Italy Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
country in Southern Europe
About Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica italiana), is largely a peninsula situated on the Mediterranean Sea, borderingFrance,Switzerland,Austria, andSloveniain the north. The boot-shaped country is surrounded by the Ligurian Sea, the Sardinian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west, the Sicilian and Ionian Sea in the South, and Adriatic Sea in the East. Italian is the official language spoken by the majority of the population, but as you travel throughout the country, you will find there are distinct Italian dialects corresponding to the region you are in. Italy has a diverse landscape, but it is primarily mountainous, with the Alps and the Apennines. Italy has two major islands:Sardinia, off the west coast of Italy, andSicily, just off the southern tip (the "toe") of the boot.
Top Attractions in Italy
Explore the best things to see and do in Italy:
- ★Automobile Museum
- ★Brera Art Gallery
- ★Capitoline Museums
- ★Egyptian Museum
- ★Etruscan Museum
- ★Galleria dell'Accademia
- ★National Cinema Museum
- ★Roman Civilization Museum
Italy Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 21 sections including: