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I talk a lot about Italy on this blog, but that’s for a very good reason…I absolutely love the country! Travelling to Italy with my wife for our honeymoon in 2010 is one of the greatest trips I have been on. We both fell in love with the country almost instantly. For a month, we explored the country’s history, culture and natural landscapes. From the ancient ruins of Rome and Pompeii, to the medieval towns of Tuscany, the picturesque seaside villages of the Cinque Terre and Amalfi Coast and the canals of Venice, we just didn’t want to leave!

If you’ve never been to this beautiful Mediterranean country before, I guarantee that after you see these 34 photos, you will want to pack your bags and travel to Italy.

Ruins in the ancient Roman Forum in Rome, Italy

Ruins in the ancient Roman Forum, Rome

Piazza della Cisterna in San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy

Piazza della Cisterna in San Gimignano, Tuscany

Vernazza Harbour in Cinque Terre, Italy

The harbour in Vernazza, Cinque Terre

Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, Italy

Santa Maria della Salute, Venice

Bruschetta with tomato in Sorrento, Italy

Bruschetta with tomatoes in Sorrento

Ruins in Pompeii, Italy

Roman ruins in Pompeii

Piazza del Campo in Siena, Italy

Piazza del Campo from above in Siena, Tuscany

San Giovanni Battista Church in Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, Italy

San Giovanni Battista Church in Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre

The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy

The Grand Canal, Venice

Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy

Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi), Rome

Ristorante on the lovers walk, Cinque Terre, Italy

A Ristorante on the “Lover’s Walk” between Riomaggiore and Manarola, Cinque Terre

Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy

Piazza San Marco, Venice

Baptistery of St John in Pisa, Italy

The Baptistery of St John, Pisa

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy

The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan

Rooftop view in Greve in Chianti, Italy

Rooftop view in Greve in Chianti, Tuscany

Wooden door in Palazzo Comunale in San Gimignano, Italy

Wooden door in Palazzo Comunale, San Gimignano

Harbour in Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, Italy

The Harbour in Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre

View across Siena, Tuscany, Italy

View across Siena to the surrounding countryside in Tuscany

Ancient pottery in Pompeii, Italy

Ancient pottery in Pompeii

The Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy

The Rialto Bridge, Venice

Piazza in Corniglia in Cinque Terre, Italy

Piazza in Corniglia, Cinque Terre

The Colosseum in Rome, Italy

The Colosseum, Rome

Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy

Ponte Vecchio over the River Arno, Florence

Marina Grande in Sorrento, Italy

Marina Grande, Sorrento

Church of San Salvatore in Castellina in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy

Church of San Salvatore in Castellina in Chianti, Tuscany

Main street in Manarola, Cinque Terre, Italy

The main street in Manarola, Cinque Terre

Stained glass window in Museo della Opera in Siena, Italy

Stained glass window in the Museo della Opera, Siena

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

View of Vernazza from above in Cinque Terre, Italy

View of Vernazza from above, Cinque Terre

Country view from San Gimignano in Tuscany, Italy

Country view from San Gimignano, Tuscany

Staircase in the Doge's Palace in Venice, Italy

Staircase in the Doge’s Palace, Venice

Fountain of the four rivers, obelisk and church in Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy

Fountain of the Four Rivers in front of Sant’Agnese in Agone Church in Piazza Navona, Rome

Rooftop view in Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, Italy

Rooftop view in Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre

A gondola in a canal in Venice, Italy

A typical canal scene in Venice