Italy pictures. This gallery of Italian towns showcases some of the most attractive sites in Italy, trying to catch the scenes, colors and atmospheres. The following Italian places can be seen in these pictures:

• Venice (often called the Queen of the Adriatic) is an unbelievable mix of land and water, strait alleys and wide canals, bridges and islands, fish markets and palaces, oozing an atmosphere comparable to no other place.
  
• Rome, the Eternal City mixes the modern with the ancient in an interesting way, and has some of Italy's most well-known monuments, including the Colosseum and St. Peter's Cathedral in the Vatican City.
  
• Florence is a strange place of medieval houses, bridges, temples and palaces, unfortunately losing much of its charm when flocked by thousands of visitors and tons of leather salesmen in the summer.
  
• Bari is a virtually unknown little port in Southern Italy, with quaint houses and a welcoming atmosphere.
  
• Pompeii is the ancient town at the foot of the volcano Vesuvius that had been buried by lava in 79AD and was preserved for many centuries in very good condition, until this day (its excavation began in the 18th century).