Italy Excursions

Popular Tourist Circuits of Italy

Italy is a long time beloved of tourists, 2000 years ago during the Roman Empire there were copiousness of tourists, and the Pope in Rome guarantees a secure brook of pilgrims for the last 1000 years. It was nevertheless the dawn of the Grand Tour in the 1660's which acutely inserted tourism on the map. Today's travelers still herd to the same tourist attractions which were emphasize of the Grand Tour -Florence, Venice, Pisa and Bologna for Renaissance Art, Rome for the classical ruins and as far south as Naples to stopover the hidden metropolises of Pompeii and Herculaneum. In addition to the characteristic institution of Renaissance art and architecture and Roman antiques, Italy offers unbelievable prospects for those concerned in chow, wine, music, or under your own steam trails in the hills of Tuscany or Umbria.