Italy travel guide map highlighting regions and major cities in Northern Italy and Tuscany
Map of Northern Italy, Tuscany, and the Italian Riviera.
Key: Green = Regions | Red = Major Cities | Blue = Nature | Yellow = Borders

Planning a trip to Italy? This Italy travel guide helps you plan an independent trip with practical itineraries, self-guided walking tours, day trips, maps, and travel tips. Explore Italy by region, choose an itinerary that fits your time, and then use our detailed destination guides to make the most of each stop.

Plan Your Italy Trip

Not sure where to start? These Italy itineraries make it easier to decide where to go, how many places to visit, and how to organize your time. Start with a regional itinerary if you want a focused trip, or combine several destinations for a broader introduction to Italy.

Italy Itineraries

Our Italy itineraries focus on practical routes that work well for independent travelers. Each guide explains how to organize your days, what destinations to include, and how to connect the different stops along the way.

Italy Day Trips

Day trips are an easy way to see more of Italy without changing hotels. These guides focus on destinations that can be visited from popular Italian cities, with practical information to help you decide where to go and how to organize your day.

Explore Italy by Destination

Italy is made up of distinct regions, each with its own cities, landscapes, food, and travel experiences. Explore the destinations below to find self-guided walking tours, practical sightseeing guides, and other resources for planning your trip.

Tuscany

Tuscany is ideal for travelers who want to combine historic cities, medieval hill towns, beautiful countryside, and Italian food. Use these guides to explore Florence and Siena as well as smaller Tuscan destinations such as Lucca, Pisa, San Gimignano, and Volterra.

Florence

Tuscany Towns & Hilltop Villages

Liguria & the Italian Riviera

The Ligurian coast offers one of Italy’s most scenic travel routes, stretching from the historic port city of Genoa along the Italian Riviera to Portofino, the Cinque Terre, and the Gulf of Poets around Lerici. These guides are designed for travelers who want to explore the coast independently by train, boat, and on foot.

Genoa

Cinque Terre

Italian Riviera Towns & Fishing Villages

Northern Italy

Northern Italy combines elegant cities, medieval towns, alpine landscapes, and some of Italy’s most famous lakes and waterways. Explore destinations such as Milan, Venice, Verona, Padua, Treviso, Ferrara, Sirmione, Aosta, and the Dolomites.

Venice

Milan

Padua

Northern Italy Towns & Villages

Italy Self-Guided Walking Tours

Our self-guided walking tours are designed for travelers who prefer to explore Italy independently. Follow a practical route through each destination and discover the major sights without having to join a group tour.