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Okay so if your going to Italy...

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Melissa Vincent

Is a week in Italy even long enough? How can you see everything? Who knew Italy was filled with so many treasures. From Venice, to Lake Como, where is the best places? I got you covered here 🤝

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Historical Landmarks

Beautiful Views

Hotels

Wine and Dine

Best Places to Go

Beaches

Historical Landmarks

The largest water channel in Venice, where the most major water traffic occurs and yet so beautiful.

Grand Canal

One of the most famous bridges in Florence

Ponte Vecchio

What I believe to be the most famous fountain in the world. It is def the most famous fountain that is photograhphed in Italy.
Legend says when you throw a coin into the fountain that you will return to Rome.

Trevi Fountain

💫 Imagine waking up in a palace where Renaissance ceilings meet the shimmer of Lake Garda right outside your window. This is Villa Borghese (Isola del Garda), a Venetian neo-Gothic masterpiece surrounded by gardens and water so calm it feels like st...

Isola del Garda

You have to see the Colosseum in person. Pictures don’t even come close. Standing there feels unreal, like you stepped straight into history 🕰️ The energy, the size, the stories in those walls… it all hits at once. Walk through the arches, take your...

Colosseum

The Braidense National Library feels like stepping into a quieter, more thoughtful version of the world. Rows of books, warm wood, soft lighting, everything about it slows you down without asking. It’s not loud or flashy, it’s the kind of place where...

Braidense National Library

okay this place doesn’t even feel real 😭 sitting right on lake como with the mountains behind it, Villa del Balbianello looks like the kind of place you’d see in a romance movie and immediately add to your dream travel list. everything about it feel...

Villa del Balbianello -

Getting to Abbazia di San Fruttuoso is part of the fun. ⛵ Hidden in a tiny cove along the Italian Riviera, this centuries-old abbey is only reached by boat or hiking trail. Come for the history, stay for a swim in that ridiculously blue Ligurian wate...

Abbazia di San Fruttuoso

Save this walk for golden hour. 🌅 Ponte Sant’Angelo crosses the Tiber straight toward Castel Sant’Angelo, with ten dramatic angel statues lining the bridge and St. Peter’s Basilica peeking into the skyline nearby. It’s beautiful during the day, but ...

St. Angelo Bridge

Beautiful Views

This seacoast is filled with stories from ancient times and a rich history. It's so beautiful and historic that it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, which means the world comes together to protect it. Oh, and you can find lemons literally ev...

Amalfi Coast

Open daily from 9am to 5pm, depending on weather. You hop aboard a wooden boat, sit back and allow yourself to be carried through this magical grotto. While inside you may noticed that the water appears to be lighten up and it is but the azure blue l...

Grotta Azzurra - Blue Grotto

Looks straight out of a storybook, with beautiful beaches and aesthetic wooden boats. Keep your eyes out if you're on one of the rentable rowboats; you may be lucky and spot some trout.

Lago di Braies

Renowned for its annual flower bloom, which typically happens in late June to about mid July. Highly suggested though when planning to visit, its best to go during the week because it can it pretty crowded on the weekends.

Piano Grande

A little slice of paradise, it is a small inlet.

Porto Miggiano

The largest wilderness area in italy, known for its most beautiful silence. I bet you could actually hear the whispers of the wind. A place where nature is known as the queen of the lands.

Val Grande National Park

A dreamlike alpine meadow tucked beneath the dramatic Sassolungo peaks. Expect soft sunrise fog, rolling green hills, and charming wooden huts scattered across the landscape. It’s one of the most peaceful and photogenic spots in the Dolomites, perfec...

Alpe di Siusi (Dolomites)

Portofino feels like a tiny jewel tucked along the Italian Riviera. With its pastel buildings, sparkling harbor, and colorful boats bobbing in the water, everything about it feels soft, romantic, and effortlessly beautiful. You can spend the day wand...

Portofino Italy

This is one of those places that makes you question if you’ve been living life wrong the whole time. The water is so clear it doesn’t even look real, and the town just sits there on the cliffs like it’s been watching the ocean forever. It feels slow,...

Tropea

Hotels

A small family run hotel, it was built in the 1900s so their is history to this little place.

Albergo Villa Krupp

with beautiful views that over look centuries old fishing village, just minutes away from Amalfi, this hotel has everything you need for a beautiful time in Italy.

