Rome
Italy’s capital city and the seat of the Roman Empire, Rome drips in ancient history and culture. Its history spans 28 centuries, making it one of the oldest inhabited cities in Europe. Ancient icons like the nearly-2000-year-old Colosseum, Pantheon and Roman Forum sit alongside the Vatican City and Renaissance masterpieces such as St Peter’s Basilica and the Trevi Fountain. Don’t forget to lap up Rome’s slower side. Wander cobbled side streets for coffee and pizza, people watch from a medieval piazza with an aperitivo or snap a selfie on the iconic Spanish Steps.
Milan
A global icon of fashion and design, this bustling metropolis in Italy’s northern Lombardy region is home to Italy’s financial hub, the national stock exchange, as well as high-end restaurants, designer shops, countless start-ups and the likes of Google and Microsoft. Here is a city with all the trappings of the la dolce vita lifestyle – shopping, opera, football, nightlife and rich, urban cuisine. But Milan’s allure isn’t just in the modern: the Gothic cathedral, La Scala Opera and the Santa Maria delle Grazie church attest to more than 26 centuries of culture and art.
Florence
Another tourist magnet, the capital of Italy’s Tuscany region on the banks of the river Arno is a heady mix of world- class art, effortless Italian style and charming Tuscan cuisine. Surprisingly small in size, few cities are as packed with exquisite art and architecture quite like Florence, where globally renowned treasures like the Duomo Cathedral, Giotto’s bell tower and Michelangelo’s David reside. Barely changed since the Renaissance, and with centuries-old palaces, majestic chapels, art-filled churches and marble basilicas at every turn, it’s no surprise the entire city centre is a Unesco World Heritage Site.
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