Choice Hotels Italy Destinations
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Northern Italy
Discover the multiple opportunities of the northern regions. Find out where the monarchy lived in Turin and leave for a sky-ride in the surrounding mountains. It's time for shopping? Milan and its fashionable shops are your destination. Or do you wish to take a tour of the lake regions. You can choose the filming scenario of Lake Como or the touristic routes of Lake Varese. Experience the mystery of a face hidden by a mask during Carneval in Venice. If you want to try the food culinary tradition, you have to get to Bologna and try Tortellini. Tired from travelling around? Visit Genoa with its biggest historical city center in Europe, or rest at the seaside in Rapallo or cross the booth or join Rimini on the Adriatic coast.
TURIN- MILAN- COMO- VARESE- LECCO- MALPENSA- MESTRE- VENICE- GENOA- BOLOGNA- RIMINI
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Central Italy
"Rome wasn't built in a day"...allow time to discover the heart of the roman empire and the centre of the Catholic Church, to study renaissance, rococo and baroque eras by simple walking around the most famous monuments such the romantic Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps stretching gloriously up towards sky, the elegant Piazza Navona, the impressive Pantheon or the powerful Colosseum. Watch and be watched by eating at one of the many osteria near Campo dei Fiori or in Trastevere. The glorious city is also a good starting point to visit Lazio region, with its delightful countryside, the small lakes and Etruscan archeological sites.
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Southern Itlay
Enjoy a relaxing stay on one of the renowned beaches of Ischia island or indulge in one the many thermal spas the volcanic Island is rich with, for which it's also called "island of the eternal youth". Rent a typical micro-taxi to visit the island's treasures, such as ancient hilltop villages, castles and towers to discover Ischia's authentic inland charm. Want to spice up the nightlife? Plan a trip to the nearby glamorous Capri. On the way back don't miss spending a few days in beautiful Naples or follow the coast and arrive in the enchanting Sorrento, the perfect starting point to visit the famous Costiera Amalfitana.
Interested to visit what you can find on the other side of the booth? Travel to the extreme tip of it and discover the city of Lecce with its mixture of Byzantines, Greek and Roman civilisations and its rich fragmented coast touching the Ionian and the Adriatic seas.ISCHIA ISLAND - NAPLES - SORRENTO - LECCE
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Sicily
Plan your trip to Sicily and be ready to discover the ancient Greek-Roman buildings, the easily recognizable Arabic-Norman fortresses, the imposing Baroque style buildings, and the churches with their amazing interiors covered in Byzantine mosaics such as the famous Palatine Chapel in Palermo, and many others too. Start from the beautiful city of Syracuse for a stunning tour to Selinunte, Segesta and Agrigento, with its fantastic Valley of Temples. Enjoy the energy of the sun and swim in crystalline waters. Sicily’s food is similar to its architecture, a meeting point between East and West: this “contamination” from different cultures has produced daring, successful mixes of tastes that make traditional Sicilian cuisine a fascinating, unique experience for the senses.
