How do I say "I went to Italy" in German?
I want to talk about the past - it was back in February. Google translate says "Ich ging nach Italien." Is that correct?

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you can say "ging" but that's normally only used in written form. Sounds a bit too formal when you say it. I would say "Ich bin nach Italien gegangen." or "Ich war in Italien."

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gehen can mean "to walk" but not necessarily. You can say 'gehen' in meaning "generally going." So gehen does work in "Ich ging nach Italien."

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I don't think it is. I think that the verb 'gehen' ('Ich ging' in the past) implies that you walked there!

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