, Italy. Giorgio Vasari designed it in 1565 for Cosimo I de' Medici.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  24. Uffizi Gallery Uffizi Gallery
    25 1 hr 30 min

    Uffizi Gallery

    Galleria degli Uffizi

    The Uffizi Gallery is a world-renowned art museum in Florence, housed in a historic building originally constructed as offices for Florentine magistrates. The name derives from the Italian word for offices.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  25. Palazzo Barberini Palazzo Barberini
    26 2 hours

    Palazzo Barberini

    Palazzo Barberini is a prominent palace in Rome, Italy, constructed in the 17th century for the Barberini family. The building exemplifies Roman Baroque architecture and now serves as one of the capital's significant cultural institutions.

    • Must see
    • Activity
    • Rome
  26. Gallerie d'Italia – Milano Gallerie d'Italia – Milano
    27 1 hr 30 min

    Gallerie d'Italia – Milano

    Gallerie d'Italia

    Gallerie d'Italia is a museum complex in central Milan housed in historic palace buildings. It forms part of the Intesa Sanpaolo cultural project. The institution occupies the Palazzo Beltrami and adjacent structures facing Piazza della Scala.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  27. MAXXI MAXXI
    28 1 hr 30 min

    MAXXI

    MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo

    MAXXI is Italy's first national museum dedicated to contemporary art and architecture. The acronym stands for Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, meaning National Museum of 21st Century Arts.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Rome
  28. Museo Poldi Pezzoli Museo Poldi Pezzoli
    29 1 hr 30 min

    Museo Poldi Pezzoli

    Museo Poldi Pezzoli is a historic house museum in central Milan. It originated as the private residence and collection of Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli, a 19th-century Milanese nobleman who bequeathed his home and artworks to the public.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  29. National Archaeological Museum National Archaeological Museum
    30 1 hr 30 min

    National Archaeological Museum

    Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze

    The National Archaeological Museum of Florence, locally known as Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze, stands as one of Italy's principal archaeological institutions. Housed in the Palazzo della Crocetta, the museum preserves extensive collections spanning Etruscan, Roman, Greek, and Egyptian civilizations.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  30. Palazzo Massimo alle Terme Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
    31 2 hours

    Palazzo Massimo alle Terme

    Palazzo Massimo alle Terme is one of the major sites of the Museo Nazionale Romano, close to Roma Termini. Its galleries present ancient Roman art across four floors in a nineteenth-century palace adapted for museum use.

    • Must see
    • Activity
    • Rome
  31. Museo Galileo Museo Galileo
    32 1 hr 30 min

    Museo Galileo

    Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza

    Museo Galileo occupies a historic position near the Arno River in Florence, housed in the Palazzo Castellani. The institution operates under its full designation Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  32. Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
    33 1 hr 30 min

    Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia

    Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia is Rome’s principal museum devoted to Etruscan civilisation and art. It occupies a Renaissance villa built for Pope Julius III in the sixteenth century, where architecture, gardens and fountains form part of the experience.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Rome
  33. Bagatti Valsecchi Museum Bagatti Valsecchi Museum
    34 1 hr 30 min

    Bagatti Valsecchi Museum

    Museo Bagatti Valsecchi

    The Bagatti Valsecchi Museum is a historic house museum in central Milan.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  34. Ca' d'Oro Ca' d'Oro
    35 1 hr 15 min

    Ca' d'Oro

    Ca' d'Oro is one of the great late Gothic palaces on the Grand Canal, and since 1927 it has been a state gallery rather than a house.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Venice
  35. Brancacci Chapel Brancacci Chapel
    36 1 hr 30 min

    Brancacci Chapel

    Cappella Brancacci

    The Brancacci Chapel, known locally as Cappella Brancacci, is a chapel within the church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  36. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
    37 1 hr 30 min

    Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano

    Museo di Storia Naturale

    Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano is Milan’s natural history museum, commonly called Museo di Storia Naturale. It brings together zoology, botany, geology and paleontology in a historic museum setting near the city centre.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  37. Basilica of San Lorenzo Basilica of San Lorenzo
    38 1 hr 15 min

    Basilica of San Lorenzo

    Basilica di San Lorenzo

    The Basilica di San Lorenzo stands on its own square a short walk north-west of the Duomo, and the Opera Medicea Laurenziana, the body that runs it, describes it as the oldest cathedral in Florence: the first building raised for…

