ITALY'S SIGHTSEEING BEST:

Best museums:

1. The Vatican Museums in the vatican ( Rome )
2. The Uffizi picture gallery in Florence
3. Villa Borghese in Rome
4. The Academy in Florence
5. The Archeological Museum in Naples
6. Academia in Venice
7. The Capitoline Museums in Rome
8. Brera Museum in Milan
9. Palazzo Massimo in Rome
10. Villa Giulia in Rome
11. Capodimonte Museum in Naples
12. Museo del Duomo in Florence
13. Palazzo Ducale in Siena

Best churches:

1. St Peter's in the Vatican
2. The Duomo in Florence
3. St Mark Church in Venice
4. The Church of St Francis in Assisi
5. The Duomo in Siena
6. The Duomo in Milan
7. The Duomo in Orvieto
8. Santa Croce in Florence
9. St Pauls outside the Walls in Rome
10. St John Lateran in Rome

The best small towns and villages

1. Siena south of Florence
2. Positano south of Naples
3. Pisa north west of Florence
4. Como, north of Milan
5. Orvieto north of Rome
6. Verona, between Venice and Milan
7. San Gimignano, south west of Florence
8. Assisi, east of Peruggia
9. Greve in Chianti south of Florence
10. Ravello on Amalfi coast north of Amalfi
11. Lucca, west of Florence
12. Padue south of Venice
13. Asolo, north of Venice
14. Ravenna, south of Venice

Best scenic views

1. Mediterraneum coastline during Amalfi Coast drive (between Positano and Amalfi)
2. Tuscan vineyards and olive groves along the Chianti road drive between Florence and Greve in Chianti
3. Roofs of Florence from the Duomo
4. Roman panorama from Gianiccolo hill
5. Siena and the country from the top of the Duomo
6. Venice from the Gondola
7. The Alpian peaks during the Alps loop drive
8. The isle of capri and the ocean from the top of Mount Solero
9. Vatican Gardens from St Peter's Dome
10. Como lake from the boat
11. Venice from the Gondola
12. Southern Tuscany from the baloon

Best outdoor activities

1. Walking and biking through Tuscany
2. Tracking in Cinqueterre
3. Ballooning over southern Tuscany
4. Climbing the Vesuvius
5. Snorkeling over the ancient ruins near Naples
6. Visiting a vineyard near Montalcino
7. sailing a boat along Amalfi coast
8. taking a trip to Venetian lagoona

Best destinations for serious shopper

1. Via Montenapoleoni in Milan
2. Between Piazza Signoria and Ponte Vecchio in Florence
3. Between Spanish Steps, Piazza del Popolo and Via del Corso in Rome
4. The factory outlets near Florence
5. Silk shops in Como