Unknown cities, villages and landscapes: Ten insider tips for your vacation in Italy. Whether Venice, Bibione or Cinque Terre: Italy gets pretty crowded with tourists in summer.

If you want to enjoy some peace and quiet, you should look for insider tips. The city of Urbino in the Marche region of Italy is considered the “Cradle of the Renaissance” and is the place where the famous artist Raphael was born. One of Italy's lesser-known islands is Panarea in the Tyrrhenian Sea.