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Top 50 Night Attractions in Italy [2025]
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Colosseum
4.6
/5
3966 reviews
10
From CNY 176.00
Based on 150,852 reviews
Colosseo | 6.5 km from downtown
Phone +390639967700
Address: Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Experience the Colosseum's epic battles
Explore the Colosseo's Underground Labyrinth
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Getting tickets on your own, even through the official Colosseum website, can be quite a battle, so we opted to buy from a third-party provider instead. The price was definitely on the higher side, but considering how difficult it is to secure tickets independently, it felt justified.We arrived one hour early to make sure there were no issues with entry at the scheduled time. The ticket confirmation only comes through 24 hours before your visit, which can be a bit nerve-wracking. However, based on my experience, once you've successfully made the purchase, you're essentially guaranteed entry.The Colosseum itself is absolutely worth visiting. Standing inside such a historic monument is surreal, and the atmosphere is unforgettable. So even with the added cost from a third-party seller, the experience makes it all worthwhile.
The Colosseum is now a historical site. Originally intended for visitors to watch animals fight, it later evolved into a brutal human fight for various reasons. After all, it's still considered a famous attraction here, so some of its details are worth seeing!
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Piazza del Duomo
4.7
/5
422 reviews
10
Based on 13,933 reviews
Milan City Centre | >100 km from downtown
Phone +3902361691
Address: P.za del Duomo, 20122 Milano MI, Italy
Recommended sightseeing time: 1 hour
No.4 of Best Things to Do in Italy
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Milan Cathedral Square is the heart of the city. The Gothic cathedral is spectacular and the details are as exquisite as works of art! The surrounding area is very lively and suitable for taking photos and checking in, but it is a bit crowded with many tourists. The pigeons are not afraid of people, which adds a bit of fun. It is very convenient to go directly to the subway, but be careful of hawkers. The overall atmosphere is great, free and open, a must-see when you come to Milan!
Beautiful square in stretching from the Duomo to the shopping streets. On a beautiful day it will be packed and have 2-3 wedding couples trying to create epic wedding photos. A little too crowded and beware of pick-pockets.
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Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
4.7
/5
1564 reviews
10
Based on 29,256 reviews
Duomo | >100 km from downtown
Phone +390552302885
Address: Piazza del Duomo, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
Recommended sightseeing time: 3-4 hours
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Climb the dome for panoramic views of Florence
Climb 463 steps to the top for a panoramic view of Florence
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The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore is truly magnificent. Admission is free, allowing you to experience the grandeur of its interior without having to pay. Tickets can be purchased through the side entrance, bypassing the main entrance line, and include access to the bell tower. However, if you're looking for a panoramic view of Florence from above, you can choose between the dome or Giotto's bell tower, or both. The dome offers a close-up view of the frescoes and panoramic views of the city. The bell tower also offers a fantastic view, allowing you to capture the dome in full photographic space. Both steps are quite demanding, as they are quite long and challenging.
The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore is a magnificent ancient building that attracts tourists from all over the world every day. Through the building, everyone wants to know its story and history. It has stood here for hundreds of years. To this day, people still don’t know how the dome was built. It is still a great project that cannot be replicated. It is worth visiting. You can only feel the shock when you see it with your own eyes!
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Pantheon
4.6
/5
1332 reviews
10
From CNY 243.00
Based on 80,350 reviews
Pantheon | 8.1 km from downtown
Phone +390668300230
Address: Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Recommended sightseeing time: 1 hour
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Highlights:
Giant dome skylight casts natural light and shadows
Admire Michelangelo's acclaimed designs
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Everyone has to visit the Pantheon in their lifetime. I am in shock that something so magnificent could be built in 126 AD and remain is such remarkable condition. The exterior is incredibly imposing with grand columns holding up the structure. The interior consists of a single perfectly symmetrical circular space with an enormous dome. There are beautiful columns, sculptures, and paintings everywhere. It was originally a Pagan temple and symbol of Rome’s power, but became a church that is in use to this day. There is a huge high alter near the front, built in the early 18th century. All the pagan statues and artwork were removed and replaced with ones honoring to Christianity. Everything in this building is perfectly symmetrical with three sets of columns on each side flanked with artwork in the middle. Every bit of architecture from the floor to the ceiling is so intricate. The marble floor is from three different countries. The red is from Egypt, the white is from Asia Minor.
