Italy : Introduction

Welcome to Italy! Your next trip to the Italian boot is preparing here ... Should still present in Italy, as its cities of art and landscape haunt the imagination of mankind? Rome, Florence, Venice, Naples, Siena ... As a counterpoint to the splendours of antiquity and the Renaissance, alpine sports, gastronomy, fashion and vitality of arts events reactivate continuously strong power of attraction countries.

Evoke the simple name of Italy and, for sure, some images will arise immediately: pizza, Rome antique, Pope, Romeo and Juliet, Michelangelo, Armani, football, Mafia ... In On second thought, few countries have aspects as varied from one region to another and even from one city to another. Steeped in history three thousand years, the Bel Paese offers enthusiasts of old stones a place for discovery inexhaustible. Lonely Planet offers here the contents of the guide Italy to plan your visit to Italy: routes, maps, information on accommodation, transport ...