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5 UNDISCOVERED PLACES OF ITALY

Italy, famously known for ancient culture, close-knit families, mesmerizing coastlines,high cliffs and delicious food is a place yet to be discovered.

THE CINQUE TERRE

Cinque Terre is a collection of five fishing communities on the coast of Italy which isits most iconic highlight. The five villages are no longer the isolated hamlets theyonce were, but there’s still a feeling of remote authenticity, with few roads, perfectlypreserved architecture and a network of stunning coastal and mountain trails.

As it is tucked away in a mountainous kink of Italy, transportation is best way to getthere is by train. There are train lines which connect the five fishing villages directlywith major cities like Genoa, Pisa and Rome.

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AMALFI COAST

The most beautiful and awe-inspiring sights of the turquoise waters and the high cliffsof the Italian Coast are of the Amalfi Coast. This extremely popular coast is thedestination to be for having the best experience of the sea life.

Sorrento, a grand dame of local tourist towns, Sorrento sits pretty on a cliff gazingout at Vesuvius, and there’s a charming fishing village down below. Positano, of allthe tumbling coastal towns in Italy has to be the most beautiful, with its surreallysteep geography and colourful houses. Capri, the whitewashed core of Capri town islovely, with a path leading through terraced countryside to a Roman villa.

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VERONA

Verona is a splendid ancient corner of the Veneto region, nestling between the riverAdige and Lake Garda. Made famous by Shakespeare with setting three of his plays,the most popular one being Romeo and Juliet have been set in this beautiful andpicturesque town of Italy.

NAPLES: PIZZA’S BIRTHPLACE

The pizza we’re all familiar with — the kind with tomato sauce, cheese, and toppings— did originate in Italy. Specifically, baker Raffaele Esposito from Naples is oftengiven credit for creating the first such pizza pie. Historians note, however, that flatbreads with a variety of toppings had been sold by street vendors and eaten by thepoor workers of Naples for many years.

LAKE COMO

In the shadow of the snow-covered Rhaetian Alps, Lago di Como (also known asLago Lario) is the most spectacular of the lakes. Shaped like an upside-down letter Y,measuring 120km all up, its squiggly shoreline is scattered with villages, includingexquisite Bellagio, in the centre of the inverted V on the lake’s southern shore.schedules.

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