“Home to many of the world’s greatest works of art, architecture and gastronomy, Italy elates, inspires and moves like no other.” – Lonely Planet
Our guide to Italy is full of inspiration – read out blogs and browse our destination guides to fill your bucket list with things to do, restaurants and cafes to visit, places to go shopping, events, bars and nightlife, and general tourist information. Keep scrolling for all this and more.
Movies tend to have a powerful ability to take us on an adventure to another place, another time, another life. They are a particularly strong inspiration for armchair travellers. How many times have you gotten to the end of a movie and added the setting to your travel bucket list?
Strikingly beautiful, and ever so romantic, Italy has been a popular film setting, from blockbusters to smaller independents. Here are five of our favourite Italian (or Italian inspired) films that show the true essence of what makes the country so beautiful.
"Cradle of the Renaissance, romantic, enchanting and utterly irresistible, Florence (Firenze) is a place to feast on world-class art and gourmet Tuscan cuisine." - Lonely Planet
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"Milan is Italy’s city of the future, a fast-paced metropolis where money talks, creativity is big business and looking good is an art form." - Lonely Planet
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"Naples is raw, high-octane energy, a place of soul-stirring art and panoramas, spontaneous conversations and unexpected, inimitable elegance. Welcome to Italy’s most unlikely masterpiece." – Lonely Planet
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"A heady mix of haunting ruins, awe-inspiring art and vibrant street life, Italy’s hot-blooded capital is one of the world’s most romantic and charismatic cities." – Lonely Planet
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"Imagine the audacity of building a city of marble palaces on a lagoon – and that was only the start." - Lonely Planet
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"Beyond the heart-shaped kitsch and Renaissance romance, Verona is a bustling centre, and shapes up as one of northern Italy’s most attractive cities." – Lonely Planet
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