Visit Tuscany

Sample one of Italy’s most prestigious reds in its Tuscan hill town, aged at least five years

Drink the Black Rooster wine where it’s made — among vineyards and castles between Florence and Siena

Climb 251 spiralling steps up the world's most famous architectural mistake — tilting since 1173

Greek temples, Arab-Norman cathedrals, baroque towns and Etna — Sicily is a Mediterranean civilisation of its own

Liguria’s pastel coast of fishing villages, pesto and cliff paths — including the five lands of Cinque Terre

Caribbean-clear water, Bronze Age stone towers and a fiercely independent island culture and cuisine

Italy's gastronomic heartland — Parmigiano, prosciutto, balsamic, tortellini and Ferrari, all in one region

The Renaissance in one walkable city: Michelangelo's David, Brunelleschi's dome, and the Uffizi