If you had the patience to attempt to travel to Europe this summer, there's a reasonable chance that you traveled to Italy. After all, a report from Confcommercio, an Italian organization that represents tourism businesses, the main driver of the country's tourism recovery this summer came from the 2.2 million Americans visiting between July and September, a 20% increase over the same period in 2019.

And if you did travel to Italy this summer, there's a great chance that you visited the Amalfi Coast, which many travel advisors said was the No. 1 destination for bookings to the country this year. For my Italian adventure, I chose another dreamy, highly sought-after destination, one that even the best Instagram accounts can't do proper justice in a single post.