Italy
Renaissance cities, coastline, and a motorsport culture that treats Formula 1 as a religion
Italy needs no introduction as a classic trip — Rome, Florence, Venice, the Amalfi Coast — but it's also the emotional home of Formula 1, where a Ferrari race weekend draws a kind of crowd passion that's rare anywhere else in the sport. Most first trips pick a region (Tuscany, the Amalfi Coast, the classic Rome-Florence-Venice triangle) rather than the whole country, and that's the right instinct — Italy rewards slowing down over covering ground.
Best time to visit
April–June and September–October for good weather without peak-summer heat and crowds; August is when many Italians themselves are on holiday, which changes city rhythms noticeably
Getting there
Rome Fiumicino (FCO) and Milan Malpensa (MXP) are the main international gateways, both well connected to the rest of Europe and beyond
Highlights
- —Historic Rome and the Vatican
- —Renaissance Florence
- —Venice's canals
- —The Amalfi Coast
- —Monza's Formula 1 weekend
The Italy guide, section by section
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