Forget guidebooks, follow your senses! Check out my favorite places; vibrant markets, charming piazzas, and delicious food in central Italy. This isn't a list, it's a passport to Italy's hidden gems, waiting to be savored.
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Food
The wine and cheese board was amazing! We didn't try any other food but when in Parma, you have to eat cheese!
Tiffany Wine Bar
We stumbled upon this Michelin star restaurant on accident but it was so good! The prices weren't too expensive either so we were able to enjoy try multiple things. Highly recommend!
Il Pozzo – Reggio Emilia - a MICHELIN Restaurant
This gelato was so delicious!
VENCHI CIOCCOLATO E GELATO, ROMA PANTHEON ...
Absolutely delicious pasta, pizza, and wine! Close to the Duomo but not a tourist spot!
Gusto Leo
Enzo's was literally one of my favorite places we ate in Italy. It's not a typical tourist spot and the food is amazing!
Ristorante Re Enzo
Places
If you don't want to sit down inside but want a glass of wine, check out wine windows!
OSTERIA BELLE DONNE-Wine Window
Beautiful Piazza and at Christmastime, it has the most beautiful holiday market
Piazza di Santa Croce
So beautiful and so many adorable cobblestone streets to get lost on. Highly recommend checking out the Duomo and then wandering down a random street and finding the best restaurants.
The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
This was the sweetest bookstore! They have games, books, and a few toys. Perfect place to buy a fun souvenir for a child…it will be in Italian!
Libri e Formiche | Parma
This Piazza has so many shops and beautiful architecture that you could spend days wandering around and still not see it all!
Piazza dei Teatri
Such a beautiful place and so many open air shops as you wander the cobblestone streets. I highly recommend the Christmas market if you go during the holidays.
Piazza Minghetti
This is probably the most beautiful place I've ever been. If you travel to Milan, you have to visit this cathedral!
