Best places: Museums in Italy

👍👍 Came here on a Sunday morning English tour at 9:30am. The guide Matteo was informative on everything balsamic vinegar in the Modena region and specifically the Acetaio Guisti. Amazing to hear now with the 17th generation of the Guisti family still making its vinegar the same from so many years ago....

Byzantine-style domes top this vast Catholic edifice, home to noted artworks & St Antony's relics.

Archaeological area protecting the ruins of Herculaneum, an ancient city destroyed by Vesuvius.

Fairytale villa built in 12th century much used by filmmakers including James Bond and Star Wars.

Castle housing a tourism museum, surrounded by sprawling botanical gardens with mountain views.

The first covered theater anywhere in Europe, built in the 16th century & still hosting productions.

👍👍 Thank you very much for this beautiful exhibition! The way the knowledge about the history of the Nuraghe was conveyed is really special. We had a lot of fun with our guide and an authentic impression of how a life must have been at that time. The fact that we were able to talk to the creator of thi...

😠 Great for Italian speaking people. Not so great if you don't speak Italian and have to rely on the audio guide. The human guide tells A LOT more and for the rest of us it was a lot of waiting around for her to finish. And it was not interesting enough to spend 15 minutes in each room waiting on half...

Ornate, 16th-century art museum featuring works by the dramatic Renaissance artist Tintoretto.

Museum on the work of sculptor Antonio Canova, with plaster casts & scale models of famous pieces.

👍👍 Really excellent tour of the Bourbon Tunnels and the history behind them. We were only able to book this tour with a guide, which is just as well - there is no way we would have know any of the history. Its fascinating how the use has changeover time, but I'm sure the people of Napoli were really gr...

👍👍 This Church Museum of Santa Luciella ai Librai is one of the historic churches of Naples. It is located in the street of the same name, near the church of Saints Philip and James and right behind the church of San Gregorio Armeno. It has been closed to worship since the 1980s but was reopened on 5...

Museum tracing the history of Italian military aviation, with more than 60 aircraft, plus artifacts.

👍👍 Amazing! A magical world, absolutely a must-see place. The Norman Parkinson exhibition, on till the end of the year, is beautiful

👍👍 Worth it. I really recommend it. Good for children and adults. It takes around 1 hour to visit and it is with a guide. You need to book before arriving because it is by small group.

Cemetery known for its funerary sculpture in differing styles, some by famous artists/architects.

Private palace, mostly Baroque but dating to 1300s, with frescoed hall & Old Masters art collection.

Elegant church on a grand piazza, housing chapels filled with noted Renaissance art & sculpture.