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Backpacking Italy: 12 best places to visit

The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Italy, ranked and mapped. Tap any place to drop it into a free, day-by-day route built around how you actually travel.

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  1. Rome, Italy1

    Rome

    Lazio

    Ancient ruins and la dolce vita.

  2. Venice, Italy2

    Venice

    Veneto

    Canals and crumbling palazzi.

  3. Florence, Italy3

    Florence

    Tuscany

    Renaissance art capital.

  4. Amalfi Coast, Italy4

    Amalfi Coast

    Campania

    Cliffside pastel villages.

  5. Cinque Terre, Italy5

    Cinque Terre

    Liguria

    Five clifftop fishing towns.

  6. Milan, Italy6

    Milan

    Lombardy

    Fashion, design, duomo.

  7. Lake Como, Italy7

    Lake Como

    Lombardy

    Villas on an alpine lake.

  8. Naples, Italy8

    Naples

    Campania

    Pizza's chaotic birthplace.

  9. Tuscany, Italy9

    Tuscany

    Tuscany

    Rolling vineyards and hill towns.

  10. Pompeii, Italy10

    Pompeii

    Campania

    City frozen by Vesuvius.

  11. Sicily, Italy11

    Sicily

    Sicily

    Volcanoes, ruins, street food.

  12. Dolomites, Italy12

    Dolomites

    Trentino-Alto Adige

    Jagged pink mountain peaks.

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