Click! The 15 Best Spots to Take

Pictures in Italy

Italy is probably one of the most picturesque countries on earth. These are the 15 best spots to take pictures in this beautiful country.

Rome The Eternal City, with its soft golden light and curvaceous

Baroque architecture, makes shooting a dream.

The massive Coliseum is difficult to capture in its entirety. Head to the nearby Colle Oppio park which puts you about mid-level and provides a great perspective on this iconic sight.

The Coliseum at night

Also known as the Parco Savelli, this spot in the Aventine hill has a view over treetops and terra-cotta roofs towards the dome of Saint Peter’s Basilica. Get a perfect sunset picture of Rome.

View of Rome from Aventine Hill during winter

The neighborhood of Trastevere is one of Rome’s most enchanting. Get up early, when the streets are still quiet and capture ivy-covered buildings and courtyards.

Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome, Italy

Venice Shrouded with soft mist in the fall and winter and clear blue skies in the spring, the city built on water just begs

to be photographed.

Climb to the middle of the wooden Accademia Bridge for a scenic view of the Grand Canal.

Look down to snap the vaporetti ferrying commuters and up for the view towards the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute.

The sestiere of Castello is one of Venice’s quieter parts of town.The street is lined with typical cafes and storefronts.

The colorful fishing village of Burano is a short water bus ride away from Saint Mark’s Square. Each house, and even doors and shutters, are painted with different colors.

A window in one of the colored houses in Burano

Naples and the Amalfi Coast

Every sight is a picture perfect shot, from the dramatic coastline with colorful houses spilling down the cliffs to the sea that turns different colors in a day down to the

lively street life and seaside fortress of a castle all overseen by a pensive volcano.

In Naples, the Castel dell’Ovo sits in a pleasing marina with a terrific view of Mount Vesuvius.

The village of Ravello sits high above the Mediterranean sea and is filled with manicured gardens and elegant villas.

Statues of The Terrace of Infinity in Ravello

In the very center of town is the Villa Rufolo with terraced gardens that are almost always in bloom and one of the most recognized views of the Amalfi Coast.

On the glamorous white-washed island of Capri, go early in the morning to the tranquil Augustus gardens for views of the Faraglioni rocks rising from the sea.

The picturesque island of Capri

The pastel colors of Positano are best snapped from a boat just off the shore of the grande spiagga.

Beautiful Positano

Florence and Tuscany

With red topped church domes, striking black and white mosaics, sculpture-filled piazzas and the Arno river is

dotted with entrancing bridges, the city of Florence is a Renaissance jewel.

The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is Florence’s most recognizable site.

Climb the many steps of Giotto’s Campanile bell tower for a birds eye view over Filippo Brunelleschi’s dome.

Filippo Brunelleschi’s dome

On the Oltrarno side of town is the Piazzale Michelangelo which affords a panoramic view over the entire city of Florence.

Florence at night from Piazzale Michelangelo

After dark go to one of the many bridges, the most famous being the Ponte Vecchio, crossing the river Arno and catch the streetlights reflected in the inky water.

The Val d'Orcia region of Tuscany has everything for your postcard perfect vacation shots. You will discover fields of sunflowers, rows of cypress tree and castles on hilltops.

The small Tuscan town of San Gimignano has 14 towers still standing from the Middle Ages which create a stunning skyline.

One of the streets in the medieval town of San Gimignano

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