Italy has plenty of gorgeous villages with beautiful vistas and food good enough to write home about - and no shortage of visitors flocking to them. The Mediterranean hotspot is a dream holiday destination for many Brits and other tourists from around the world. So if you want to escape the crowds, you'll need to be strategic.
The travel experts Florence Tickets and Tours have conducted a study to find the most picturesque hidden gems. The village of Boccadasse in Genova, a port city in the northwest region of Liguria came out on top, according to their study. READ MORE: The beautiful little English town frozen in time and surrounded by beautiful countryside Boccadasse is a former mariners' village found in the east end of the city.
Its most famous view are the pastel-coloured homes that line its cobblestone beach where sunworshippers gather to enjoy lovely late summer days. The village has been preserved and left unchanged, making it a sought-after location. The firm analysed Tripadvisor's "hidden gems" category for over 100 of Italy's most populous and frequently visited cities, then counted the Instagram posts using each location's name as a hashtag to determine which hidden gem is the most Instagrammable in the country.
"Amazing small beach with clear water," one reviewer on Tripadvisor wrote. "Better get there earlier so it is empty. After 12.
00 it was very full and no places to sit anymore. We had a local espresso and fresh pizza from a small place at the beach.There ar.