TOP DESTINATIONS IN ITALY

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The top tourist destinations in Italy Amalfi, Siena e Firenze.

A survey by TripAdvisor, a web travel community counting over 5 million registered members and 25 million travelers every month provided a complete list of the world's top tourist destinations.

Amalfi, Siena and Florence are regarded as the most popular tourist destinations in Italy, although other five Italian cities also achieved a top ranking, namely: Pompei, Venice, Assisi, Positano, and Rome.

The rankings resulted from the first edition of Travellers’ Choice Destinations Awards 2008, that is a list of the world's best destinations as chosen by millions of travelers.

Milford Sound, a fjord in the south west of New Zealand's South Island, that Rudyard Kipling had previously called it the eighth Wonder of the World, is on top of the list. It is followed by Queenstown, also located in New Zealand, and built around an inlet on Lake Wakatipu. This is also a renowned centre for bungy jumping.


Philipsburg, in the Netherlands Antilles, is ranked third, followed by the beautiful Cuba and Rodi. In the top ten also are Charlotte Amalie and Cruz Bay, in the Virgin Islands, Bridgetown in the nation of Barbados, and Banff, a small Canadian town placed in the midst of a stunning natural reserve. The tenth position went to Lake Tahoe, on the border between California and Nevada, and also known as the "the lake of the sky",

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Also, there's nothing more exhilarating than to visit the place where democracy was born. The Roman Forums, where the Roman senate once held their heated debates discussing everything from large-scale wars to petty squabbles, are also popular tourist attractions. Here, you can find the Forum of Caesar and the Forum of Trajan, and there's also the Palatine Hill and all the other temples dedicated to the various gods and goddesses of the ancient Romans.

The Piazza Campidoglio, or the Capitoline Hill, was the seat of power of the Ancient Romans. And up until today, it still stands as Italy's center of politics. It holds the famous statue of Castor and Pollux and various structures designed by the great Michaelangelo himself like the double staircase and other buildings.
No other civilization in the world could top the Romans in terms of strength and power, and indeed, the Romans practically conquered the world. And for their entertainment, the Romans had the world. They had the Coliseum where the prizes of their conquests, lions and other exotic animals were made to battle with the gladiators. Indeed, if you stand within the walls of this gigantic complex, you can almost feel the spirit of celebration that once rang through the place.
This world renowned fountain is famous for its sheer beauty and size, and it features several sculptures, including one of Neptune coming out from underwater, riding on a sea shell that's drawn by two horses with wings. It's featured in Dan Brown's famous novel, the Da Vinci Code. Also, toss a coin into it while facing away from it and it is said that you will be guaranteed a return to the great city.



The Pantheon is one of the best places that you can visit in Rome. It's teeming with beautiful architecture, beautiful sculptures, and beautiful statues. This magnificent building is also the home of the grave of the famous painter, Raphael.

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