Italy at a glance
Tap through to the live Land-tour Atlas for every place’s card: how ships or tours use it, who goes and when.
Tour start cityOvernight stopDay highlightClassic route
Tours run year-round · best April–May and September–October
- Jansailing
- Febsailing
- Marsailing
- Aprpeak
- Maypeak
- Junsailing
- Julsailing
- Augsailing
- Seppeak
- Octpeak
- Novsailing
- Decsailing
Most departures run April to October, and spring is priced like the popular season it is. September and October keep full calendars with no Venice day-tripper fee; November to March brings fewer dates and the sharpest fares.
Every Italy place we map
9 land-tour stops, grouped as the itineraries use them. Places with a full Seabound guide link straight to it.
Day highlights 2
Overnight stops 4
Tour start cities 3
The classic routes
The routes the tour companies sell most often here, drawn on the map above.
Rome → Florence → Venice → Assisi → Sorrento → Pompeii → Rome · 11 days
Run by Trafalgar
Rome → Cinque Terre → Venice · 10 to 14 days
Run by G Adventures, Intrepid
Rome → Amalfi Coast → Palermo · 14 days
Sorrento → Florence → Venice · 14 days
Run by Tauck
Tour companies that go here
The number is how many places on this map each one uses.
Italy map questions
How many land-tour stops are on the Italy map?
9: 2 day highlights, 4 overnight stops, 3 tour start cities. Each one opens a card on our interactive map.
When is the Italy season?
Tours run year-round · best April–May and September–October. Most departures run April to October, and spring is priced like the popular season it is. September and October keep full calendars with no Venice day-tripper fee; November to March brings fewer dates and the sharpest fares.
Who runs tours in Italy?
Trafalgar, Cosmos, G Adventures, Intrepid, Rick Steves, Tauck, plus 1 more use places on this map.
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