Visit the boot-shaped country and explore attractive landmarks of this unique country

Book cheap flights to Italy to have the opportunity to visit the boot-shaped country and explore attractive landmarks of this unique country. Italy is a beautiful country with a multitude of interesting things to discover.

Cheap flights to Italy

Italy is located at the southernmost of Europe, bordering France to the northwest, Switzerland and Austria to the north, Republic of Slovenia to the northeast. Alps Mountain range is the border on mainland of Italy, forming an arc from the west of France border to the east of the Republic of Slovenia. Italy lies on a long boot-shaped peninsula; most of the Italian coast is jagged cliffs and bluffs. The boot-shaped peninsula jutting out to the Mediterranean Sea, near the coast of the Africa continent has an area of about 301,480 square kilometers, roughly equivalent to the area of Vietnam. The longest point is 1,140km and the widest place is 274km. Italian plain area represents less than a quarter, while the hilly area accounts for 42% and high mountainous region accounts for 35% of the boot-shaped country's area.

Like most of countries in Southern Europe, Italy climate is mainly the Mediterranean climate. Due to the diversity of the terrain, the climate of Italy is highly diverse. Winter in the Alps is relatively harsh with lots of snow. In most of the inland northern and central regions, the climate ranges from humid subtropical to humid continental and oceanic. In particular, the climate of the Po valley geographical region is mostly continental, with harsh winters and hot summers. The peninsular climate is divided into two seasons including summer and winter. The summer is warmer, while the winter is moderate climate. The climate of coastal region is warm and mild, even in winter, whereas winter in the mountainous region is cold and snowy. Because Italy is quite close to Africa, the climate in the southern regions of Italy is influenced from hot winds blowing from North Africa. In the summer, hot winds of the Sahara blowing in the southern provinces and Sicily. The climate of Sicily Island and Sardegna is exactly alike, with hot and dry summers and relatively warm winters.

Tourist attractions in Italy

Travel to this boot-shaped country will be ever more economical when passengers have the opportunity to own cheap flights to Italy of prestige airlines.

Venice, Italy

Venice is a beautiful and romantic city, also a famous tourism city in the world. Dubbed as "the city of water", Venice is an indispensable place of any tourists to Italy. Coming here, tourists will be overwhelmed by the romantic and poetic beauty when sitting on the unique gondola through canals around the city, watching the romantic canal and ancient houses located among two-sides of canal. Venice is the most beautiful in the evening when bright lights illuminate both sides, the city looks gorgeous and poetic like a princess. 

Trieste Canal Grande

Tourists can walk to Grande Canal - the world famous canal, this is also an ideal place to view and admire the most amazing beauty of Venice. Standing on old Rialto Bridge crossing Grande Canal, tourists can contemplate the beauty of Venice and Campanile tower. Manarola ancient city is painted with bright colors to create its own unique character. The city located on rocky mountain adjacent to the beach creating an immensely beautiful landscape. This is a popular destination of tourists when travel to Italy. Additionally, tourists should come to Manhatten Village to explore the unique architectures, especially the 14-storey tower made from stone. 

Rome colosseum

Also, the historic city of Rome is the favorite destination of tourists. It is famous for the ancient Roman palaces, the architecturally beautiful monuments, majestic old churches and beautiful fountains. Indispensable attractions in Rome consist of Vatican Museum, Panthenon buildings, Roman Forum, Trevi Fountains, Spanish Steps, Colosseum amphitheater, Peter's Basilica Church.

Airports in Italy

Rome Leonardo da Vinci Airport

Currently, Italy has the most airports in Europe. Among them, there are many airports directly serving flights from Italy to destinations around the world. Some popular airports in Italy consist of:

- Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (Rome)
- Abruzzo International Airport (Pescara)
- Lamezia Terme International Airport (Lamezia Terme, Catanzaro)
- Napoli International Airport (Naples)
- Federico Fellini Changji International Airport (Rimini)
- Pisa International Airport (Pisa)
- Palermo International Airport (Punta Raisi Falcone Airport - Bosellino)
- San Nicolo Airport (Venice)
- Amerigo Vespucci (Florence)
- Cagliari - Elmas Airport (Cagliari)
- Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (Genoa)

Presently, tourists who want to book flights from Vietnam to Italy at Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh) and Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi) must transit at one of main destinations in Asia or Europe. The major airlines flying from Hanoi to Italy are Vietnam Airlines, Korean Air, China Southern Airlines, Cathay Pacific... While airlines operating flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Italy including Vietnam Airlines, Turkish Airlines; Qatar Airways; Etihad Airways, Austrian Airlines, Asiana Airlines… Flights from Italy to Vietnam are also exploited by these above mentioned airlines.

Popular airlines in Italy and fly to Italy

Alitalia B777-200ER

Alitalia, Alitalia Express, Blue Panorama Airlines, Alitalia CityLiner, Air Italy, Blu-express, Windjet are the most popular airlines in Italy. These airlines are operating domestic and international cheap flights to Europe, Africa, Asia and some countries in Africa. 

Major and low-cost airlines flying to Italy are American Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, Asiana Airlines, TAP Portugal, Azerbaijan Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Vueling, US Airways, Saudia, Scandinavian Airlines, Royal Jordanian, Qatar Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Niki, Neos, Monarch Airlines, Lufthansa, Kuwait Airways, Korean Air, Jet2.com, Israir Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Germanwings, Etihad Airways, easyJet Switzerland, Delta Air Lines, Cathay Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Blu-express operated by Blue Panorama Airlines, Austrian Airlines (operated by Tyrolean Airways), and EasyJet.

Other useful information

Vatican City

- Tourists can dress comfortably on the street or many places in Italy, but when traveling Vatican, you should dress very discreetly to respect their customs and habits because the Vatican is holy mosque of Catholicism. The Vatican is considered one of the holiest places in the world. If tourists wear scantily clad, they will not be accepted to visit the Vatican.

- If tourists can drive a private vehicle or rent a car to get around Italy, yet Italy's streets are narrow, small and bumpy; many mountain roads are difficult to drive and require experience of drivers. In the south of this country, roads are bad and difficult to drive. If tourists cannot rent a car, they can travel by train, plane or bus. 

- Tipping is not a part of Italian culture. So, when coming to hotels, restaurants or shops in Italy, tourists do not have to leave a tip, giving a tip or not depending on tourists. Thus, if tourists satisfy with the service, they should leave a tip.

- Italian is proud of their language, so they do not pay much attention to other languages, including English. Tourists can check in at the big hotel, or order food in the large restaurants with English, but if they want to buy street food, affordable stores, ask for directions, or ask any interesting something, they should learn Italian.