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James Wong
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James Wong
Travel Writer & Expert
  • James Wong is a freelance travel writer and expert.
  • He's reported for publications including VOGUE, GQ, Time Out and Thrillist.
  • James has lived in London, Tokyo and New York; and has traveled to almost every corner of the world.
Updated Dec 11, 2024

As one of the most romantic places on the entire planet, you absolutely must do an Italy caption justice. This is the land of slurping spaghetti 'til you meet with a kiss, sunset gondola rides through winding canals and small villages where you'll discover the grapes of your lives. You can't aimlessly throw anything under a masterpiece. Plus, in between the incredible architecture, nature and food, Mamma Mia! there simply isn't the time.

Whether you're traveling through the boot-shaped country with your fiancé, spouse or besties, we've just the travel caption, honeymoon hashtag, and movie quote to help those photos speak like they've never spoken before. It's the only way to do it in Italy. Here are over 100 ideas for your jaunt across Venice, Sicily, Rome, Tuscany, Naples, Florence and Verona; memories you'll forever want to cherish on the grid.

In this article:

Italy Captions and Hashtags for Your Travel Pics

Our round-up of the best Italy captions and hashtags will say it all perfectly under your Instagram photos.

  • We're living la dolce vita
  • Ciao, Bella Italia!
  • Pasta la vista
  • We got a bit carried away with White Lotus season two
  • Slides of our Italian love story
  • There simply is no better place to wine and dine
  • Off on a Roman holiday
  • In Italy, we dance through the streets like nobody's watching
  • If you can't espresso yourself here, where the hell can you?
  • Oh, Italy! I'm in love with the boot shape of you
  • BRB, we've gone Aperoling
  • Flew basic economy to splash out on Italian designers #WorthIt #MakesTotalSense

Italy Captions and Hashtags for Major Cities

These Italy Instagram captions are ideal for visits to major cities such as Venice, Rome, Verona, Florence, Pisa and Milan.

  • When in Rome, baby
  • Rome wasn't built in a day
  • Preferred method of transport in Milan
  • This is what Uber looks like in Italy. Pretty huh?
  • Pom-hey-there!
  • Just your standard church service in the Vatican
  • Well this is certainly nicer than the one in Caesar's Palace
  • That's Verona, the city of love
  • Like a page right out of a Shakespeare play
  • It's all quite impossibly chic
  • Ciao, Bella Firenze
  • How is it possible every view in Venice is a painting?
  • Rome-ing these adorable streets hand in hand
  • Playing in Michelangelo's playground
  • Milan Fashion Week's got us all experimental
  • When in Milan, go café hopping
  • Feeling so alive (or is that all the caffeine?)
  • Going GaGa for Gucci
  • #MilanMoments
  • #VeniceValentine
  • #PisaPartner

Italy Captions for Picturesque Regions

For specific regional trips, such as an Amalfi Coast vacation or a Tuscany honeymoon, these Italy captions for Instagram will beautifully accompany picturesque vistas.

  • "Everything's better under the Tuscan sun"
  • Chasing the most glorious of sunsets in the Amalfi Coast
  • The Med is beyond irresistible
  • We found the best bottle of red in the world
  • There are no bad views here
  • The best gardens are called vineyards
  • Amalfi's cliffside beauty all around
  • Real men wear tiny speedos
  • The colors of Capri mesmerize
  • Deep in the rolling hills of Tuscany
  • It's called the Lake Como life
  • Can't stop soaking up that Capri sun

Italian Food Captions for Instagram

Here are some Italian food captions so tasty you can smell the cheese from any pizza, pasta or lasagne image.

  • Good thing I came to Italy hungry
  • All carbs in Italy are good carbs!
  • No regrets #goodcarbs
  • Gelato is the solution to any problem in Italy
  • More espresso, less depresso
  • When life gives you lemons, make yummy limoncello
  • Thank goodness fall is coming and we can wear sweats when we get home
  • It's gelat-ohhhhhh
  • Taste buds are twirling in Italy
  • I always have room for more risotto
  • There's no pizza like Naples' pizza. Fact.
  • All you need is love and this granny's pasta sauce
  • How to win my heart: 1. Buy me pasta, 2. Make me pasta, 3. BE pasta
  • This carbonara is EGGcellent
  • Gnocchi with or without cheese? That is the question

Italy Captions for Famous Landmarks and Attractions

A great Italian landmark deserves a great caption. We've just the line for your Colosseum, Tower of Pisa and Sistine Chapel extravaganzas.

  • Every street in Venice is a canal
  • Setting up a GoFundMe so we can rent this venue for the wedding
  • Somehow we've consumed a leaning tower of pizzas
  • Oh Venice, you sure float my boat
  • There's no such thing as too many masterpieces
  • I love you to the top of Pisa and back
  • Leaning into Pisa's charms
  • When in Pisa, cheesy pose!
  • Looks like an Italian job

Italy Instagram Captions for Couples

Four couples arriving for a very, very, special occasion, how about a caption for an Italy engagement proposal? Here are some ideas.

  • I would've just been happy with the gondola ride…
  • Mamma Mia! This just happened
  • My handsome gladiator
  • I didn't even need to make a wish at the Trevi Fountain
  • Perhaps we had too much Tuscan wine
  • Just a couple of insatiable foodies in Italy
  • She had me at ciao
  • He had me at Versace
  • The bride wears Prada
  • I think he drank one too many glasses of prosecco
  • My Romeo, his Juliet
  • There's nobody else I want to share an XL pizza with
  • Maybe we'll do tiramisu for our wedding cake
  • I found the amore of my life
  • I crust him with all my heart

Italy Instagram Captions for Honeymoons

Whether you need a caption for Venice, Rome or another Italian honeymoon spot, these phrases say "I love you" best for newlyweds.

  • Olive you, honey
  • He makes my heart all pizza-shaped
  • Lady and the Tramp
  • Sunkissing in Sicily
  • My Italian stallion
  • The Italian Riviera is our honeymoon dream IRL
  • Prettier than a Leonardo da Vinci
  • I came to Italy for two timeless beauties
  • The best wine-tasting team
  • Pasta on the menu = happy couple
  • Ain't she a masterpiece?
  • You, me, Italy
  • Eating, praying and loving in Italy
  • Honey, I'm Rome!
  • The canals always lead me back to you
  • He loves me even when I drain our joint bank account in Milan #SorryNotSorry #Gucci #Prada #Armani

Italy Quotes from Movies, Songs and TV Shows

Recognize any of these one-liners from movies and TV shows? These captions, songs and quotes are for pop culture fans in any set-jetting destination.

  • "I can't relate to desperation, My give-a-f**ks are on vacation." – "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter
  • "I hope he likes spaghetti. They serve it four times a day in the Italian prisons." – The Italian Job
  • "We were specifically advised not to leave the country. So, we took our wives to Italy." – The Wolf on Wall Street
  • "Got my pasta vongole with giant clams. And then a Vespa ride with you. You're wearing the shirt that I gave you. You made my Italian dream come true. I feel like Monica Vitti. " – White Lotus
  • "You can't come to Sicily and just sit in your room. It's against the law." – White Lotus
  • "Father, son and House of Gucci" – House of Gucci
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