The beautiful buildings and arts thanks to the Renaissance and Greco-Roman civilization appeals to me, as well as the libraries with lots of rare old books and the biotechnology zone around Venice. I think the area around Venice is the place to be when we are talking about synthetic minimal cell research, and the fact that the originators of the research in the institution in Venice seem to be looking at physical side of life as well as the frequently explored molecular biological/chemical side of things are really enough to make me swoon in delight.
And, of course, the arts. The marvelous art pieces. Roman ruins everywhere (well, everywhere compared to the rest of the world), and some of the best libraries and museums in the world. Albeit my view of Italy is influenced from a lot of traveling artists' visions from the 19th century and onward but I still think it will be a sight to behold. Especially when combined with wine and food. People who hate Italian food don't have a soul. People who hate wine don't have a life (unless you abstain from drinking alcohol entirely).
Even when I think of some steampunkish model for fictional pieces or simple daydreaming, I view the background of that world as being more like Italy than Britain, which isn't the case with most people for some reason. Roman and Renaissance devices and architectures, the ruins with steampunk machines and devices running amok. The libraries with gigantic difference machines running in the background. And of course, steam powered airship floating in a valley of ruins.
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