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.

Let’s continue the count…

79. Dozza (Bologna)

40 km southeast of Bologna lies the picturesque and ancient town of Dozza. Largely known for its magnificent fortress – now a museum housing many Renaissance works of art – and its painted house facades, Dozza has also been known since ancient times for its high quality wines. Every two years, the event of the Painted Wall takes place, in which house fronts are painted by internationally and nationally known artists.

An idyllic and unusual day trip when staying in Bologna, Dozza is accessible from Bologna in under an hour by car, or around two hours by train or bus.

80. Campo del Ghetto (Venice)

The word “Ghetto” has its origins in Venice: the first ghetto was established in Venice in 1516, when the Jews were compelled to live in a very small part of Venice – 105 metres long and 93 wide – close to the cannon foundries. This ghetto existed until it was dissolved by Napoleon in 1797. Most of the Jews still living in the ghetto were deported and murdered from 1943 onwards; today the area on the Isole di Cannaregio houses a number of Jewish museums and synagogues, though of the roughly 500 Jews living in Venice only a small proportion still live there.

Of great historical interest and significance, the Campo del Ghetto Nuovo”is only 9 minutes walk from Venice`s Santa Lucia railway station (cross at Ponte delle Guglie).

81. San Lorenzo Cathedral (Genoa)

This imposing part Romanesque, part Gothic cathedral was built between the twelfth and the fourteenth centuries, with some later additions (notably the bell tower), giving it a striking mix of styles. Flanked by two imposing stone lions, and with its unique striped exterior, this beautiful cathedral is even more impressive inside. Frescoes by a number of Renaissance artists adorn the walls and the cathedral houses some very fine statues as well as the Museum of the Treasury in its basement.

The San Lorenzo cathedral stands on the Piazza San Lorenzo, accessible by metro from the Principe railway station in 11 minutes, or in 20 minutes on foot.

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