Milan
The fashion capital of Italy, Milan is a hub for trading and transport due to it position in Northern Italy. From the 13th century Milan was under the rule of two powerful families: the Visconti and later, the Sforza.

Verona
Made famous due to being the setting of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Verona is beautiful little city, far removed from the pace of Milan. Verona flurished during the 13th and 14th centuries under the rule of the della Scala family. It was this period which was known for the bitter family feuding on which Romeo and Juliet was based.

Venice
Venice is another city which really needs little introduction. The main part of Venice is an island, which is linked to the mainland by a 4km long bridge. The city has around 150 canals and 400 bridges, and best of all, no cars!

San Gimignano
A beautiful town deep within the Tuscan countryside, San Gimignano probably looks the same as it did hundreds of years ago. I have heard the town referred to as a 'medieval Manhatten', due to its 13 towers, built my its ruling families in the Middle Ages.

Florence
The birthplace of the Renaissance, and home to Michelangelo, Botticelli and Dante. Florence peaked in terms of artistic, political and cultural developement under the Medici family in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Modena
Where Ferrari's are built, and tested. I know little about Modena, having only stopped at the Ferrari museum.