Very unique experience. Trip online tickets are paid off, providing a very smooth entrance without queuing. The Pantheon itself is an astonishing place.
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Castel Sant'Angelo
4.6
/5
494 reviews
9.2
From CNY 127.00
Based on 14,735 reviews
Rome City Centre | 9.1 km from downtown
Phone +39066819111
Address: Lungotevere Castello, 50, 00193 Roma RM, Italy
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Featured in 2025 Europe 50 – Night Attractions
Highlights:
Stunning bridge & castle nightscape
Stunning night views by river
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As soon as I approached the scenic spot, I was attracted by the angel sculptures on both sides of the bridge. When entering Castel Sant'Angelo, you must go to the top to have a look, where you can overlook many ancient monuments on the other side of the river, including a corner of the Colosseum. In addition, the sandwiches at the Central Cafe are good and cheap, but you have to sit there to eat. If the sun is strong, it will be too hot and there is basically no shade.
## Amber of Time and Space: The Prismatic Light of Castel Sant'Angelo
When the waves of the Tiber River lift up the round fortress with a bronze angel on its head, you have stepped into the most bizarre time capsule in Rome - here are the remains of emperors, the sighs of prisoners, the power of the pope and the madness of artists. Don't be fooled by the fairy-tale appearance, every tuff of the castle is soaked with the blood of historical paradoxes.
**Whisper of the Dead in the Secret Passage** (Must-see!)
Enter the underground palace of the original site of Hadrian's Mausoleum, and the mobile phone flashlight illuminates the brick vault in 139 AD. Suddenly touched the wall: a six-pointed star is stacked next to the cross, and there is a line below "1527.5.6" - when the Medici Pope was besieged, the Jewish doctor prayed at this moment. When the cold wind blows over the back of the neck, the smell of wax and rotten wood floats in the darkness, which is the residual fragrance of the refugees burning furniture for warmth. Climb to the top floor and look back from the pedestal of the angel statue. The secret passage is like a giant snake drilling into the Vatican wall. The footsteps of Clement VII who fled along this bloody road are still echoing on the stone wall.
**The light and shadow epic of the spiral ramp** (shocking details)
Spinning up the slope where the coffin was transported in ancient times, a small window suddenly cracked in the stone wall: at 12 noon, the sun pierced in like a golden spear, casting a complete triumphal arch of light on the wall! Looking closely at the edge of the light spot, the dents made by the iron chains of medieval prisoners are embedded with a few glass beads from the Renaissance (left over by nobles visiting the prison). Walking to the ruins of the crossbow platform, the window frame cleverly frames the dome of St. Peter's Basilica - Bernini's design scheme is revealed here: Castel Sant'Angelo is the shield of the Vatican, and it is also the visual coordinate axis of the game of power.
**The torture ballet of the Angel Bridge** (beautiful moment)
Run to the bank of the Tiber River after sunset. Twelve armed angels carved by Bernini's apprentices gradually light up in the twilight: when the eyes of the fifth angel "holding a crown of thorns" reflect the first star, the whole bridge suddenly turns into a mobile theater. Take a closer look at the gesture of Angel II holding a spear: the shadow of the spear tip just points to the ventilation hole of the castle dungeon - a dramatic freeze frame of the prison escapee being betrayed by the moonlight one night in 1574.
**Prisoner's Poem on the Terrace Star Map** (Soul Crit)
Stay overnight at the top terrace cafe, and look up at the bronze angel after the tourists have dispersed: the tip of its sword always points to the direction of the comet. Using the mobile phone star map APP to compare, it is discovered that the angle of the angel's wings is locked to the position of Saturn on May 6, 1527 - the day the city was broken! Even more terrifying is the arrow hole array on the south wall: the moonlight passes through the holes and projects the cipher score of Dante's "Divine Comedy" on the ground (a secret creation of modern monks).
