Places to visit in Italy

Pollino National Park

The Pollino is the largest italian national park. It was set to preserve the rare Loricato pine. The area is formed by dolomitic rocks, morainic deposits, glacial cirques, scattered with gorges and caves. The highest peaks, over 2200 m above ...

Castel Sant'Angelo

Originally Castel Sant'Angelo was built by the Roman emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for him and his family during the 2nd century. During the construction of Aurelian Walls in the 3rd and 4th century the Mausoleum of Hadrian was fortified and ...

Colosseum

The Colosseum is the largest amphitheatre built in the Roman Empire in 1st century AD. Unlike earlier amphitheatres build in ancient Greece this one is a free standing building. The Colosseum was originally used for gladiatorial games as well as ...

Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a belltower of the cathedral in the italian city of Pisa. The tower is located behind the cathedral and there are 7 bells tuned to a musical scale inside. The tower is about 56 meters (185 ft) tall and visitors have to ...

Trevi Fountain

Trevi Fountain was built in 18th century on request of Pope Clement XII and became the most beautiful and famous of all Rome fountains. Central part of the fountain's sculpture consists of the god of sea Neptune riding his chariot with the shape of ...