What are the 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy?
If you are looking for a place where you can breathe history, you cannot miss Italy, Italian cities are rich in monuments, churches, castles, museums, historic houses, fountains, libraries, archaeological sites, in short, the cities of Italian art preserve a historical, artistic and architectural heritage that tells centuries of history. Today we will know the 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy. Are you ready? Here at Your Travel to Italy with Ana Patricia you make the trip of your dreams!!! ALSO: see our “Accommodation in Italy – Tips for your holidays!”
Introduction
To know all this heritage it would take months and months, but we know that this is not possible, so I want to present you the list with the 20 most visited tourist attractions in Italy and precisely, for that reason, these tourist attractions cannot be out of your itinerary , ok?
It would probably be complicated to see these 20 monuments on a first trip, but I am sure that the first 10 attractions you can easily put on your itinerary! And, next time, you can visit the remaining 10. The following list was made by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism and presents the ranking of the most visited museums and monuments in Italy in 2013, but, trust me: this list is a classic! Also read our other post “What are the 10 tourist attractions that you need to see in Italy?”
Ps: Vatican is not in that list because it is not considered part of Italy.
1) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy – COLISEUM, ROMAN AND PALATIN FORUM
Archaeological circuit of Coliseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. Number of visitors: 5,625,219. Location: Rome – Lazio.
2) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy – NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CASTEL SANT´ANGELO
National Museum Castel Sant’Angelo. Number of visitors: 918,591. Location: Rome – Lazio.
3) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? BORGHESE GALLERY
Borghese Gallery and Museum. Number of visitors: 498,477. Location: Rome – Lazio.
4) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? VILLA D´ESTE
Villa d’Este. Number of visitors: 399,577. Location: Tivoli, Rome Area – Lazio.
5) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? ANTICA OSTIA
The Excavations and Museum of Ostia Antica. Number of visitors: 286,056. Location: Ostia, Rome Area – Lazio.
6) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? LEONARDO DA VINCI’S LAST SUPPER
Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. Number of visitors: 410,157. Location: Milan – Lombardy.
7) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? PINACOTECA DI BRERA (Brera Art Gallery)
Pinacoteca di Brera (Brera Art Gallery). Number of visitors: 249,579. Location: Milan – Lombardy.
8) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? GALLERIA DEGLI UFFIZI (Uffizi Gallery) AND CORRIDOIO VASARIANO (Vasari Corridor)
Uffizi Gallery and Vasari Corridor. Number of visitors: 1,875,785. Location: Florence – Tuscany.
9) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? ACADEMY GALLERY
Academy Gallery. Number of visitors: 1,257,261. Location: Florence – Tuscany.
10) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? MUSEUM CIRCUIT
Museum Circuit: Museo degli Argenti (Silver Museum), Museo delle Porcellane (Porcelain Museum), Giardino di Boboli (Boboli Gardens), Galleria del Costume (Costume Gallery) and Giardino Bardini (Bardini Gardens). Number of visitors: 710,523. Location: Florence – Tuscany.
11) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? PITTI PALACE
Pitti Palace. Number of visitors: 386,993. Location: Florence – Tuscany.
12) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? CAPPELLE MEDICEE.
Cappelle Medicee. Number of visitors: 300,894. Location: Florence – Tuscany.
13) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF VENICE
Archaeological Museum of Venice. Number of visitors: 265,034. Location: Venice, Veneto.
14) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? ROYAL PALACE OF TURIN
Royal Palace of Turin. Number of visitors: 598,548. Location: Turin – Piedmont.
15) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? MUSEUM OF EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES
Museum of Egyptian Antiquities. Number of visitors: 540,297. Location: Turin – Piedmont.
16) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? POMPEII ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Pompeii Archaeological Site. Number of visitors: 2,457,051. Location: Pompeii, Naples Area – Campania.
17) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? HERCULANO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Herculaneum Archaeological Site. Number of visitors: 327,054. Location: Herculano, Naples Area – Campania.
18) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
National Archaeological Museum. Number of visitors: 308,387. Location: Naples – Campania.
19) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? REGGIA DI CASERTA (ROYAL PALACE OF CASERTA)
Reggia di Caserta (Royal Palace of Caserta). Number of visitors: 439,813. Location: Caserta – Campania.
20) The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? BLUE GROTTO
Blue Grotto. Number of visitors: 279,476. Location: Capri – Campania.
Conclusion
The 20 most visited tourist monuments in Italy? Here they are! I already wrote a post about almost all of these monuments, but slowly I will be talking about the other monuments that I haven’t had time to write yet, so follow me if you don’t want to miss anything!
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