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Florence
  38. Museo Horne Museo Horne
    39 1 hr 30 min

    Museo Horne

    Museo Horne is a museum in Florence, Italy, housed in a historic building. It is named after its founder, Herbert Percy Horne, an English art collector and historian who established the institution.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  39. Officina di Santa Maria Novella Officina di Santa Maria Novella
    40 1 hr 30 min

    Officina di Santa Maria Novella

    Museo dell'Officina Profumo - Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella

    Officina di Santa Maria Novella is a historic pharmacy and perfume workshop near Florence’s Santa Maria Novella church complex. Its story is connected with Dominican friars and traditional apothecary practice.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  40. Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea
    41 1 hr 30 min

    Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea

    Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea is a contemporary art exhibition space in Milan, Italy. Known locally by the same name, it serves as a venue for modern and contemporary artistic presentations.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  41. Università di Firenze Museo Zoologico "La Specola" Università di Firenze Museo Zoologico "La Specola"
    42 1 hr 30 min

    Università di Firenze Museo Zoologico "La Specola"

    La Specola

    La Specola is the zoological museum of the University of Florence. It brings together scientific heritage, natural-history collections and the history of university teaching in a historic Florentine setting.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  42. Archaeological Museum of Milan Archaeological Museum of Milan
    43 1 hr 30 min

    Archaeological Museum of Milan

    Civico museo archeologico di Milano

    The Archaeological Museum of Milan, locally named Civico museo archeologico di Milano, preserves and presents archaeological collections relevant to the city's ancient history. Housed within a historic monastic complex, the institution serves as a municipal museum under civic administration.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  43. Galleria d'arte moderna di Milano Galleria d'arte moderna di Milano
    44 1 hr 30 min

    Galleria d'arte moderna di Milano

    Galleria d'Arte Moderna

    Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Milano is a municipal art museum in Milan, Italy. It occupies the Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte, a neoclassical palace dating to the late eighteenth century.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  44. Museo Teatrale alla Scala Museo Teatrale alla Scala
    45 1 hr 30 min

    Museo Teatrale alla Scala

    Museo Teatrale alla Scala is the museum devoted to the history of opera, ballet and theatre connected with Milan’s Teatro alla Scala.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  45. Palazzo Davanzati Palazzo Davanzati
    46 1 hr 30 min

    Palazzo Davanzati

    Palazzo Davanzati is a fourteenth-century Florentine palace and museum devoted to medieval and Renaissance domestic life.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  46. House Manzoni House Manzoni
    47 1 hr 30 min

    House Manzoni

    Casa Manzoni

    House Manzoni, also known as Casa Manzoni, is the historic Milan residence of Alessandro Manzoni. The novelist and poet is one of Italy's major nineteenth-century literary figures and the author of The Betrothed.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  47. Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Venice Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Venice
    48 1 hr 30 min

    Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Venice

    Museo archeologico nazionale di Venezia

    The Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Venezia is a national archaeological museum housed within the Procuratie Nuove in Piazza San Marco. It holds collections of Greek and Roman antiquities, sculptures, bronzes, gems, and coins.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Venice
  48. Salvatore Ferragamo Museum Salvatore Ferragamo Museum
    49 1 hr 30 min

    Salvatore Ferragamo Museum

    Museo Salvatore Ferragamo

    The Salvatore Ferragamo Museum, or Museo Salvatore Ferragamo, is a fashion museum in Florence devoted to the work and legacy of shoe designer Salvatore Ferragamo.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  49. Villa Necchi Campiglio Villa Necchi Campiglio
    50 1 hr 30 min

    Villa Necchi Campiglio

    Villa Necchi Campiglio is a Milan house museum designed by Piero Portaluppi between 1932 and 1935. Built for the Necchi Campiglio family, it preserves a refined example of Milanese rationalist architecture and twentieth-century domestic life.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  50. Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci" Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci"
    51 1 hr 30 min

    Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci"

    Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia

    The Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci" is Italy's largest science and technology museum. Housed in a former Olivetan monastery, the institution honors Leonardo da Vinci's legacy as both artist and inventor.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  51. Murano Glass Museum Murano Glass Museum
    52 1 hr 30 min

