Best Places to visit in Northern Italy

If you are planning your travel to Italy, don’t choose only the central area surrounding Rome. Italy is much more than the “eternal city”. You can find beautiful places even in the north area of the nation. There are cities, small towns, mountains, lakes and beautiful trekking routes to choose from, especially during summer. Choose a holiday that is out of the ordinary path. And that is not part of the tourist routes that are most popular among tourists.  Let’s find out the best places to visit in northern Italy. This will help you choose where to stop during your wonderful adventure here in Italy.

 

1. Trentino Alto Adige


 

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Trentino Alto Adige This Italian region contains magical and completely unpolluted places to visit.
Here you can spend your time during your holidays, especially with kids and family. But also with friends if you like to hike and trek around wonderful mountains and lakes.
 

Mezzano Town

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The town of Mezzano is located in Trentino Alto Adige. You will love this quaint village I’m sure. Wood is the star here. You will find typical mountain chalets.

Since 2018, the residents of the village have created an open-air museum among the village. They use wood on the facades of their houses. You will find faces, decorations, and flowers made with wood decorating all the village.

The Vallesinella waterfalls in Madonna di Campiglio

Brenta bt Markus Bernet – Wikipedia

If you like to trek and walk this is the right place for you. Here nature is the real protagonist. You will walk along a path that will lead you to the foot of a magical waterfall.

Val Di Non and the path in the rock

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If you are looking for a bit of adventure, stop here in the Val di Non.
You will find an adventurous path carved into the rock.
During your walk, you will find yourself near the village of Sanzeno. The town has a beautiful sanctuary to visit and where to rest for a drink of fresh water before moving.

Village of Valsugana

Valsugana by Ago76 Wikipedia

Here in the Valsugana area, you will find a wonderful village that I define as an open-air museum.
You will find fantastic natural works of art to be admired during your walks perfectly integrated with nature.
The place is known as Arte Sella and you can enter by paying for a ticket which costs around 8 euros.

2. Val d’Aosta 

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During your trip, you cannot miss a tour of the Aosta Valley and its beautiful places in northern Italy.

Bard the smallest village in Val d’Aosta 

Bard by Patafisik – Wikipedia

 
This village is well known as one of the most beautiful in Italy. This magic place is still populated by only 112 people.
Here you will find buildings built between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
They are homes of ancient nobles and some belonging to the last counts of Bard.
The main attraction is the fort of Bard, which you shouldn’t miss!
 

Savoy Castle

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This castle belonged to Queen Margherita of Savoy and was only built at the end of the 19th century.
This castle has a fairytale appearance. Thanks to its five spire towers that make it magical and above all thanks to the nature that surrounds it.
 

The Gran Paradiso National Park

Gran Paradiso by Alberto Peracchio – Wikipedia

This fantastic park was established only in 1922 and today it is the oldest park in Italy.
The park is 70,000 hectares wide and is home to a great variety of plants, animal species and lakes. Is your perfect place if you like to take pictures, trek and relax in the wild.

The Sanctuary of Notre-Dame de Guérison

Guèrison by Alberto Peracchio – Wikipedia

Even here in Italy, we have a magical place called Notre – Dame de Guérison. It has nothing to do with Notre Dame de Paris but is still a special place.
This sanctuary is wonderfully located in the Courmayeur area near the Brenva glacier.
It is the place of pilgrimage for mountaineers. People who were miraculously saved during accidents that occurred while climbing the mountains.
 

3. Lombardia

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In addition to the famous Milan, here you will find places that deserve to be visited.

Gromo

Gromo by Nazasca – Wikipedia

Gromo is a village located in the Seriana Valley. It is a rural village located in the Orbie Alps. Here you will find forklifts, pastures and paths.
During the visit to the village, you will find forges, sixteenth-century frescoes, wooden statues and ancient parchments saved from the flood of 1666.

Livigno

Livigno by Marcin Sulikowski -Wikipedia

If you are a fan of winter sports then you are in the right place. Because here you will find winter sports, international events, shopping and nature. You will find 100-kilometre-long shi trails.
The “pearl of Alta Valtellina” is located between the Engadine and the Stelvio.
and for this reason, it is the right place to visit during the winter.
 

Curiglia Con Monteviasco

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This particular place can be reached on foot or by cable car as it is clinging to the sides of a mountain.
But once upon a time, it could only be reached by following the 1400 steps.
Its historic centre dates back to the 16th and 17th centuries.
Here you will find “il masso di Piero” an enormous stone that was used to pray by the pagans located in the area and after by the Christians. 
 
 

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