The Italy Travel Guide: 221 Best Things to Do (Printable + iPad)

Planning a trip to Italy is exciting, and surprisingly overwhelming.

Rome could fill a week. Then there's Florence, Venice, Tuscany's hill towns, the Amalfi Coast, Sicily, the Dolomites and a food culture deep enough to plan a whole trip around. Most trips can't cover it all, and it's hard to tell what's genuinely worth your days from what's just on every list.

This 48-page printable travel guide gathers the 221 best things to do in Italy, organized by region.

Every entry has a short note on why it's worth it, plus a "Plan it" line with practical detail: booking rules, typical prices, hours, best timing and how much time to allow.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• 221 places, foods and experiences across 20 regions and themes
• A "Plan it" tip on every entry (tickets, timing, access rules)
• A one-page "Before You Go: Italy in 2027" checklist: entry rules, trains, booking ahead, money and manners
• A planning intro for each region: how many days it deserves and where to base yourself
• A progress page to track each region and the whole country
• Two editions: a printable PDF, and a 53-page tablet edition for GoodNotes, Notability and other iPad note apps, with a tappable contents page to jump between regions

EXPLORE ITALY BY REGION

Rome and the Vatican: the Colosseum, Forum, Pantheon, St. Peter's, the Sistine Chapel, Trastevere, Tivoli

Florence and Tuscany: the Uffizi, the Duomo dome, Siena, San Gimignano, Val d'Orcia, Chianti

Venice and the Veneto: St. Mark's, the Grand Canal, Murano and Burano, Verona, Vicenza's Palladian villas, Lake Garda

Milan, Lombardy, Piedmont and the Riviera: the Last Supper, Lake Como, Turin, Barolo, Cinque Terre, Portofino

Emilia-Romagna and Umbria: Bologna, Parma, Ravenna, Assisi, Orvieto, Spoleto

Naples, Amalfi and Capri: Pompeii, Vesuvius, Positano, the Path of the Gods, the Blue Grotto

Puglia and Matera: Alberobello's trulli, Lecce, Polignano a Mare, the Sassi

Sicily and Sardinia: the Valley of the Temples, Etna, Taormina, Monreale, Costa Smeralda, Su Nuraxi

The Dolomites and the North: Tre Cime, Alpe di Siusi, Lago di Braies, Bolzano and Otzi

PLUS THEMED SECTIONS

Italian Food and Drink (24 dishes and drinks, from Neapolitan pizza to pesto and burrata), Festivals and Seasonal Events (9, including the Calcio Storico and the Battle of the Oranges), and Unique and Offbeat Experiences (5, including Civita di Bagnoregio and the Saturnia hot springs).

PERFECT FOR

• First-time Italy travelers
• Food and wine lovers
• History and art fans
• Couples and honeymooners
• Families planning a big trip
• Anyone deciding between Rome, Tuscany, the coast and the islands
• Bucket-list keepers who like to tick things off

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

You'll receive 2 PDFs. No physical item will be shipped.

• Print edition (48 pages): print at home on US Letter or A4
• Tablet edition (53 pages): open in GoodNotes, Notability or any PDF app on your iPad and tick items off with your pencil; tap any region on the contents page to jump to it

PLEASE NOTE

Opening hours, prices, booking rules and festival dates change. Prices are approximate and subject to change; please verify time-sensitive details on official sites before you travel. This is a guide to what's worth doing, not a day-by-day itinerary. The cover photo is illustrative. Researched and written with the help of AI tools.

Made by Global Trip Insight. For personal use only.