Borgo Santandrea Luxury Hotel

Known for its beautiful minimalist white interiors, terraced pathways, and better than Koka sunset views! What I find unique about this hotel is that it was built directly into the side of a cliff.

Casa Angelina

☀️ Infinity pool, endless sea, and the magic of Capri, welcome to Hotel Caesar Augustus, where the horizon feels like it belongs to you. Perched on a cliff in Anacapri, this iconic spot blends luxury with the raw beauty of the Mediterranean. 🌊 From ...

Hotel Caesar Augustus

Located on Lake Como in the small and tranquil village of Tremezzo in this beautiful and luxurious hotel!

Grand Hotel Tremezzo

A beautiful luxary getaway, where nature and luxary come together.

Masseria Silentio

Once a tuna factory located in Scopello. It is now been restored to an apartment style type of hotel. Surrounded by beautiful beaches, what a dreamy place to spend a romantic getaway.

Tonnara di Scopello

If you’re looking for a place that feels like a European dream tucked into the mountains, this resort is exactly that. The courtyard is calm and perfectly manicured, with tall cypress trees and soft architecture that feels like a private estate rathe...

Quellenhof Luxury Resort Passeier

Everything about Grand Hotel Continental feels timeless. From the elegant rooms to the warm hospitality and old-world charm, this hotel carries that soft, romantic energy that makes you slow down and savor where you are. Mornings feel unhurried, even...

Grand Hotel Continental Siena

Forestis feels like a secret retreat hidden in the clouds. Sitting high in the Dolomites, this hotel blends effortlessly into the mountains with its clean design, warm wood tones, and endless alpine views. Everything about it is calm, intentional, an...

Forestis Dolomites

Imperiale Palace Hotel feels like stepping into a classic Italian dream. Perched above the Ligurian Sea, this historic seaside hotel blends old-world glamour with the kind of peaceful luxury that instantly slows your heartbeat. The pastel buildings, ...

Imperiale Palace Hotel

okay but this place… it’s the kind where you wake up, step outside, and just stare at the ocean for a second like nothing else matters 😭 the pool, the views, the quiet… it’s not loud luxury, it’s that soft peaceful kind that makes you slow down with...

Principe di Salina

Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como feels like living inside an Italian summer fantasy for a few days. Think breakfast overlooking Lake Como, afternoons floating in the iconic pool, wandering through botanical gardens, and dinner with the mountains glowi...

Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como

Hotel Punta Tragara has a view that does most of the talking. 🍋 Perched high above Capri’s coastline, the hotel looks straight toward the Faraglioni rocks with terraces made for long breakfasts and sunset drinks. Add a pool, gorgeous Mediterranean d...

Hotel Punta Tragara

Some hotels are meant for sightseeing trips. This one is the sightseeing. 🍋🥂 Passalacqua is an 18th-century villa on Lake Como with only 24 rooms, terraced gardens spilling toward the water, dreamy interiors, and a private jetty. Give me a book, an...

Passalacqua

Tuscany really said what if we turned a medieval castle into the dreamiest little escape imaginable? 😂🍷🏰 Castello di Vicarello is surrounded by rolling hills, vineyards, olive groves, and that ridiculously beautiful Tuscan countryside you see in m...

Castello di Vicarello

Portofino already feels like a movie set, so naturally there’s a hotel sitting above it making the whole thing even more ridiculous. 😂🍋 Splendido, a Belmond Hotel overlooks the Italian Riviera with gorgeous gardens, a dreamy pool, and terraces made...

Splendido, A Belmond Hotel, Portofino

Wine and Dine

Dinner inside a cave overlooking the Adriatic Sea because apparently Italy refuses to be normal. 😂Grotta Palazzese is carved into the cliffs of Polignano a Mare, with tables tucked beneath a natural limestone grotto and the sea basically right under...

Grotta Palazzese

One of the most beautiful 17th century villas! Seated perfectly amongst 600 acres of vineyards and olive groves. Their a classical beauty to this villa pairing well with its elegant art history. Looking for the perfect destination wedding? Look no fu...

Villa Catignano

okay but Nunziatina feels like the kind of restaurant you accidentally find and then think about for the rest of your trip 😭 the food feels homemade in the best way, everything is cozy and romantic, and it has that slow italian dinner energy where n...

