Italy's 2026 Travel Guide: Post-Jubilee Rome, Olympic Dolomites, and Venice Access Fees
In 2026, Italy will be significantly influenced by the Catholic Church's Jubilee in 2025 and the Winter Olympics, which will take place from February 6 to 22, marking a historic split between Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. The Jubilee, concluding on January 6, 2026, is expected to draw 30 million pilgrims to Rome, facilitating the restoration of numerous monuments. Tourists will benefit from enhanced rail connections and infrastructure. Additionally, Venice plans to implement a day-tripper access fee on 60 specific dates from April 3 to July 26, 2026, costing either €5 or €10, with certain exemptions. Major attractions will require timed-entry tickets, and reservations are necessary for the Last Supper. Key destinations include Rome, Florence, Venice, the Amalfi Coast, Cinque Terre, Sicily, Puglia, the Dolomites, and Milan.
Key facts
- 2025 Jubilee closed January 6, 2026, drawing 30 million pilgrims to Rome.
- Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo hosted Winter Olympics February 6-22, 2026.
- Venice day-tripper access fee on 60 dates April 3-July 26, 2026: €5 early, €10 late.
- Rome's Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Borghese Gallery require timed-entry tickets.
- Florence's Uffizi and Accademia galleries sell out days ahead in high season.
- Cinque Terre Card covers trail access and trains between five villages.
- Sicily's Valley of the Temples includes well-preserved Temple of Concordia.
- Puglia's Alberobello features trulli, whitewashed conical stone houses.
Entities
Artists
- Filippo Brunelleschi
- Botticelli
- Michelangelo
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Caravaggio
- Bernini
Institutions
- Catholic Church
- Vatican Museums
- Sistine Chapel
- Uffizi Gallery
- Accademia Gallery
- Borghese Gallery
- La Scala
- Pinacoteca di Brera
- Santa Maria delle Grazie
Locations
- Italy
- Rome
- Milan
- Cortina d'Ampezzo
- Venice
- Florence
- Amalfi Coast
- Positano
- Amalfi
- Ravello
- Cinque Terre
- Monterosso al Mare
- Vernazza
- Corniglia
- Manarola
- Riomaggiore
- Sicily
- Palermo
- Taormina
- Mount Etna
- Valley of the Temples
- Agrigento
- Syracuse
- Ortigia
- Puglia
- Alberobello
- Ostuni
- Polignano a Mare
- Lecce
- Otranto
- Dolomites
- Trentino-Alto Adige
- Veneto
- Tre Cime di Lavaredo
- Val Gardena
- Alpe di Siusi
- Lake Como
- Lombardy
- Tuscany
- Siena
- Pisa
- Chianti
- Liguria
- Naples
- Salerno
- Capri
- La Spezia
- Innsbruck
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- Adriatic Sea
- Mediterranean Sea
- San Siro Stadium
- Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
- Quadrilatero della Moda
- Brera
- Navigli
- Ponte Vecchio
- Ponte Santa Trinita
- Boboli Gardens
- Pitti Palace
- St. Mark's Square
- Rialto Bridge
- St. Mark's Basilica
- Doge's Palace
- Bridge of Sighs
- Grand Canal
- Murano
- Burano
- Cathedral of St. Andrew
- Villa Rufolo
- Villa Cimbrone
- Palermo Cathedral
- Norman Palace
- Cappella Palatina
- Ballaro
- Vucciria
- Basilica di Santa Croce
- Lake Misurina
- Sella Ronda
- Duomo di Milano
- Santa Maria delle Grazie
Sources
- Quartz —