# Touristic Italy — The augmented reality

> The augmented reality (iPhone/iPad app by Gian Paolo Saliola.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/touristic-italy/id896425768 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Gian Paolo Saliola](https://appshunter.io/developer/884969070)
- Category: Travel, Navigation
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 28 MB
- Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish
- Released: 2014-07-17
- Data updated: 2026-05-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/touristic-italy/id896425768/reviews.md

## What is Touristic Italy?

Would you like to know the monuments, the attractions, the services around you? 
Touristic Italy is an augmented reality software that can give you the answers you need!
Point your iPhone towards the scenery and you'll know what you are observing. 
Useful to tourists, travelers or simply for those who love their city. 
It works completely offline and internet connection is not required (except to show map). 
Coverage: Italy (36.5° south, 6.45° west, 47° north, 19° east).
AR engine optimized for all camera models. 
To improve accuracy move iPhone as to draw a picture of the shape of an 8. 
Data provided by OpenStreetMap.Org 
Buttons graphic by Icons8.com 
Map icons by mapicons.nicolasmollet.com

FEATURES
Main
- Augmented reality to know monuments, attractions and services around you 
- Manual aligment of points of interest (POI) dragging on the screen 
- Set the minimum and maximum distances of the POI
- Map feature to show the POI on several types of maps 
- Take high resolution pictures with superimposed information 
- Get a sortable list of POI with search feature
- Get directions to reach a POI or a point on the map (on foot or by car)
- Call phone number associated to the POI
- Navigate to the web site associated to the POI
- Simulate a new user location by: 
- - selecting a POI
- - setting a location on the map 
- - setting coordinates and altitude manually

Map
- Add new own TMS/WMS maps
- Map compass and map scale 
- 3D map
- Follow user mode
- Compute distances on map
- Find address
- Search geocaches
- Info coordinates
- Navigate with Apple Maps

POI categories:
- hotel, guest house, motel, hostel, apartment, bed and breakfast, chalet
- hospital, pharmacy, police, embassy, post office, bank
- station, subway entrance, stop position, taxi, parking entrance
- monument, museum, archaeological site, ruins, gallery, arts centre, artwork, tomb
- building, castle, place of worship, city gate, fort, fountain
- attraction, theatre, theme park, restaurant, library, zoo
- information, toilets, car rental, bicycle rental


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.3 — 2020-01-28

Synchronization of distance cursors
Added about 30,000 POI

### 3.2 — 2019-01-21

Added OpenTopoMap server
Added about 100,000 POI

### 3.1 — 2018-08-25

Updated the list of servers
Fixed a bug during saving of photos

### 2.7 — 2018-02-05

Optimizations for iPhone X

### 2.6 — 2018-01-22

Added about 34,000 POI

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## More apps by Gian Paolo Saliola

- [Mountains AR](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mountains-ar/id884969067)
- [OkMap Mobile](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/okmap-mobile/id949554920)

All apps by Gian Paolo Saliola: https://appshunter.io/developer/884969070

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