--- title: 17 Quotes about Italy description: 17 memorable quotes about Italy that will inspire your wanderlust. image: https://www.tourissimo.travel/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20Blog.jpg --- [![Tourissimo](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/tourissimo_logo_1.png?width=250&height=86&name=tourissimo_logo_1.png "Tourissimo")](https://www.tourissimo.travel) [![Subscribe](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/505790/ddd8c08e-e883-4692-b319-f5091f8847ee.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/505790/ddd8c08e-e883-4692-b319-f5091f8847ee) ## Andiamo! The Tourissimo Blog # 17 Quotes about Italy ![Heather Dowd](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hubfs/secret_photo_from_the_personal_archive.jpg) Posted by [Heather Dowd](https://www.tourissimo.travel/blog/author/heather-dowd) on Jan 17, 2017 4:00:00 PM Find me on: [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/hdyogatravel) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hdyogatravel/) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/hdyogatravel) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Italy Quotes Blog](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20Blog.jpg?width=2240&name=Italy%20Quotes%20Blog.jpg)   ### Have you been dreaming about Italy?  You're not alone. Here are 17 quotes about Italy from people enchanted with the *bel paese*.   ![Italy Quotes Johnson](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20Johnson.png?width=2050&name=Italy%20Quotes%20Johnson.png)   ![Italy Quotes Browning](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20Browning.jpg?width=600&name=Italy%20Quotes%20Browning.jpg)   [![View Tour Calendar](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/505790/59021597-3dbc-44e8-aa5e-0f45a6bc3dc5.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/505790/59021597-3dbc-44e8-aa5e-0f45a6bc3dc5)   ![Italy Quotes Batali](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20Batali.jpg?width=2240&name=Italy%20Quotes%20Batali.jpg)   ![Italy Quotes Herzen](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20Herzen.jpg?width=795&name=Italy%20Quotes%20Herzen.jpg)   *![To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not to have seen seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the clue to everything.jpg](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/To%20have%20seen%20Italy%20without%20having%20seen%20Sicily%20is%20not%20to%20have%20seen%20seen%20Italy%20at%20all%2c%20for%20Sicily%20is%20the%20clue%20to%20everything.jpg?width=600&name=To%20have%20seen%20Italy%20without%20having%20seen%20Sicily%20is%20not%20to%20have%20seen%20seen%20Italy%20at%20all%2c%20for%20Sicily%20is%20the%20clue%20to%20everything.jpg)*   ![Italy Quotes Jong](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20Jong.jpg?width=2240&name=Italy%20Quotes%20Jong.jpg)   ![Italy Quotes Furstenburg](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20Furstenburg.png?width=600&name=Italy%20Quotes%20Furstenburg.png)   ![Italy Quotes Russell](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Italy%20Quotes%20Russell.jpg?width=2050&name=Italy%20Quotes%20Russell.jpg)   [![Check out the Magnifica Tours](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/505790/d8221d11-2136-4f95-9c2c-bd35ea22a746.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/505790/d8221d11-2136-4f95-9c2c-bd35ea22a746)   *![Italy Quotes John](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20John.jpg?width=2240&name=Italy%20Quotes%20John.jpg)*   *![Italy Quotes Akhmatova](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20Akhmatova.jpg?width=665&name=Italy%20Quotes%20Akhmatova.jpg)*   [![Click Here to See a Selection of Walking and Hiking Tours in Italy](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/505790/01ebb126-def3-45a0-968c-8b6aa9bd956f.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/505790/01ebb126-def3-45a0-968c-8b6aa9bd956f)   ![Italy Quotes Kingsolver](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20Kingsolver.jpg?width=2240&name=Italy%20Quotes%20Kingsolver.jpg)   ![Italy Quotes Burney](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20Burney.jpg?width=792&name=Italy%20Quotes%20Burney.jpg)   [![Watch our Sicily Chef Bike Tour Video](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/505790/b8b65704-29b1-4eb5-9871-a67b77d97925.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/505790/b8b65704-29b1-4eb5-9871-a67b77d97925) ![Italy Quotes Leach](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20Leach.jpg?width=2240&name=Italy%20Quotes%20Leach.jpg)   ![Italy Quotes Lawrence-1](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20Lawrence-1.jpg?width=940&name=Italy%20Quotes%20Lawrence-1.jpg)   ![Italy Quotes Levinson](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20Levinson.jpg?width=2050&name=Italy%20Quotes%20Levinson.jpg)   ![Italy Quotes Brown](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20Brown.jpg?width=2240&name=Italy%20Quotes%20Brown.jpg)   *[![Get all the facts before booking your next tour by downloading our guide.](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/505790/146022e0-7662-46c5-a3f0-5957f38fd386.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/505790/146022e0-7662-46c5-a3f0-5957f38fd386)*   ![Italy Quotes Burrell](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Quotes/Italy%20Quotes%20Burrell.jpg?width=1080&name=Italy%20Quotes%20Burrell.jpg)    You might also enjoy [Our 25 Best Travel Quotes](https://www.tourissimo.travel/blog/our-25-best-travel-quotes-for-2016).    [![private tour of italy](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/505790/efadbd78-2ecb-409a-bff5-bbbe55ab3025.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/505790/efadbd78-2ecb-409a-bff5-bbbe55ab3025) Topics: [News & Community](https://www.tourissimo.travel/blog/topic/news-community) #### Don’t just read about Italy…visit it with us! 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