Explore Italy! Get inspired with Rick Steves’ recommended places to go and things to do, with tips, photos, videos, and travel information on Italy.

To help you get started, I've listed my top picks for where to go in Italy, and my plan for your best three-week trip. (This list excludes Sicily; see my separate recommended Sicily itinerary.)

Rick Steves Italy tours provide the best value for your trip to Europe. Our stress-free Italy vacations package together small groups, great guides, central hotels, all sightseeing — and memories to last …

Rick Steves Italy, the complete guide, offers more coverage of more destinations in a mostly black-and-white format. The shorter Rick Steves Best of Italy guidebook focuses on Italy's top destinations and …

In this travel talk, Rick Steves describes Italy's top stops — the Cinque Terre, Milan, Venice, Florence, Tuscan and Umbrian hill towns, Rome, Naples, and more — and explains practical travel skills …

Experience the Heart of Italy on a Rick Steves tour! In 9 days, you'll tour Florence, Rome, Lucca, Volterra, and the Cinque Terre. Join us!

Enjoy Italy on vacation for 17 days on a Rick Steves tour! This tour package includes Rome, Florence, Venice, Pisa, the Cinque Terre, Lake Como and more.

The Rick Steves Best of Italy tour is exactly that — the very best. Starting in timeless Venice, this tour treats you to Italy's must-see destinations: beautiful Lake Como, Renaissance...

Explore Rome! Get inspired with Rick Steves’ recommended places to go and things to do, with tips, photos, videos, and travel information on Rome.

Get the most out of every day and dollar with Rick Steves Italy guidebooks, Snapshot guides and Pocket travel guides