What are the best tourist sites in Italy?

Believe what everyone tells about Rome. It's grand, inspiring and there would always be a place to see or a thing to do in the city. Give Rome time and it will seduce you with its glamour.

 - Don't believe what everyone says about Florence or Venice. In their own merit they are indeed cities worth visiting and contain a medieval aura which amazes everyone. But they are overhyped in the media

 - Puglia and Calabria is the zone of beauty along the adriatic. Fantastic landscape, good sea, amazing people and a chance to do some time travel to the ancient ages if you visit the city of Matera. For information, the movie Passion of Christ was principally shot in Matera.

 - Don't forget Naples if you are a foodie. The birthplace of pizza Margherita stays true to its culinary exclusivity. The flip side is, getting used to the Napolitan pizza means you are never going to enjoy a regular pizza or mozzarella cheese the same way again.

 - last but not the least, Sardinia, the mystique island of the yore where life comes to a standstill and people are steeped deep in rituals and culture. Renting a vespa and driving in the town and countryside is a mesmerizing experience, one which is hard to forget.