It is difficult – if not impossible – to limit a list of things to do in Italy to 100, and even more difficult to put them in order of descending significance or entertainment value: home to Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Etruscans, Greeks and Romans, with islands as diverse as dour Sicily and African-influenced Pantelleria and cultures as far apart as Renaissance Venice and the prehistoric Trulli in Alberobello, Italy is a vibrant and colorful hotch-potch, a land of stark and passionately defended contrasts.

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6. Climb Mt. Vesuvius (Naples)

Around 9 kilometres east of Naples towers the famous A Mount Vesuvius (1,281 m high), which erupted in 79 AD burying the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Vesuvius is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last century: the last eruption was in 1944. The area surrounding the volcano was designated a national park in 1995, however the summit is available to visitors. Road access stops at 200 metres from the summit, after which access is on foot only.

Mount Vesuvius (“Il Monte Vesuvio”) is 24.5 kilometres from Naples railway station (Stazione di Napoli Centrali) and can be reached in 45 minutes by road.

7. Leaning tower of Pisa

Famous worldwide for its lopsided appearance (caused by a foundation of only 3 metres in unstable subsoil), the

The Solfatara in Pozzuoli, near Naples, is a series of shallow craters created by a now dormant volcano which still emit sulfurous fumes and jets of steam. The healing properties of its vapors were well recognized by the Romans 4000 years ago; quite apart from that, it is a fascinating and scary glimpse into the internal workings of our planet.

Pozzuoli is best accessed by train from Naples (around 10 minutes). The underground line 2 then takes you directly to “Pozzuoli-Solfatara”, an 800m walk from the Solfatara.

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