Sit on the east wing turret at midnight and watch the last tram pass the Holy Spirit Bridge. The moment the carriage lights swept across the castle's outer wall, the bullet-riddled wall suddenly appeared - the bullet holes where the Nazis shot guerrillas here in 1944 were repaired by vines into green crosses. At this time, I drank the remaining wine in the glass, and the sound of the imperial death knell and the harp of the Renaissance were intertwined in the wind. The most fatal charm of Castel Sant'Angelo is that it makes you stand at the critical point of blood and beauty: when the first swift swoops down in the morning light to peck at the dew on the tip of the bronze angel's sword, you will understand - Rome's immortality is precisely because it always walks a tightrope between ruins and rebirth
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St. Mark's Square
4.8
/5
1357 reviews
9.0
Based on 37,889 reviews
Venice City Center | >100 km from downtown
Address: P.za San Marco, 30100 Venezia VE, Italy
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
No.12 of Best Things to Do in Italy
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## St. Mark's Square: Venice's soul living room, an open-air celebration that never ends **Definitely worth it! **Step into St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco), and you stand at the apex of Venice's beating heart and glory. Napoleon called it “the most beautiful living room in Europe,” and it is not just a geographical center, but an open-air theater that condensed millennia of history, art and life, the ultimate classroom for understanding Venetian temperament. ### **Strike the shocking highlights of the soul**: * ** The ring stage of the architectural epic**: The square itself is a museum without a roof. Look at: ** St. Mark's Cathedral** The golden dome and gorgeous mosaic facade, combining the Byzantine Eastern mysteries and the magnificent Gothic beauty; **Governor's Palace**Lace-like pink Gothic arcade, showing the majesty of maritime supremacy;** Bell Tower** towering into the clouds, such as red sceptres directly to the sky; **New and old Executive Officers' Corridor**(Procuratie Vecchie & Nuove) Elegant arcades are connected into giant curtains, framed to restore the skyline. Different times and styles of buildings resonate in harmony here, forming an unparalleled visual symphony**. *** Flowing daily and celebration**: The magic of the square is that it never solidifies. **Morning light micro**, the slate reflects the soft light of Wuhu, the sound of the water washed by the cleaners is the prelude to the city's awakening;**Daylight**, the pigeons circled like flowing clouds, tourists in the open-air coffee seat (such as the century-old store Florian) drinking Italian concentration, the band's classical melody with the sea breeze; **At the height of the tide, the water reflected the columns and the sky, and pedestrians stepped on the makeshift trestle bridge to become a unique magical scenery in Venice. Here is the best box for observing the 100 states of all beings**. ***Light and Shadow Magic and Space Poetics**: The square changes its appearance with the change of light. When the sunset melts gold, the cathedral's golden roof burns like fire, and the Governor's Palace is stained with honey; the lights are on at the beginning of the Hualien, the lights under the arcade are lit like star chains, and the silhouette of the clock tower sinks into the dark blue night. Its trapezoidal graphic design (82 meters wide at one end, At the other end, only 57 meters) cleverly created the visual depth of the church from the Piazzetta by the sea, the complex is propelled like a stage set, and the momentum is magnificent. ###**Don't miss the finishing experience**: ***Clock Tower - Panoramic view**: At 98 meters high, you can see the beauty of the red-tile maze, blue waterways and square geometry (detailed in the previous article). * **Night tour exclusive tranquility**: When the tide of people disperses, the moonlight is spilled on the slate floor, and the corridor column casts a long shadow, so that you can experience the sacred and poetic nature of the square**. * **Feel the "wonder of high tide"**: If there is a climax in the autumn and winter rainy season, the water is like a mirror reflection of the building, and it is a unique Venetian memory to walk in rain boots (see tide forecast!).
When you come to Venice, Italy, Piazza San Marco is a must-see attraction. Piazza San Marco is one of the most famous landmarks in Venice, Italy, and is famous for its unique architectural style and rich historical and cultural connotations.
Piazza San Marco is surrounded by buildings such as the Doge's Palace, St. Mark's Basilica, St. Mark's Bell Tower, the New and Old Administrative Residence Buildings, and the Napoleon Wing Building. It is about 170 meters long, about 80 meters wide on the east side, and about 55 meters wide on the west side. The buildings around the square combine various styles such as Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance.
