Italy

Highlights

• Romantic Venice with world known attractions such as St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace
• Rome, the city of piazzas, open-air markets and excellent cuisine
• The Renaissance romance of Verona
• Numerous lakes such as Garda, Como and Maggiore
• The medieval city of Padova
• Icredible Tuscany with Florence, Siena and Pisa
• Skiing in Cortina d’Ampezzo in Dolomites

Fun facts

• Around 3000€ of change is thrown in the Trevi Fountain by tourists dails, it is then collected and donated to charity
• Italy has 50 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the most of any country in the world
• Italy is the world´s largest exporter of wine
• Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks, 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice
• Italy has three active volcanoes: Vesuvius, Etna, and Stromboli