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The home base of an abundance of world -famous orientation points, from the Roman Colosseum to the tower of Pisa, cities that date from the time of time, and a stunning Mediterranean nature, is Italy in the heads of millions of dreams of one idyllic European outing This summer.
Fortunately for the sun seekers who are there, people like Rome, Milan and Venice are not the only Italian hotspots within reach from the United States in 2025.
As soon as the high season starts, Americans can fly non -stop 4 incredible beach towns In the country not only offers the usual old culture, but also beautiful coastlines, and without stops in larger transithubs:
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A port city along the Adriatic Sea, Bari is everything you would hope that an Italian outing must be, with the ocher -colored old city that is crossed with narrow streets and pepper not-Run -eutenemenBaroque churches and picturesque waterfront.
It has no powerful Roman arenaBut it’s medieval Basilica di San Nicola houses some of the remains of St. Nicholas.
Milan may have lined a shop through Torino, but it has not had a Murat van Bari, a largely pedestrian quarter surrounded by the 19th century buildings.
Bari is also the entrance gate to the wider Puglia: a short half hour drive, there is polignano a mare, A remote beach supported by high cliffsSurrent with whitewashed houses, and if it is golden sand, you look no further than Cala Copacabana.
The most exciting, from 3 June, Americans can fly from New York-Jfk to Bari, thanks to the new non-stop route from airline Neos Air, which will connect America to the southeastern coast of Italy for the first time.
This is a seasonal route that runs until October 5, and one -way flights start from $ 645 Roundttrip, so enjoy it as long as you can!
Naples
‘Southern Capital’ from mainland Italy, Naples, is a vast metropolis that is as chaotic as fascinating, supported by a frightening Vesuvius, and where authenticity staged earths for tourists.
Between the bustling reinforced harbor, the maze -like schedule of streets that is the Spanish neighborhood, and Piazza del Plebiscitoaccompanied by a stately Royal Palace and associated Colonnaded Basilica, There is plenty here to keep you busy for days.
If you are a gourmet, you might have to know that Naples is the birthplace of pizza, and that’s it the Spot to get those perfectly looking sourdough beauties for as cheap as $ 5 (on that comment, Pizzeria E Trattoria Already 22 Does not disappoint).
Last but not least, it is right next to a number of iconic secondary destinations: we think of Pompeii and Herculaneum, two Roman cities that were once swept away by Vesuvius, and a handful of instagraming beach settings up and down along the adjacent Amalfi Coast:
Does Positano and his Parasol-colored dark sand Ring a bell? Or maybe Fiordo di FuroreNestled a secret bay between massive rocks connected by an old curved stone bridge?
Oh, let alone the dreamy island of Capri, bathed by the warm, green -blue -colored Mediterranean Sea and a short one -hour drive from Naples.
Flights to Naples will also come back on 6 May, so it is not necessary to touch in Rome and then on board a train to the south – and this time you have many options.
American Airlines, Deltaand United competing in this network from Atlanta, Chicago, Newark, New York-Jfk and Philadelphia. Round trip -flights start Of just $ 517 On certain dates.
Palermo
The capital of Sicily, the largest island in Italy, and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea in general, is Palermo the perfect introduction to the sun -drenched island.
Just like Naples in character, it has deliberately anarchist, diamond-in-the-rough atmosphereWith the crazy traffic, narrow alleys crammed with merchant shops run by family and burning-hot weather and we are allowed to add, none of the non-chalant, fixed attitude of Northern Italy.
What we try to say is that Palermo has That A lot of soul, whether it is the bustling streets that feed on Piazza Bellini, a square bordered by timeless baroque buildings, or with Kraamiland, street food items that Mercato di BallaroThat gives you the feeling that you are in Latin -America.
In addition, Palermo is a cultural hub of the first order: Imagine a neoclassical Teatro Massimoone of the most monumental in Italy, a 9th-century Palazzo dei NormanniKnown for his bent, colonnaded walkways, and the Byzantine era, Tesselled Capella Palatina.
It gets warm and humid in the summer, but the ocean breeze is always there to cool you down.
On the edge of Palermo, Mondello Beach is one Beautiful strip soft, white sand Hugged by crystal clear water, and let’s not forget Cefalù, a picturesque village a short one -hour drive with endless kilometers from Turquoise Coastline.
Of course, from 21 May, Americans can fly non -stop from Newark (EWR) to Palermo (PMO) every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with United Airlines, starting from $ 1,381 Round trip – – a TAD pricier than most, but no layovers.
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Catania, Sicily
Still in Sicily, but to the east coast, Catania is the second largest belly on the sun -drenched island, after Palermo itself.
Relatively less hectic, it’s all about a large central square, Piazza del Duomo, where there is both a milestone elephant fountain and a graceful Cathedral of Catania, which in its current form carries elements of baroque and Normandic architecture.
Immediately southwest of the square will find visitors La PescheriaA fish market flanked by stalls that sell everything, from grilled octopus to various pastries, to herbs and spices – behind the market, Osteria Antica Marina serves Delicious and affordable seafood As a eatery without French.
To our colleague culture buffs that are there, Castello Ursino is a well -preserved medieval stronghold at 7 minutes from the market, and a short 8 -minute distance, there is a Roman theater that dates from the 2nd century AD.
Serving as a background for all this old world of miracles, there is an impressive mount Etna, an active volcano that can be walked for an amazing view of Catania, and the eastern Sicily Coast, with his Paradijsiac beaches that extend miles in succession.
Speaking of beaches, Catania claims a long stretch as the most important beach, although the real stars of the season are Aci Trezza and Aci Castello, a duo of coast of settlements north of Catania that together form the unspoilt Cyclops Riviera ‘.
From already 22 May 2025, until October 24, 2025, Americans can fly non-stop to Catania (and discover this unusual part of Sicily), with Delta from New York (JFK), from $ 469 one-way.
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