Welcome to Italy: the land of divine art, ancient culture and earthly pleasures

Bright, colorful and never the same, Italy is the country without which modern European civilization would be very different. It seems that almost everything we know and love came from here: paintings, architecture, music, food — to name just a few. The bar was set high in ancient Rome, and it has remained there ever since.

We at Bright Side admire the truly unique Italian scenery — it’s not hard to see how it became the perfect inspiration for the great Renaissance artists as well as brilliant composers.

What else could you do if your vineyards offered stunning views of the Alps, or if the turquoise waters of the Adriatic Sea were splashing at your feet? Whether you like it or not, you simply had to become Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Vivaldi, Puccini. Or at the very least, a decent master chef. And keep making this magnificent land proud.

The Grand Canal in Venice

  

Streets of Serano

 

View of Manarola

A farm in Trentino Alto Adige

  

A sunflower field

  

A poppy field near Castiglione d’Orcia

 

The coast of the Isle of Capri

 

Karst caves in the Natural Regional Park of Gola della Rossa and Frasassi

  

Milan Cathedral

 

Grotta dello Smeraldo

The Carnival of Venice

 

The town of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Province of Benevento, in the Italian region of Campania

 

Tuscan hills

Vineyards

Castle Brunnenburg, North Italy

  

The Appennine Colossus, Villa Demidoff

Fancy a ride?

By the sea

The Highline Festival in Monte Piana

 

Italian pizza

SOURCE: BRIGHTSIDE