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Italy at a glance

Italy is a country in Southern Europe; its capital is Rome. People mainly speak Italian. The currency is the Euro (EUR). VoyaKin maps 239 places to see here, including 87 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Long lunches, ancient piazzas and coastlines worth every step.

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Capital
Rome
Region
Southern Europe
Languages
Italian
Currency
Euro (EUR)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Italy’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

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Places to see in Italy

12 of the 239 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Rome

    RomeUNESCO

    Roma

    City · Lazio

    Rome is the capital and largest city of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bert Kaufmann from Roermond, Netherlands (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

  • Venice

    VeniceUNESCO

    Venezia

    City · Veneto

    Venice is a coastal city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the region of Veneto, as well as the Metropolitan City of Venice. It is built on a group of 126 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are linked by 472 bridges.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Pierbou (CC BY 3.0). Map

  • Florence

    FlorenceUNESCO

    Firenze

    City · Tuscany

    Florence is the capital and most populous city of the Italian region of Tuscany, and, as of 2026, with a population of 361,625, the 8th most populous city in the country.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikibusters (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Naples

    NaplesUNESCO

    Napoli

    City · Campania

    Naples is the capital and largest city of the region of Campania, in southern Italy. With a population of 905,050 residents within its administrative boundaries as of 2026, it is the largest city in southern Italy and the third-largest city in Italy after Rome and Milan.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Verona

    VeronaUNESCO

    City · Veneto

    Verona is the largest city in the region of Veneto in Italy, with a population of 255,139 as of 2026. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region, and is also the 2nd-largest city in northeast Italy.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Guglielmo Giambartolomei (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Catania

    CataniaUNESCO

    City · Sicily

    Catania is the second-largest city in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy, after Palermo, both by area and by population. Despite being the second largest city of the island, Catania is the centre of the most densely populated Sicilian conurbation, which is among the largest in Italy.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: stefan_fotos from Leipzig, Germany (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

  • Leaning Tower of Pisa

    Leaning Tower of PisaUNESCO

    Torre di Pisa

    Religious · Tuscany

    The Leaning Tower of Pisa, or simply the Tower of Pisa, is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of Pisa Cathedral. It is known for its nearly four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Chabe01 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Siena

    SienaUNESCO

    City · Tuscany

    Siena is a city in the region of Tuscany in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. With a population of 53,180, it is the 12th-largest city in the region.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Massimo Catarinella (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Syracuse

    SyracuseUNESCO

    Siracusa

    City · Sicily

    Syracuse is a city and comune (municipality), capital of the free municipal consortium of the same name, located in the autonomous island region of Sicily in southern Italy. As of 2026, with a population of 115,515, it is the 4th-largest city in Sicily, following Palermo, Catania, and Messina.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Agostino Artnoir Sella (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

  • Mantua

    MantuaUNESCO

    Mantova

    Heritage site · Lombardy

    Mantua is a city and comune (municipality) in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy and capital of the eponymous province. It has 50,215 inhabitants.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: EdoM (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Ferrara

    FerraraUNESCO

    City · Emilia-Romagna

    Ferrara is a city and comune (municipality) in the region of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, capital of the province of Ferrara. As of 2026, with a population of 129,048, it is the 29th-largest city in Italy.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Massimo Baraldi (CC BY 2.5 it). Map

  • Assisi

    AssisiUNESCO

    Heritage site · Umbria

    Assisi is a town and comune of Italy in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Gunnar Bach Pedersen (Public domain). Map

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Last updated November 8, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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