Nunziatina Taormina

Best Places to Go

A beloved Tuscan shop known for its incredible selection of local wines, artisanal foods, and regional specialties. Marusco e Maria is the perfect place to taste, sample, and bring home the flavors of Italy. It’s relaxed, authentic, and a must-visit ...

Marusco e Maria

If you love a little drama, history, and elegance… this place is everything 💫 Teatro Regio is one of Italy’s most famous opera houses, and walking inside feels like stepping into another century. The architecture is stunning, the atmosphere is rich ...

Teatro Regio di Torino

Villa La Gaeta feels like one of those places you recognize before you even realize why. Sitting right on the shores of Lake Como, it's surrounded by incredible mountain views and timeless Italian charm. Whether you're stopping to admire the architec...

Villa La Gaeta

Beaches

If you’ve ever wanted to swim between cliffs in the bluest water you’ve ever seen, Lama Monachile is unreal. This tiny beach is tucked between dramatic limestone walls with the cutest old bridge above it and somehow it still feels peaceful even when ...

Lama Monachile

Okay, this is not your average little cave tour. 😳🪨 Grotta del Palombaro in Matera takes you underneath the city into a massive hand carved underground cistern that once stored water for the people living above. Walking through it feels like discov...

Grotta del Palombaro

Vatican City

St. Peter’s Basilica feels like stepping straight into the soul of history. The scale alone is breathtaking, the massive dome, the marble, the gold, the silence that somehow still hums with life. Every corner holds a masterpiece, from Michelangelo’s ...

Saint Peter’s Basilica

Churches/Cathedrals

If you’re ever in Venice, take a nighttime water taxi across the lagoon to San Giorgio Maggiore. The church stands alone on its tiny island like a marble guardian, glowing gold against the night water. It’s the kind of view that feels like slipping i...

San Giorgio Maggiore Church

Built in 1631 to 1683, this is the reminder of the plaque that swept through Italy. And when you enter this church you will find statues of many saints who were believed to be the intercessors that would stand between humans and the black death. But ...

Basilica Santa Maria della Salute

If you love places that make you stop in your tracks, Siena Cathedral is one of them. The black-and-white marble, the insane details, the golden glow inside, it all feels unreal in the best way. It’s dramatic, elegant, and somehow peaceful all at onc...

Siena Cathedral

Castles

This beautiful castle is located on the island of Ischia which is located on the coast of Naples, Italy. It was orginially built in 474BC by Hiero I of Syrcuse, but the castle we see today was developed in 1441. Over the years it has been a fortress,...

Castello Aragonese

Great wine and beautiful views, what more could a couple ask for?

Albola Castle

Museums

Come for Bernini, stay because somehow two hours disappear. 🎨 Galleria Borghese packs an incredible collection of sculptures and paintings into a gorgeous historic villa in the middle of Rome’s Villa Borghese gardens. Reservations are a must, but th...

Galleria Borghese

Extremely popular tourist attraction in Italy, it is recommended that you purchase your tickets online in advance before going or you may be waiting up to an hour in line! Holds a lot of artowrk that dates back as far as the 11th century.

Uffizi Galleries

A beautiful art gallary!

Pio Monte della Misericordia

Come for the Fra Angelico paintings, stay because the building itself feels like part of the art. 🎨Museo Nazionale di San Marco in Florence is housed inside a historic Dominican convent, with peaceful cloisters, fresco-covered monks’ cells, and Rena...

Museo di San Marco

Gardens

Formed millions of years ago due to a landside that caused the river to be block now lives a beautiful clear, tourquoise blue lake. And in the deepest points it can go up to 36 meters deep, 118 feet.

Lake Braies

One of the oldest and most important examples of an Italian Renaissance garden. The villa was originally owned by Cosimo I de' Medici, who was the Grand Duke of Tuscany. The garden was specifically designed and filled with allegorical statues, founta...

Villa di Castello

Lakes

Third largest lake in Italy! You will find this magical land right at the base of the alps, so talk about some romantic dinner views.

Lake Como

There’s something about Lake Carezza that doesn’t feel real. The water glows in shades of emerald and turquoise, the Dolomite peaks rise quietly behind it, and the whole place feels calm, magical, and almost unreal. It’s peaceful without being empty,...

Lago di Carezza