When I visited Paris last year for the first time, I couldn't wait to eat my way around the city.
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What are the best things to do in Italy? From browsing Renaissance art to visiting beaches, the variety is huge. Discover which Italian mountain ranges are best for hiking and what cities to see with our pick of 25 top things to do in Italy year-round.
The information in this article is inspired by The Rough Guide to Italy , your essential guide for visiting Italy .
Rome has so much to see you can just aimlessly wander around and be constantly surprised. But don't miss the Colosseum and the Forum Romanum, keep your eyes peeled for ancient statuary and legendary Baroque fountains.
When you need to take a breath or find yourself a bustling piazza, there are plenty to choose from. And if you like a more structured plan for your day, think about taking a Colosseum tour with local guides.
Immerse yourself in the magical atmosphere of Rome with our tailor-made weekend tour of Eternal Rome.
Also, have a look at our in-depth guide to the best places to stay in Rome and the best day trips from Rome.
Wandering Rome is one of the best things to do in Italy © Belenos/Shutterstock
The white city of Lecce in Puglia might be off the tourist track, but it's an exuberant place you should make time for on a tour of Italy. Visiting the Baroque architecture and opulent churches in particular is the best thing to do in Italy.
Taking in Lecce is also the best excuse to explore the entire incredible southeastern region of Puglia. A favourite holiday destination with Italians, Puglia is also one of Rough Guides' most beautiful places in Italy.
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Explore the city of Lecce and make time for the Puglia region too © Mi.Ti./Shutterstock
Sicily is proud of its Ancient Greek roots and has some magnificent ruins to prove it. Pay homage to the history at Siracusa and Taormina theatres, they're glorious monuments in their own right and as an added bonus both still stage Greek dramas. To be really amazed by Sicily's Greek heritage, discover Agrigento, considered to be one of the best archaeological sites outside Greece.
Scruffy Agrigento, sited on a ridge high above the coast, is rarely visited for the town itself. The interest instead focuses on the substantial remains of Pindar’s “most beautiful city of mortals”, a couple of kilometres below. Here, strung out along a ridge facing the sea, is a series of Doric temples – the most captivating of Sicilian Greek remains and a grouping unique outside Greece.
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Sicily has some of the finest Ancient Greek ruins outside of Greece © IgorZh/Shutterstock
When in Italy make a point of drinking in local wine bars known as enoteca. They're authentic and by far the best places to try the country's incredible variety
When I visited Paris last year for the first time, I couldn't wait to eat my way around the city.
Just when you thought the Boston vs. New York City rivalry couldn’t get any more heated, TripAdvisor (SmarterTravel’s parent company) released a controversial study stating that Regina Pizzeria, located in Boston’s Little Italy neighborhood, is the best pizza restaurant in the U.S.
Getting old has few benefits, but the occasional senior travel discount is one of them. Senior travelers can enjoy a wide range of discounts, but both availability and value vary substantially among different travel sectors and in different parts of the globe.
This Black Friday and Cyber Monday, you can find amazing deals on hotels, vacations, group trips, travel gear and more—without leaving your home. We’re scouring the web for the best deals for travelers and will list them all right here.
Denver is one of the fastest growing cities in the US, a one-time "cow town" turned Rocky Mountain powerhouse. At the core sits LoDo, the city’s oldest neighborhood with historic buildings, boutique shopping and some of Denver’s best hotels. Just west of there is LoHi, a leafy Victorian-era neighborhood and foodie’s haven. South and east are the Golden Triangle, Capitol Hill and City Park neighborhoods, home to museums, edgy urban life and big green spaces. And north is RiNo, Denver’s heart of cool, with street art and hipster nightlife.
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If you've got wheels, wanderlust and a spot of time, a road trip in Europe offers the chance to see the continent at a more relaxed pace. From the sunny shores of Portugal to the dungeons of Dracula's castle in Transylvania in Romania, the following itineraries can be easily combined, shortened or altered to suit your wayfaring tastes. Here are 9 of the best road trips in Europe, a clutch of which also feature in our run-down of the best countries for summer in Europe.
Yorkshire, it has been said, is “a country in a county”. The very name brings countless images to mind – wild moors, medieval cities, vast steelworks and more. This diversity is part of the county’s appeal. Here is our pick of the best things to do in Yorkshire.
The Republic of Ireland’s phenomenally popular Wild Atlantic Way takes in a dizzying 2500km coastal route from Cork to Donegal, but not all of us have three weeks to get behind the wheel – and no visitor to Ireland should miss out on the ribboning roads that skirt secluded mountains and the rolling farmland of the lush green hinterland. Rough Guides author Rachel Mills sets out to find six of the best road trips in Ireland that can easily be tackled in a day.
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Spend more than five minutes in New York and you’ll start to understand how much the locals love pizza. There are more pizza joints on a typical block than garbage cans, mailboxes and parking spaces. So as you’d expect, this is one town where pizza genealogy is taken very seriously, and title of best pizza restaurant in New York hotly contended.
Looking for the best pizza in Rome? Naples might be the birthplace of pizza, but Roman pizza is in a league of its own, check out our guide to the best pizzeria in the city for proof. The information in this article is taken from The Rough Guide to Italy your essential guide for visiting Italy.