Food, history and the sea in one country. Lower pay than northern Europe, but life has flavour.
For living74/100
For travel82/100
Key facts
Average net salary$1,900 /mo
Monthly costs for one person, excl. rent$1,000 /mo
Meal at a cheap restaurant$20
Traveller daily budget$110 /day
Safety6/10
ClimateMediterranean
Avg summer temperature+30 °C
Avg winter temperature+7 °C
Best time to visitApril, May, June, September, October
Life expectancy84
Population58,915,656
Passport of this countryvisa-free to 165 countries
Places worth seeing
- Colosseum & Forum: The 1st-century amphitheatre and the heart of ancient Rome.
- Vatican Museums: The Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s.
- Trevi Fountain: Toss a coin to come back.
- Pantheon: A 2nd-century temple with an open dome.
- Trastevere: Narrow lanes, trattorias and carbonara.
- Villa Borghese: A park and gallery with Bernini and Caravaggio.
- Florence Duomo: Brunelleschi’s dome, 463 steps up.
- Uffizi Gallery: Botticelli, Leonardo and Raphael.
- Ponte Vecchio: A medieval bridge lined with jewellers.
- Piazzale Michelangelo: The best sunset over Florence.
- Leaning Tower of Pisa: The famous leaning tower.
- Siena: The shell-shaped Piazza del Campo.
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