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Leaning Tower of Pisa
4.8
/5
737 reviews
8.9
From CNY 268.00
Based on 24,304 reviews
Pisa City Center | >100 km from downtown
Phone +39050835011
Address: Piazza del Duomo, 56126 Pisa PI, Italy
Recommended sightseeing time: 1 hour
Featured in 2025 Europe 50 – Best Things to Do
Highlights:
Unique slanted shape & night lights
Night tour: Italy's rise & fall
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It is worth going. I went there at the end of June. There were many people but it was not crowded.
The entire scenic area is the area within the city gate. There are no commercial social activities, only people taking pictures freely. It is worth revisiting the classic classroom architecture of student days.
Special note: Pisa Airport is very small and the waiting time is not comfortable, but everything else is OK.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the bell tower of the Pisa Cathedral. Its unique tilted shape has become one of the most famous buildings in the world. From a distance, the Leaning Tower looks like a giant that is about to fall, but it has miraculously stood for hundreds of years.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is also a great place to take pictures. Many tourists choose to pose in front of the tower in various interesting ways and take photos with this miraculous tower.
In addition to the Leaning Tower itself, buildings such as the Pisa Cathedral and the Baptistery are also worth seeing. These buildings and the Leaning Tower complement each other and together form a unique landscape of Pisa.
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Roman Forum
4.7
/5
634 reviews
8.8
From CNY 176.00
Based on 25,386 reviews
Colosseo | 7.1 km from downtown
Phone +390621115843
Address: 00186 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
No.18 of Best Things to Do in Italy
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Roman Forum and the Colosseum are amazing historical places everyone should see. The tickets, adult + child x2 full experience are the best for the value we have paid.
The Roman Forum is a vivid reminder of ancient Rome’s greatness. Though much of it is in ruins, what remains is enough to spark imagination about its past glory. Walking through the lively, bright city, I realize the forums aren’t confined to one spot—they’re spread throughout, giving me a sense of how vast and advanced Rome once was. It’s an experience that blends history and atmosphere bringing the ancient world to life. I really love it here~
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Gondola Ride
4.1
/5
251 reviews
8.5
From CNY 343.00
Venice City Center | >100 km from downtown
Phone +393338808752
Address: The boarding location of the cruise ship is different, please refer to the booking information
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 hour
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Highlights:
Gondola ride on the Grand Canal
Listen to the Boatmen Sing Traditional Songs
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Our experience in Venice was unforgettable, thanks to the perfect combination of a serene gondola ride and an insightful walking tour. The gondola ride was peaceful and gave us a unique view of the canals, while our guide was fantastic—knowledgeable, friendly, and engaging. We learned so much about the city's history and hidden gems as we walked through its charming streets. A truly memorable way to experience Venice from both the water and the land. Highly recommend this experience for anyone visiting!
Very good experience, the tour guide is also very responsible and the arrangement is reasonable. The overall activity is divided into three parts: introduction to the tourist area, then arranging a cruise, and finally a VR display. We did not participate in the VR activity, but even so, we felt very happy. It is worth recommending
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Trevi Fountain
4.6
/5
1224 reviews
8.2
Based on 3,024 reviews
Trevi Fountain Surrounding | 7.7 km from downtown
Phone +39060608
Address: Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
Recommended sightseeing time: 15-30 minutes
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Highlights:
Admire Baroque-style sculptural masterpieces
Make a wish by tossing a coin into the fountain with your back turned
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The fountain at the Spanish Steps in Rome is called the "Fountain of the Broken Ship". It is one of the famous Baroque fountains in Rome and is located in the center of the Spanish Square. The main body of the fountain is a broken ship half submerged in water, with water overflowing from all sides of the ship, symbolizing the scene after the flood recedes. This unique design not only solves the problem of insufficient water pressure in the low-lying areas of the square, but also gives the fountain a very high artistic value. The meaning of the Broken Ship Fountain is "the ship of heaven", symbolizing the persistence of faith in disasters.
One of the most beautiful and breathtaking little building in Roma. Even if there is a lot of people at the surrounding area, you can always enjoy the view. Would recommend to go very early in the morning or late at night.
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