{"id":22289,"date":"2014-07-02T09:52:55","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T14:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog?p=16289&#038;preview_id=16289"},"modified":"2021-01-15T13:16:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T13:16:06","slug":"20-visited-tourist-attractions-italy-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/museums-art\/20-visited-tourist-attractions-italy-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Most Visited Tourist Attractions in Italy [INFOGRAPHIC]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for popular Italian attractions? Italy is, without any doubt, one of the most desired travel destinations. If I were to ask about reasons to go to\u00a0Italy\u00a0everyone would\u00a0agree on food, picturesque landscapes, fashion and &#8211; of course &#8211; history and art! It&#8217;s mind-blowing that 60% of all the art of the world is concentrated in a country slightly larger than Arizona, in fact, we have\u00a0more masterpieces per square mile than any other country in the world. And, if this weren&#8217;t enough, <a title=\"Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List\" href=\"http:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/statesparties\/IT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a title=\"Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List\" href=\"http:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/statesparties\/IT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">taly also leads the way in\u00a0regard to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites<\/a>, <\/span>with\u00a051, the most of any country on the World Heritage list.<\/p>\n<p>Italy&#8217;s private and public museums and art institutes are about 4,500! Therefore it is no wonder that when it comes to plan a trip to Italy it&#8217;s very difficult to decide were to go and what to see. Select Italy decided to help all those lucky travelers who are going to visit Italy by creating\u00a0<strong>The 20 Most Visited Tourist Attractions in Italy<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>I<\/strong><strong>nfographic<\/strong> &#8211; based on a statistical survey of the\u00a0Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities \u00a0&#8211; to give you data and insights about\u00a0tourists&#8217; most visited spots of the <em>Bel Paese<\/em>. On\u00a0the list you will find\u00a0expected names &#8211; the Colosseum, the Uffizi Gallery and the Accademia &#8211; but there are also\u00a0some Italy&#8217;s hidden gems that are actually not so hidden if you consider the numbers of the annual visitors we report here to you.<\/p>\n<p>Before scrolling down and seeing the ranking, think about which attractions could be in the first three places\u00a0and see if you guessed right! Whether you are headed north or south, you&#8217;ll find among these 20 at least one popular tourist sight\u00a0to book and include in your next trip. Read on and unearth Italy&#8217;s tourists&#8217; choices!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Popular Italian Attractions<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/The-20-Most-tourist-attractions-in-ITALY.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22864 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/The-20-Most-tourist-attractions-in-ITALY.jpg\" alt=\"Popular Italian attractions\" width=\"900\" height=\"6400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/The-20-Most-tourist-attractions-in-ITALY.jpg 900w, https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/The-20-Most-tourist-attractions-in-ITALY-42x300.jpg 42w, https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/The-20-Most-tourist-attractions-in-ITALY-144x1024.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>So, what&#8217;s your take on\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0visited\u00a0t<strong>ourist<\/strong>\u00a0a<strong>ttractions<\/strong> <strong>in<\/strong> <strong>Italy?<\/strong>\u00a0Did you know them all? Share you thoughts with us!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the vast number of tourist attractions in Italy, it\u2019s interesting to see which ones are actually visited the most! 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