Italy unusual places to visit

Italy is a popular destination for city breaks, with many iconic and historical cities to choose from.

Italy, a country renowned for its stunning architecture, rich history, and vibrant culture, also harbours a darker side filled with chilling tales and ghostly encounters. From abandoned houses to former hospitals, the Italian landscape is dotted with locations steeped in mystery and legend.

If Rome is the largest Italian municipality in terms of surface area, measuring around 1287 km2, to find the smallest town in Italy, we have to travel south to the Amalfi Coast. Italy's smallest town is Atrani, and measures just 0.1206 km2.

Italy is home to the world's smallest house, called La casa del Dispetto (The House of Spite), a fascinating construction that is only a few metres in size. What most people are not aware of is that this building was erected by its owner as an insult to his neighbour.

Sanremo, also known as San Remo, is a well-known city on the Italian Riviera, famous for its beautiful coastline, mild climate, and cultural events such as the Sanremo Music Festival. However, there are many other reasons why Sanremo is famous that you may not know about.

Is February a good time to visit Italy? Absolutely! February presents the perfect opportunity to indulge in a brief getaway, and what better destination than Italy? Following the Christmas holidays, prices tend to be more affordable, and resorts are less crowded.

Italy is a country with very varied landscapes: from the crystal-clear sea of southern Italy to the imposing Dolomites. Travelling to the northern extremes of the country, today we're taking a trip to the northernmost village in Italy.

Molise, with its capital Campobasso, is a region located in southern Italy and holds the record of being among the smallest and cheapest places to live in Italy.

In the heart of Monferrato in Piedmont, Lilelo (Little Leisure Lodges) offers a unique eco-glamping experience that will allow guests to be immersed in nature.

In the annual CNN ranking "Where to travel 2022: the best destinations to visit in 2022" there is an unexpected Italian destination.

Vernazza is an absolute jewel of a village on the northwestern coast of Italy, in the region of Liguria, and without a doubt, one of the most picturesque destinations on the Italian peninsula, which is saying something!

One of the biggest news stories of the last year, at least in property news, was the eruption of the volcano in the Spanish Canary Islands that caused hundreds of thousands of euros worth of damage with its lava flow.

Cefalù's artistic and cultural heritage makes it one of Italy's many international tourist destinations. In the town's historic centre, the architecture tells mythological stories and the precious multicoloured mosaics create plays of light.

Italy is a country full of unique and interesting places to visit, with heritage stretching from pre-Roman times, through all of history to the modern day, ther was always something interesting going on.

The tenth edition of "I Luoghi del Cuore" (Places of the Heart) launched by the Italian Environmental Fund (FAI) is underway. The organisation supports and promotes conservation and promotion projects in art and nature in Italy.

If you are looking for a place to get away from the world, this ancient monastery in Italy might be the ideal spot: a spiritual retreat combined with nature, history and luxury. This is Eremito, an ancient monastery located in Umbria (in the Italian province of Terni), surrounded by an idyllic natu

Civita di Bagnoregio is an ancient, medieval town with a terrible fate – it’s slowly dropping off the edge of a cliff as the rock erodes. Once a thriving village, there is now no way for the Italian authorities to protect it from its sad decline.

Turin is a beautiful Italian city with famous landmarks like the Palazzo Reale and the Mole Antonelliana, but if you’re looking for unusual or alternative things to do in Turin, try the Fiat Lingotto Factory. This car factory has now closed down but it was where they made Fiat cars from 1923-1982.

We all know about the ruins of Pompeii, the town in Italy which was buried under lava by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, but you’ve probably never heard of its sister, Herculaneum.

In fair Verona, where we lay our scene… there’s a very famous building that has become something of a tourist point of interest in Italy.

If you’re looking for obscure or quirky places to go in Italy, you’ve come to the right place. The Catacombe dei Cappuccini are a complex of tunnels and shrines in Palermo, Sicily that are decorated entirely with mummified corpses.