Friday, December 17, 2010

Best Places For Tourist Attractions in Italy

Best Places For Tourist Attractions in Italy

The one place in the world which offers you everything in a great spicy combination, that is: science, religion, beauty intelligence, and art and  philosophy, the place is ITALY.This article will provide you with the most popular Italian tourist attractions.One can surely see the massive growth and development that Italy has made over the years. Its civilization and culture has grown fantastically over the time. The reason that this place has always been one of the most popular tourist attractions is that this is the place from where Romans, the Renaissance, and pizza originated.

The major cities in Italy which offer great feasts of art, philosophy and architecture to the tourists are Rome, Milan, Florence, Turin, Venice, Naples and Tuscany but the most important of all is the Vatican City. It is an independent sovereign state in the middle of Rome also called the “home of the Pope”. Which is the also the centre of all the heritage and history which this place has.

1. Venice

Venice is known to be the most romantic place in the world. This city is built along the sides of a canal which also works as streets in the city. Everyone here moves in boats, no taxis, cycles or cars are used. The boats used are also called Gondolas.You can also visit places on foot like you can go to Piazza San Marco which is a city square having many pigeons. The list also includes Cafe Florian, The Doges Palace (Palazzo Ducale), The Bridge of Sighs and The Rialto Bridge (Ponte Rialto).


2. Rome

Rome is the capital of of the country and has just about everything that can attract you towards the city magically. It is also called “The Eternal City” and the place you must visit while visiting Rome is The Colosseum. Here Roman Gladiators used to wage their battles with each other to please the crowd and the Emperor in ancient Italy.

The famous Fontana di Trevi, or the Trevi Fountain is also worth visiting and to visit it you have to visit Trevi Square. People say that anyone who throws a coin over their shoulder into the fountain will certainly return to the city again. The Piazza di Spagna or the Spanish Steps will be right next to you which will lead you up to the Trinita dei Monti Church. Vatican City is located in Rome and one cannot keep oneself from visiting this place. The Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Gardens, the Vatican Museums, St. Peter’s Square and St. Peter’s Basilica are the places people dream to visit.


3. Milan

The global center for the fashion industry is Milan. Art lovers, opera lovers and shopping lovers from all over the world come here. And when you like to spend sometime in solitude you can pay visit to Lake Como which is located in Italian Alps. Visit to the Galleria shopping mall is a must and also to the Milan Duomo cathedral, the La Scala Opera and the brilliant Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie (the home of the famous painting ‘The Last Supper’).


4. Leaning Tower of Pisa

Owing to the soft ground upon which it was built that makes it inclined at an angle to the ground, and also for being the location where Galileo Galilei conducted his physic’s free fall experiments the tower has gained it popularity. It also is one of the seven wonders of the world and offers its tourists great amazement and thrill to watch.


5. Tuscany

This place has cities of Pisa, Florence, Siena and Lucca and is one of the top Italy tourist attractions. work of great painters and artists can be found here. Great artists’ works like Leonardo da Vinci, Michaelangelo, Raffaello, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Giotto, Botticelli, Tiziano and many many others as well can be seen here.

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