Although Rome, Florence and Venice are better known locations to view Italian art, there are stunning collections in Assisi, Cremona, Genoa, Mantua, Padua, Palermo, Parma, Pisa, Siena, Taormina, Tivoli, Turin, Verona and Vicenza.

Visitors to Venice are stunned by the variety of Gothic and Renaissance buildings. You do not have to ride a gondola - any public vaporetto (motorboat) sailing between Venice rail stations and Piazza San Marco will provide a heart-stopping view.