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Travel Italy

Travel Italy

 

Visit Italy

Visit Italy

 

Italy Accommodations

Italy Accommodations

 

Italy Bed and Breakfast

Italy Bed and Breakfast

 

Hotels in Italy

Hotels in Italy

 

Vacation Rentals Italy

Vacation Rentals Italy

 

Car Rental Italy

Car Rental Italy

 

Tours Italy

Tours Italy

 

Rome Hotels

Rome Hotels

 

Other Cities in Italy

Other Cities in Italy

Italy Vacation Tips

Discover Italy, the famous ‘boot shaped' peninsula of the southern Europe

Italy is a popular tourist destination in Europe. About 39.8 million tourists visit Italy each year and that makes Italy the 4th most visited country of the world (after France, Spain and United States).

The rich heritage of Roman art, culture, history and amazing natural beauty of mountain ranges, lakes, plain land, and natural reserves of Italy are some of the factors that are instrumental for tempting so many people to visit Italy. In the following table, we are presenting a brief overview of some of the places that you can not miss while you visit Italy.

Name of the Area/City

Area

Population

Places to See

In sq. Km
In sq. Miles

Bologna

3,702

1,429

375,800

Basilica di San Petronio, Basilica di Santo Stefano, Basilica, Santuario della Madonna di San Luca

Cinque Terre

10

4

6,000

Corniglia, Riomaggiore, Church of San Pietro, Torre Guardiola, Via dell'Amore

Florence

3,514

1,357

374,500

Basilica di San Lorenzo, Boboli, Duomo, Galleria dell'Accademia, Museo dell'Opera del, Duomo, Museo di San Marco, Ponte Vecchio, The Uffizi

Milan

1,980

764

1,300,000

Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio, Castello Sforzesco, Duomo, Museo Teatrale alla Scala, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana

Naples

117

45

1,000,470

Basilica Di Santa Chiara, Chiesa di San Domenico Maggiore, Duomo, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Palazzo Reale

Rome

150

58

3,800,000

Capuchin Cemetery, Castel Sant' Angelo, Colosseum, Forum, Museo e Galleria Borghese, Pantheon, Pincio, San Giovanni in Laterano, Trastevere, Trevi Fountain

Sorrento

24

9

17,429

Cathedral, Museo Correale, Villa Communale Park

Turin

130

50

900,985

Duomo di San Giovanni Battista, Museo Egizio, Museo Nazionale del Cinema

Venice

458

177

-

Ca' d'Oro, Ca' Rezzonico - Museo del Settecento Veneziano, Gallerie dell'Accademia, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, St Mark's Basilica

With this huge number of tourists, it is no wonder that tourism is a major player in Italian economy. The tourism sector generates an annual business of 68 billion Euro and contributes 12% of the GDP. The tourism industry is undoubtedly a big and organised sector and Italy accommodations or the hospitality industry is a vital part of that. You will get many options, when it comes to choose your Italy accommodations. There are plenty of Business Hotels in Italy, vacation rentals Italy as well as other options of fine Italy accommodations available throughout the country. The following table will show you different options available in the Italian hospitality market.

Type of Property

#

Distribution %

Quantity
Beds
Quantity
Beds

Hotels

33,540

1.782.382

36

47

Campings and villages

2,375

1.311.006

3

34

Registered private homes

25,340

247.419

27

7

Agritourism

5,275

59.024

6

2

Other

3,001

175.045

3

5

Cruise Ships

43

36.290

0

1

Religious institutions

23,254

190.000

25

5

Total Accommodations

92,828

3.801.166

100

100

As the above table projects, there are quite a variety of accommodation options available in Italy. While the foreign and Italian tourists largely prefer the vacation rentals Italy, to stay, the business community checks-in at the Business Hotels in Italy located at the major business districts of Italy. Besides being a preferred tourist destination, Italy, which scores the 6 th highest GDP in the world, is a business hub of Europe. The major players in Italian commerce and industry are Automobiles, Chemicals, Food &Beverages, ICT, Logistics, Nanotechnology, leather goods manufacturing and tourism industry. Milan, which is considered the financial capital of Italy and a prominent name in the world of fashion, along with some other cities like Rome, Florence and Venice are the centres of trade and commerce and there you will find most of the luxurious Business Hotels in Italy.

Italy is famous for many reasons and one of them is surely the red sports car with a horse logo. Like the “Ferrari”, Italians are famous for their love for the speeding wheels. This fascination for speedy cars and jet set speed is supported by the 6000 km of “AUTOSTRADA” or motorway that is the part of 300,000 km of Italian roadways. So, there is no wonder that one of the most favoured way of seeing Italy is to drive through the picturesque landscapes of this beautiful country. Along with the hotels and vacation rentals Italy, car rental Italy service providers are also aptly catering to the vast requirements of car rentals created by the travellers coming from all over the world. There are local car rental companies as well as multinational car rental companies plying in the car rental Italy market. In case you are looking forward to take a car rental Italy and drive yourself, then following are some guidelines that you can not afford to forget,

  • Road signs in Italy are international.

  • Many petrol stations are closed between 1200-1500 Hrs.

  • Italy, like the rest of Europe, has its traffic driving on the right.

  • Speed limits are 50 km/h (30 m/h) in urban areas, 90/110 km/h
    (55/65 m/h) on country roads and 130 km/h (80 m/h) on motorways.

  • Un-dipped headlights are prohibited in towns and cities, but compulsory when passing through tunnels.

  • All vehicles must carry a red warning triangle, available at border posts.

Experience the true European way of life, come to Italy to explore this land of good food, great wines, Colosseum and Pope.

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