Modern Italy is hands down an exciting Cheap Italy Holidays destination. However, many will agree that what makes it more interesting for those going on their Cheap Italy Holidays are the historical attractions that provides a good backdrop to the prosperity of this country which has been ranked as the 23rd most developed country in the world.

One of the very first Italy Cheap Holidays attractions you should visit is the Leaning Tower of Pisa which is the Italian City Cathedrals freestanding bell tower. You will find during your Italy Cheap Holidays that the Pisa Cathedral Square where the Tower can be found is in itself rich in history as both the Baptistry and the Cathedral are located here. The Tower of Pisa stands at a height of 183.27 feet and weighs 14,500 metric tons. The Tower now leans at 3.99 degrees compared to the 5.5-degree angle before it was restored between 1990 and 2001.

You would have heard even before your Cheap Italy Holidays how Galileo Galilei dropped differently-massed cannonballs from the tower to demonstrate the differences in the speed of descent depending on their mass. Your Cheap Italy Holidays would also lead you to the tales of how the Tower was used by the Germans as an observation post during World War II. The Tower is part of the Piazza del Duomo UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Your Italy Cheap Holidays would lead you to the Sapienza University of Rome, considered the largest university in Europe and the oldest in Rome. You will be impressed during your Italy Cheap Holidays to know that the University is one of the Top 30 Universities in Europe based on the Academic Ranking of World Universities.