Grand Canal

Teatro La Fenice

Burano

Basilica of St. Mary of Mount Berico

Olympic Theater

Parco Querini

Juliet’s House

Piazza delle Erbe

Scaliger Tombs

Riva del Garda

Cascate del Varone

Desenzano del Garda

Vittoriale degli Italiani

Belvedere Strada della Forra

Monte Pizzocolo

Brescia Castle

Luigi Marzoli Museum of Weapons

Parco archeologico di Brixia romana

Mura Veneziane-Patrimonio UNESCO

Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

Duomo di Milano

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

Navigli

L.O.V.E. - Libertà, Odio, Vendetta, Eternità (Il Dito)

Backdoor 43

Via Abramo Lincoln

The Tree of Ice Creams

Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Villa Reale di Monza

Lecco

Bellagio

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta - Duomo di Como

Villa del Balbianello

'Orrido di Nesso

S. Michele Maggiore Church

Piazza della Vittoria

Teatro Fraschini

Passeggiata Anita Garibaldi

Aquarium of Genoa

Spianata di Castelletto

Piazza San Matteo

MOG Mercato Orientale

Boccadasse

EXCESS VENICE - Boutique Hotel & Private Spa

Palazzetto Pisani Grand Canal

Anda Venice Hostel

Piccola Vela Hotel

RIVIERA CARDUCCI ROOMS

Lake Garda Beach Hostel

Château Monfort

Meliá Milano

Ostello Bello Grande

Bianca Relais

Via Taronico

Ostello Bello Lake Como

Hotel Melià

Hotel De Ville

OStellin Genova - Hostel

Italy, and Europe as a whole, has an incredible rail network meaning you can travel to any main location via the train without too much stress. This is a quick and easy guide to using the trains to get from one coast to the other in Northern Italy, passing Milan, Lake Como, Lake Garda and many more. 

Monza, Province of Monza and Brianza, Italy

Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy

Lake Como, Italy

Lake Garda, Italy

Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy

Genoa, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Italy

Verona, VR, Italy

Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy

Trainhopping Northern Italy

Here are itineraries and recommendations for some of the most sought after places in Italy. From islands to lakes and everything in between, set your sites on the most beautiful locations in Italy. 

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Cortona, Province of Arezzo, Italy

San Gimignano, Province of Siena, Italy

Amalfi, SA, Italy

Sorrento, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy

Campania, Italy

Veneto, Italy

Sanremo, Province of Imperia, Italy

Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy

Molise, Province of Campobasso, Italy

Palermo, PA, Italy

Bologna, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Italy

Montepulciano, Province of Siena, Italy

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