8 reasons why Italy is particularly beautiful in winter

Italy is a winter beauty. If you've never travelled through the Bel Paese in the cold season, you could give it a try this winter. The climate is mild and the sights are emptier than they are all year round. Eight reasons why winter in Italy is particularly beautiful.

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1. visits without queue

Winter is the time of year when you have to queue the least in Italy.. Whether at the Colosseum in Rome, the Uffizi in Florence or St Mark's Basilica in Venice - everywhere the queues are usually relatively short, so you can get on quickly without standing for hours.

Just think how many more hours you have to enjoy - if you hardly have to stand in line. For the mood it is usually also beneficial to move forward quickly.

2. round trip without sweat stains

milan central station, holiday italy — **The beautiful railway station of Milan in winter**

If you've travelled through Italy this summer, then you've experienced what heat is like. Whether by car or train, travelling around without air conditioning was almost unbearable. And at the latest when you had lifted your 20 kilo suitcase out of the train at 40 degrees Celsius, you started to think about whether you would rather do your next round trip in winter. A good thought!

Winter in Italy is ideal for city trips. Italy has a well-developed train network between all major cities on the mainland. For non-Italians, there are various, inexpensive Round trip offers with Trenitalia.

3. the mild climate

venice, promenade, autumn — **As soon as the sun comes out, the winter jacket quickly becomes too warm, like here in Venice**

Life is also particularly beautiful in Italy in winter. With the exception of the mountains, where snow falls in winter, the climate is mild throughout the country. Lake Garda, for example, has an average of 5 degrees during the day, and Tuscany 10 degrees. The average temperature in southern Italy and Sardinia is around 15 degrees and rarely drops below 10 degrees.

As soon as the sun comes out, you can often walk around in a T-shirt even in winter - a winter jacket is then simply too warm.

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4. the beach for you

Rimini, Adriatic Sea, Winter, Beach, Bag, Man in the sand, Sea, Sky — **Even on the beach in Rimini you are undisturbed in winter**

In summer you have to share, in winter almost every beach is yours. The exceptions are the weekends, when the locals have the day off. But during the day in the week, you'll meet maybe 10 people on the 15 kilometres of beach in Rimini. Almost infinite space...

5. balm for the psyche

milan apericena, italian specialities in lombardy — **O sole mio: Italian light radiates incredible warmth even in winter**

Whether you're in the snow or in the south, a holiday in Bella Italia is always balm for the soul. And even more so in winter - depending on where you live. The sun shines differently over Italy. A real cure for light.

6. the ski resorts

You like mountains - especially when they are covered with snow? Then Italy is the right place for you in winter. There are ski resorts from north to south, with a total of more than 400 to choose from. The largest ski area is in the Italian-French border region. The "Via Lattea" has 400 kilometres of slopes, at an altitude of just under 2800 metres. - with 71 lifts. Even in Sicily you can ski on Etna, in Abetone in Tuscany, in Calabria on the Aspromonte Gambarie.

7. relaxation in the thermal baths

an aerial shot of the cascate del mulino in italy — **The dreamlike theme of Saturnia without the crowds**
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If you've ever been to the world-famous Saturnia thermal baths in summer, you've experienced first-hand that Instagram pictures lie. The spa is so crowded in summer that you have to relax with virtually full-body contact - and occasionally get a swimmer's leg or arm stroke. How different it is in winter! Sufficient space, no hustle and bustle, no queues - real relaxation...

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7. the prices

Normally, Italy costs only a fraction in winter compared to summer. The extreme price increases are currently threatening the existence of the gastronomy and hotel industry, among others, so that this winter in Italy will not be as favourable as in previous years.

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