    Murano Glass Museum

    Museo del Vetro

    The Murano Glass Museum, known locally as Museo del Vetro, is a museum dedicated to the art and history of glassmaking on the island of Murano in the Venetian Lagoon.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Venice
  52. Armani/Silos Armani/Silos
    53 1 hr 30 min

    Armani/Silos

    Armani/Silos is a fashion museum in Milan dedicated to the work of Italian designer Giorgio Armani. Opened in 2015, it occupies a former industrial building in the Tortona district that was originally constructed in 1950 as a granary.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  53. House of Dante House of Dante
    54 1 hr 30 min

    House of Dante

    Casa di Dante

    The House of Dante, or Casa di Dante, stands in Florence as a museum dedicated to the life and work of Dante Alighieri, the medieval poet whose Divine Comedy shaped Italian literature.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  54. Scuola Grande di San Rocco Scuola Grande di San Rocco
    55 1 hr 30 min

    Scuola Grande di San Rocco

    The Scuola Grande di San Rocco is a historic confraternity building in Venice, founded in 1478 and dedicated to Saint Roch, patron saint of plague victims.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Venice
  55. Museo Stibbert Museo Stibbert
    56 1 hr 30 min

    Museo Stibbert

    Museo Stibbert is a museum in Florence, Italy. It was founded by Frederick Stibbert, a British-born collector who inherited substantial wealth and dedicated his life to amassing art, armour, and decorative objects from across the world.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  56. Museum of the Risorgimento Museum of the Risorgimento
    57 1 hr 30 min

    Museum of the Risorgimento

    Museo del Risorgimento

    The Museum of the Risorgimento in Milan documents Italy's unification movement from 1796 to 1870.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  57. Pinacoteca Ambrosiana Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
    58 1 hr 30 min

    Pinacoteca Ambrosiana

    The Pinacoteca Ambrosiana is a historic art gallery and library in central Milan, founded in the early seventeenth century by Cardinal Federico Borromeo. It houses the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, one of Italy's oldest public libraries, alongside its picture gallery.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Milan
  58. Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia
    59 1 hr 30 min

    Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia

    Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia occupies the historic Fondaco dei Turchi beside the Grand Canal. The building gives the visit an architectural setting as distinctive as the collections inside, with Venetian-Byzantine details and a canal-side position.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Venice
  59. Fondazione Querini Stampalia Fondazione Querini Stampalia
    60 1 hr 30 min

    Fondazione Querini Stampalia

    Fondazione Querini Stampalia is a cultural institution in Venice, Italy, combining a historic house museum, art gallery, library, and architectural garden. It occupies a palazzo in the Castello district, near Santa Maria Formosa.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Venice
  60. Museo provinciale di Torcello Museo provinciale di Torcello
    61 1 hr 30 min

    Museo provinciale di Torcello

    Museo di Torcello

    Museo provinciale di Torcello is the museum of Torcello, an island in the northern Venetian Lagoon.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Venice
  61. Pazzi Chapel Pazzi Chapel
    62 1 hr 30 min

    Pazzi Chapel

    Cappella de' Pazzi

    The Pazzi Chapel, locally known as Cappella de' Pazzi, stands as a significant Renaissance religious structure in Florence. Commissioned by the Pazzi family, prominent Florentine bankers, this chapel represents a key architectural work of the early Renaissance period.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Florence
  62. Palazzo Grassi Palazzo Grassi
    63 1 hr 30 min

    Palazzo Grassi

    Palazzo Grassi is an eighteenth-century palace on Venice’s Grand Canal. Built for the Grassi family, it now operates as a contemporary art museum and exhibition venue.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Venice
  63. Palazzo Grimani di Santa Maria Formosa Palazzo Grimani di Santa Maria Formosa
    64 1 hr 30 min

    Palazzo Grimani di Santa Maria Formosa

    Palazzo Grimani di Santa Maria Formosa is a Renaissance palace in Venice's Castello district. The building belonged to the Grimani family, prominent Venetian patricians who later became cardinals and doges.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Venice
  64. Jewish Museum of Florence Jewish Museum of Florence
    65 1 hr 30 min

    Jewish Museum of Florence

    Museo Ebraico di Firenze

    The Jewish Museum of Florence, or Museo Ebraico di Firenze, presents the heritage of Florence’s Jewish community. It is associated with the Great Synagogue of Florence and places religious objects, history, and community life within the city’s cultural landscape.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Florence
  65. Museo di Roma Museo di Roma
    66 1 hr 30 min

