The Italian Bucket List: 25 things to do in Italy before you die!

From spectacular pizza to selfies in Pisa, here's our love letter to one of the world's great travel destinations...

Summer colour: The multi-hued harbour in Vernazza

Nicola Brady, Yvonne Gordon, Laura Millar & Pól Ó Conghaile

Italy is more than a country. It's a state of mind. Sifting back over years of travel notes, that's the feeling washing over me.

I've buzzed past the Colosseum on a Vespa, witnessed the Palio in Siena, swum in crystal-clear water off Sardinia. But it was the passeggiata in Siracusa that really brought it home, that made the word 'Italy' one of the few that can instantly erase lines from my forehead.