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Best Hotels in Taormina: The Town Is Up, the Sea Is Down Best Hotels on the Amalfi Coast: Pick the Town First Best Hotels in Positano: Count the Steps Before the Stars Best Hotels in Florence: The ZTL Matters More Than the Stars Verona Tuscany Puglia Cinque Terre Where to Stay in Taormina: Up in the Town, or Down at the Beach? Lake Como Where to Stay in Positano: Upper vs Lower Town Where to Stay on the Amalfi Coast: Best Towns Compared Venice Where to Stay in Florence: Best Areas and What Each Costs You Rome

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An ancient stone theatre on a hillside with a smoking volcano framed behind it, Taormina, SicilyWhere to stayBest Hotels in Taormina: The Town Is Up, the Sea Is DownA narrow road cut into a cliff above the sea with a village clinging to the slope, Amalfi Coast, ItalyWhere to stayBest Hotels on the Amalfi Coast: Pick the Town FirstPastel houses stacked in tiers down a steep cliff to a small beach and blue sea, Positano, ItalyWhere to stayBest Hotels in Positano: Count the Steps Before the StarsA large red tiled cathedral dome rising above terracotta rooftops, Florence, ItalyWhere to stayBest Hotels in Florence: The ZTL Matters More Than the StarsThe Roman arena of Verona on the edge of Piazza Bra with cafe umbrellasWhere to stayWhere to Stay in Verona: Inside the River Loop, or Outside ItA stone farmhouse with green shutters surrounded by cypress trees and vines in the Tuscan countrysideWhere to stayWhere to Stay in Tuscany: You Are Choosing a Driving RadiusThe whitewashed courtyard of a converted fortified farmhouse with stone arches and olive trees in PugliaWhere to stayWhere to Stay in Puglia: Pick the Building, Not the TownA steep stepped street between colourful houses down to the harbour in RiomaggioreWhere to stayWhere to Stay in Cinque Terre: Ask About the Stairs FirstTerracotta rooftops of Taormina on its cliff terrace with Mount Etna behindWhere to stayWhere to Stay in Taormina: Up in the Town, or Down at the Beach?Pastel houses along the waterfront of a village on Lake Como with mountains behindWhere to stayWhere to Stay in Lake Como: The Shape of the Lake DecidesPositano, Italy seen from the water with houses stacked up the cliffWhere to stayWhere to Stay in Positano: Upper vs Lower TownA cliffside village on the Amalfi Coast, Italy at sunset above the seaWhere to stayWhere to Stay on the Amalfi Coast: Best Towns ComparedThe Grand Canal in Venice, Italy at golden hour with palazzo facadesWhere to stayWhere to Stay in Venice: Best Areas, and the Mestre QuestionThe Duomo dome above terracotta rooftops in Florence, Italy at golden hourWhere to stayWhere to Stay in Florence: Best Areas and What Each Costs YouAn ivy-covered street in Trastevere, Rome, Italy in the eveningWhere to stayWhere to Stay in Rome: Best Areas by What You Actually Want

How many days 4

A narrow Venetian side canal with pastel buildings and a small bridge in early morningHow many daysHow Many Days in Venice? The City Eats Your Time WalkingColourful houses stacked above the sea in a Cinque Terre village on the Italian RivieraHow many daysHow Many Days in Cinque Terre? Buy Yourself a Second ChanceThe dome and marble facade of Florence Cathedral in Italy from the squareHow many daysHow Many Days in Florence? A Day-by-Day Florence ItineraryA paper map of Rome, Italy on a cafe table with an espresso and notebookHow many daysHow Many Days in Rome? What Each Extra Day Actually Buys

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A winding cypress-lined road across rolling hills in the Val d Orcia, TuscanyItineraryTuscany Itinerary: Decide Where the Car StartsWhitewashed houses with conical stone roofs on a hillside in Alberobello, PugliaItineraryPuglia Itinerary: Why One Base Will Not WorkPastel houses stacked on a cliff above a small harbour in Cinque TerreItineraryCinque Terre Itinerary: Check Which Trails Are Open Before You PlanAn ancient Greek theater on a hillside in Sicily with Mount Etna behindItinerarySicily Itinerary: One Half or the Whole Island?The cliffside town of Positano on the Amalfi Coast, Italy above the seaItineraryAmalfi Coast Itinerary: 3, 5 and 7 Days Without the TrafficThe Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy early in the morning with almost no peopleItineraryRome 2 Day Itinerary: What to Cut, and What Not ToThe interior tiers and underground chambers of the Colosseum in Rome, ItalyItineraryRome 3 Day Itinerary: Three Full Days, Booked in the Right OrderThe Roman Colosseum in Rome, Italy in early morning lightItinerary10 Day Italy Itinerary: Rome, Florence, Cinque Terre, Venice

Best time 1

Green Tuscan hills with wildflowers and a cypress road in spring, ItalyBest timeBest Time to Visit Italy: It Depends Where You Are Going

More guides 4

Illustration: trattoria terraceBest Restaurants in Rome: Where to Eat, Neighbourhood by NeighbourhoodIllustration: bia tuscany villasTuscany Villas: 15 Real Villas, Area by AreaIllustration: italian dishesItalian Dishes by Region: Traditional Italian Food and Where to Eat ItThe city of Naples, Italy with Mount Vesuvius behind across the bayIs Naples Italy Worth Visiting? An Honest Answer