    Museo di Roma

    The Museo di Roma is a museum dedicated to the history and culture of Rome. Located in the city center, it occupies a historic building that contributes to its significance as a cultural institution.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Rome
  66. Rondanini Pietà Rondanini Pietà
    67 1 hr 30 min

    Rondanini Pietà

    Museo Pietà Rondanini

    The Rondanini Pietà is a late unfinished marble sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti, housed in the Sforza Castle complex in Milan. The work depicts the Virgin Mary supporting the body of Christ after the Crucifixion.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Milan
  67. Centrale Montemartini Centrale Montemartini
    68 1 hr 30 min

    Centrale Montemartini

    Centrale Montemartini is a museum in Rome housed in a former thermoelectric power plant. The industrial building, with its preserved machinery and turbines, serves as an exhibition space for classical sculpture from the Capitoline Museums collection.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Rome
  68. Cloister of the Scalzo Cloister of the Scalzo
    69 1 hr 30 min

    Cloister of the Scalzo

    Chiostro dello Scalzo

    The Cloister of the Scalzo, or Chiostro dello Scalzo, is a Renaissance cloister in Florence known for Andrea del Sarto’s fresco cycle.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Florence
  69. Diocesan Museum of Milan Diocesan Museum of Milan
    70 1 hr 30 min

    Diocesan Museum of Milan

    Museo Diocesano di Milano

    The Diocesan Museum of Milan is an ecclesiastical museum operated by the Archdiocese of Milan. It occupies a historic site near the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio in the Portinari Chapel area.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Milan
  70. Botanical Garden of Florence Botanical Garden of Florence
    71 1 hr 30 min

    Botanical Garden of Florence

    Giardino dei Semplici

    The Botanical Garden of Florence, known as Giardino dei Semplici, is a historic garden operated by the University of Florence. Founded in the sixteenth century, it began as a place for cultivating medicinal plants, or semplici.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Florence
  71. Museo Bardini Museo Bardini
    72 1 hr 30 min

    Museo Bardini

    Museo Stefano Bardini

    Museo Bardini, locally known as Museo Stefano Bardini, is a museum in Florence housed in a historic building that once belonged to the antiquarian and collector Stefano Bardini.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Florence
  72. Museo d'Arte e Scienza Museo d'Arte e Scienza
    73 1 hr 30 min

    Museo d'Arte e Scienza

    Museo d'arte e scienza

    Museo d'Arte e Scienza is a Milan museum whose name brings together two ways of looking at the world: artistic expression and scientific understanding.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Milan
  73. Palazzo dell'Arte Bernocchi Palazzo dell'Arte Bernocchi
    74 1 hr 30 min

    Palazzo dell'Arte Bernocchi

    Triennale Design Museum

    Palazzo dell'Arte Bernocchi, locally known as Triennale Design Museum, stands as a significant cultural institution in Milan dedicated to Italian design excellence. Housed within a distinctive architectural setting, the museum occupies a prominent position in the city's cultural landscape.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Milan
  74. Palazzo Morando Palazzo Morando
    75 1 hr 30 min

    Palazzo Morando

    Palazzo Morando - Costume Moda Immagine

    Palazzo Morando is a historic palace in Milan housing a costume and fashion museum.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Milan
  75. Egyptian Museum of Milan Egyptian Museum of Milan
    76 1 hr 30 min

    Egyptian Museum of Milan

    Museo Egizio

    The Egyptian Museum of Milan, known locally as Museo Egizio, is a museum dedicated to Egyptian antiquities and archaeology. It adds an Egyptology-focused stop to Milan’s better-known art, design, and fashion itinerary.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Milan
  76. Museo Storico Navale Museo Storico Navale
    77 1 hr 30 min

    Museo Storico Navale

    Museo Storico Navale is Venice’s naval history museum in the Castello district, close to the Venetian Arsenal. The museum explores the maritime power that shaped Venice, from the era of the Venetian Republic to the modern Italian Navy.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Venice
  77. Applied Arts Collection of Milan Applied Arts Collection of Milan
    78 1 hr 30 min

    Applied Arts Collection of Milan

    Museo delle Arti Decorative

    The Applied Arts Collection of Milan, known locally as the Museo delle Arti Decorative, is a museum dedicated to decorative and applied arts within the city.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Milan
  78. Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo
    79 1 hr 30 min

    Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo

    Palazzo Mocenigo

    Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo is a museum in a historic Venetian palace beside the Grand Canal. It introduces visitors to the world of Venetian dress, textiles, fragrance and aristocratic domestic life.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Venice
  79. museo di Roma in Trastevere museo di Roma in Trastevere
    80 1 hr 30 min

    museo di Roma in Trastevere

    Museo di Roma in Trastevere

    Museo di Roma in Trastevere occupies a converted historic complex in one of Rome's most characterful quarters. The institution forms part of the broader network of civic museums documenting the capital's social and cultural evolution.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Rome
  80. Villa Carducci di Legnaia Villa Carducci di Legnaia
    81 1 hr 30 min

    Villa Carducci di Legnaia

    Villa Pandolfini Carducci

    Villa Carducci di Legnaia, also known as Villa Pandolfini Carducci, is a historic villa in Florence's Legnaia neighbourhood. It represents the country-house tradition of wealthy Florentine families and reflects the transition between the historic city and its former rural edges.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Florence
  81. Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco
    82 1 hr 30 min

    Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco

    Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco is the art gallery housed within Milan's historic Castello Sforzesco, a fifteenth-century fortress built by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Milan
  82. Casa-museo Boschi Di Stefano Casa-museo Boschi Di Stefano
    83 1 hr 30 min

    Casa-museo Boschi Di Stefano

    Casa-museo Boschi Di Stefano is a house museum in Milan preserving the former residence of collectors Antonio Boschi and Marieda Di Stefano. The couple amassed a significant collection of twentieth-century Italian art, which they donated to the city.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Milan
  83. Galleria Rinaldo Carnielo, Florence Galleria Rinaldo Carnielo, Florence
    84 1 hr 30 min

    Galleria Rinaldo Carnielo, Florence

    Galleria Rinaldo Carnielo

    The Galleria Rinaldo Carnielo is a museum in Florence dedicated to the works of Rinaldo Carnielo, an Italian sculptor active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Florence
  84. Museo delle Civiltà Museo delle Civiltà
    85 1 hr 30 min

    Museo delle Civiltà

    Museo delle Civiltà is a museum complex in Rome’s EUR district devoted to cultures and civilizations from around the world. Its collections bring together ethnographic, anthropological, archaeological and artistic material formerly held by different institutions.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Rome
  85. Museum Bandini Museum Bandini
    86 1 hr 30 min

    Museum Bandini

    Museo Bandini

    Museum Bandini, also known as Museo Bandini, is a Florence museum included within the city's wider cultural landscape. Its local name is useful when reading Italian directions or referring to the museum in the city.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Florence
  86. Sant'Alessandro Sant'Alessandro
    87 1 hr 30 min

    Sant'Alessandro

    Basilica di Sant'Alessandro

    Sant'Alessandro is a basilica in Florence, Tuscany, and forms part of the city's long religious and architectural tradition. Its setting makes it a useful stop for travellers who want to see a quieter sacred landmark alongside Florence's better-known Renaissance monuments.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Florence
  87. Villa Corsini in Castello Villa Corsini in Castello
    88 1 hr 30 min

    Villa Corsini in Castello

    Villa Corsini

    Villa Corsini in Castello is a historic villa in Florence’s Castello area.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Florence
  88. Galleria d'Arte Sacra dei Contemporanei
    89 1 hr 30 min

    Galleria d'Arte Sacra dei Contemporanei

    Galleria d'Arte Sacra dei Contemporanei is a Milanese gallery devoted to contemporary sacred art. It brings religious themes into conversation with modern artistic practice, offering a focused alternative to the city’s better-known Renaissance, Baroque and modern-art collections.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Milan
  89. Museo di Sant'Eustorgio Museo di Sant'Eustorgio
    90 1 hr 30 min

    Museo di Sant'Eustorgio

    Museo della basilica di Sant'Eustorgio

    Museo di Sant'Eustorgio is housed within the Basilica di Sant'Eustorgio, one of Milan's important historic religious complexes.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Milan
  90. Museo Mangini Bonomi Museo Mangini Bonomi
    91 1 hr 30 min

