Italy
is a very attractive country for tourist, it is the fifth highest tourist
earner and most visited country in the world! But why do people visit this
country? For its rich art, cuisine, history, fashion and culture, its beautiful
coastline and beaches, its mountains, monuments, etc.
Now
I will sum up some beautiful tourist attractions, so when you visit Italy, you
must see them absolutely!
- Towers of San Gimignano
Also called the medieval
Manhatten. San Gimignano is a village in Tuscany famous for its 14 stone
towers. The towers were built to defend the town against enemy attacks. After
the plague the city was destroyed in
1348 and its power disappeared.
- Manarola (Cinque Terre)
Manarola is one of the oldest towns in Cinque Terre. It exist of five
villages known for their beauty. A part of Cinque Terre its beauty is the absence
of modern development. The villages are
connected by aths, trains and boats and you cannot reach the village from the
outside with a car.
- Leaning Tower of Pisa
The world famous Pisa Tower was built over a period of about 177 years. The Tower of Pisa is
crooked because of a bad foundation. They never did something about it but the
engineers just built higher floors with one side taller than the other as a
compensation for the slope. The tower was finished in the second half of the
14the century. Since 2001, the tower is open for visitors and you can climb its
296 steps!
- Lake Como (Italian Lake District)
A part of the Italian Lake
District is Lake Como. It is a very popular area area for its combination of
fresh air, water, mountains and good weather. The lake has a very special
shape, it looks like an ‘Y’. The two branches on top start in Como, situated in
the south-west, and in Lecco, situated in the south-east. The join together in
Colico, who lies in the north.
- Pompeii
When the volcano Vesuvius erupted on August 24, the
town Pompeii was covered with ash. Since then, the city is left in its state
from that critical day. That’s what makes Pompeii so spectacular and
attractive, so today it is one of the most popular tourist attractions of
Italy, with approximately 2,500,000 visitors every year.
- Colosseum
The Colosseum is the largest and most famous
amphitheater in the Roman world. It was constructed by emperor Vespasian in 72
after Christ and was finished by his son Titus in 80 after Christ. This building
is capable to hold 50,000 spectators, the people could enter the Colosseum
through 80 entrances!
Hope you will enjoy these tourist attrations!
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One of the towns we visited I really liked was Manarola, which is one of the oldest towns in Cinque Terre. The buildings each have a different colour and it's a beautiful view at night, when the lights in the houses burn.
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