Italy Review
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Latest update: 2 December 2024
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By Dion Protani
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Throughout the pages of Italy Review, you'll find the very best of what Italy has to offer. There are more than three thousand pages on the website, covering every region, every island and split into various categories.
The idea of the website is to provide inspiration for new places in Italy to visit, as well of course, as covering in-depth the more established attractions that you may have already heard of. You can use the sections at the top of the website to quickly navigate to whatever interests you, do the same by using the search box or use the related links at the top of each page. |
Castelluccio, Umbria
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A beautiful spot on Lake Garda
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Summer vacations in Italy usually involve waterside pursuits of one and it's typically the coastal areas that attract the most attention.
Italy is however, blessed with an incredible collection of lakes, the largest and most famous of which is Lake Garda. Split between the three regions of Veneto, Trentino Alto-Adige/South Tyrol and Lombardy, Lake Garda is famous for its turquoise waters, stunning landscapes and a great collection of lakeside towns to explore. Among the largest is Peschiera del Garda at the southern edge of the Lake: discover more about the town by clicking on the photo. |
Peschiera del Garda
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A ghostly village in Basilicata
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I'm always fascinated by the array of different landscapes that Italy can offer, between its mountains, coastal areas and its hilly interior.
It's in the rolling hills of the interior that you can find some of the quirkiest places in Italy and one such of those is little Craco. Situated in the region of Basilicata in Southern Italy, the tiny borgo of Craco can now be considered a ghost town, not because it's haunted by phantoms or spooky monsters, but because the village was completely abandoned in the 1960's due to landslides making it too dangerous for people to live in. |
You can find more about Craco by clicking on the photo above or go to our Ghost Towns of Italy section to see some of the others that have suffered a similar fate over the years.
Navigating Italy Review
There are hundreds of categories to choose from throughout the website with generally-speaking, the best or most interesting places listed towards the top. This provides you with an at-a-glance guide to which are the most exciting places to visit. However, even if something is at the bottom of one of these lists, it still means it's been selected from thousands of places across Italy to be one of the very best in its category and therefore, of the highest standard. The difference is places closer to the top of each list are simply unmissable.
I have personally visited every destination listed on the website with just a few notable exceptions: the islands of Montecristo and Gorgona (currently a prison), which are largely inaccessible to visitors and the Sicilian Island of Lampione which requires patience, detailed planning and a fair wind due to its remote location. All of the photos on the website are my own, except for those from the few places listed above that I haven't yet visited, and from the Sistine Chapel in Rome where photos are not permitted. Every region of the country has been scoured to find the weird, wonderful or dazzlingly beautiful.
I have personally visited every destination listed on the website with just a few notable exceptions: the islands of Montecristo and Gorgona (currently a prison), which are largely inaccessible to visitors and the Sicilian Island of Lampione which requires patience, detailed planning and a fair wind due to its remote location. All of the photos on the website are my own, except for those from the few places listed above that I haven't yet visited, and from the Sistine Chapel in Rome where photos are not permitted. Every region of the country has been scoured to find the weird, wonderful or dazzlingly beautiful.
About me
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All of the opinions expressed on the website are my own and based upon my own experiences of each place I've visited. There are numerous lists such as best beaches in Italy for example, but no two lists are ever the same; these are not definitive lists, they are just opinions and of course we all differ in our views. I am also happy to hear from any of you whose views may differ or if you feel that somewhere has been unfairly omitted from these pages.
The lists aren't set in stone and the beauty of a website (as opposed to a printed guide book), is that it evolves over time to give the most up to date snapshot as possible of how things stand at the present time. Another feature on the website you may want to follow is the Italy Review Blog which I write myself. It's updated as regularly as possible but certainly more so during the winter when things are a little quieter. I'll try to keep you abreast of any important travel information relating to the pandemic, as well as writing cultural articles; the latest one looking at the anglicisation of Italian place names and there will be more of those coming soon. |
This is me!
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So I hope you enjoy the way the website has been laid-out, but more importantly, that you find it to be a useful tool in planning your trip to Italy.
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Dion Protani: founder of Italy Review.
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Email: [email protected]
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The Best of Italy
In the slide show below there's a photo for each of the main categories, most of which then have sub-categories. You can either click on the photo that interests you most from those below, or you can use the menu options at the top of the website to navigate your way around.
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The must see Italy section is divided up into ten main categories. The cities of Italy are split into four different sections which detail the major cities, the unmissable, the simply beautiful and those that are most associated with the Renaissance.
With around eight thousand official municipalities in Italy, the towns and villages of Italy is divided into a dozen sub-sections designed to showcase the very best. Everything from the major hill towns to the ski resorts and some more unusual ways of looking at things with mural towns, ghost towns and colourful towns for example each having a section. |
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte in Basilicata - one of the mural towns of Italy
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The Italy section covers the large swathes of country that most visitors to the country miss out on to concentrate on the most famous cities, islands or seaside resorts.
Italy is divided up into twenty regions including the two island regions of Sicily and Sardinia. Each region is covered in great detail and further split into Northern, Central and Southern Italy. Within the regions you'll find countless hidden gems that lay off the typical tourist trail. Each region has its own set of categories so you can really research each one and decide which places you'd like to visit if you happen to be planning a trip there. |
Altomonte, Calabria
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The travel section is designed to give you the tools you need to undertake any journey to, from or around Italy.
At the time of writing, the coronavirus pandemic is still a key factor to consider for any trip and all of the current travel regulations and requirements are detailed, along with where to take a Covid test. Each of the 36 Italian airports has a page explaining which flight companies operate out of them and which locations they serve. A large percentage of the website is given over to the hugely complex web of ferry timetables for every Italian port. |
Lake Como ferry, Lombardy
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Italy Review has teamed up with the world's leading hotel providers to provide accommodation ideas for every region of Italy. Just home in on the area of interest by using the map below for the latest prices and best Italy hotels.