    Museo Mangini Bonomi

    Museo Mangini Bonomi is a museum in Milan and a suitable stop for travelers exploring the city’s heritage beyond its best-known landmarks. The museum belongs to Milan’s cultural landscape and offers a more focused setting than the city’s largest institutions.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Milan
  91. Casa di Goldoni Casa di Goldoni
    92 1 hr 30 min

    Casa di Goldoni

    Casa di Carlo Goldoni

    Casa di Carlo Goldoni is a museum dedicated to the life and work of Carlo Goldoni, the celebrated 18th-century Venetian playwright.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Venice
  92. Museum of Musical Instruments Museum of Musical Instruments
    93 1 hr 30 min

    Museum of Musical Instruments

    Museo degli Strumenti Musicali

    The Museum of Musical Instruments, or Museo degli Strumenti Musicali, is a Milan cultural stop devoted to musical heritage and instrument design. The collection helps visitors follow how musical tools developed across historical periods and how craftsmanship shaped sound.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Milan
  93. ADI Design Museum ADI Design Museum
    94 1 hr 30 min

    ADI Design Museum

    The ADI Design Museum is a museum in Milan dedicated to Italian design excellence. It is operated by ADI, the Italian Association for Industrial Design, and showcases winners of the prestigious Compasso d'Oro award.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Milan
  94. Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni
    95 1 hr 30 min

    Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni

    The Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni is a historic confraternity building in Venice, Italy. Founded in the 15th century, it served as the headquarters for the Dalmatian Schiavoni community resident in Venice.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Venice
  95. Annigoni Museum Annigoni Museum
    96 1 hr 30 min

    Annigoni Museum

    Museo Annigoni

    The Annigoni Museum, or Museo Annigoni, is devoted to Pietro Annigoni, the Florence-based Italian painter known especially for highly detailed portraits. The museum presents his commitment to figurative art during a period when modernist approaches were gaining influence.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Florence
  96. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Altino Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Altino
    97 1 hr 30 min

    Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Altino

    Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Altino is an archaeological museum located in the Veneto region near Venice. The institution preserves and exhibits artifacts from the ancient Roman settlement of Altinum, a significant city that predates Venice itself.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Venice
  97. Museo del Calcio Museo del Calcio
    98 1 hr 30 min

    Museo del Calcio

    Museo del Calcio is a museum in Florence dedicated to the history of Italian football. The institution preserves and displays artifacts, documents, and memorabilia chronicling the development of calcio in Italy.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Florence
  98. Museum of Oriental Art Museum of Oriental Art
    99 1 hr 30 min

    Museum of Oriental Art

    Museo d'Arte Orientale

    The Museum of Oriental Art, locally known as Museo d'Arte Orientale, is a museum in Venice dedicated to Asian artistic traditions.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Venice
  99. Palazzo Citterio Palazzo Citterio
    100 1 hr 30 min

    Palazzo Citterio

    Palazzo Citterio - Grande Brera

    Palazzo Citterio is a historic palace in Milan's Brera district, also associated with the name Palazzo Citterio - Grande Brera. Its importance lies in its place within one of the city's strongest concentrations of art, architecture, and cultural institutions.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Milan

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Common questions

How long should a first trip to Italy be?

Ten to fourteen days can combine Milan, Venice, Florence, and Rome by high-speed train. Give Venice more than a transfer night and Rome several separate sightseeing days; rural Tuscany needs different transport planning from the rail-linked cities.

What entry documents are needed for Italy?

Italy is in the Schengen Area, but visa and passport requirements vary by nationality and route. Use Italy's official visa portal to confirm the applicable rule before travel rather than relying on another Schengen trip.

What is the best way to travel around Italy?

High-speed trains connect Milan, Venice, Florence, and Rome, with regional rail and coaches serving smaller places. Drivers must check ZTL restrictions before entering historic centres because access controls are local and can generate fines.

When is a practical time to visit Italy?

April to June and September to October broadly suit the north-to-Rome rail route. Lagoon conditions in Venice, summer heat in Rome, and seasonal rural services in Tuscany should be checked independently.

What money and payment basics apply in Italy?

Italy uses the euro (EUR). Carry a modest cash reserve for small purchases while using cards where accepted, and verify the euro amount at the terminal instead of accepting an unexamined conversion.

What practical safety details should I save for Italy?

Italy routes emergency calls through 112. Travellers encounter a 230 V supply and Type C, F, or L receptacles. No tap-water assessment is recorded for Italy; obtain current local advice at the destination.