Where to begin
Italy's cities are where most trips begin and end: the capitals of its twenty regions, from Rome and Milan to Palermo and Aosta, and the smaller towns that hold just as much, in the Tuscan hills, on the Amalfi Coast or along the northern lakes. Each guide covers what to see, when to go, where to stay and what to eat, and the festivals worth planning around. Start with a region, or browse every city below.
1,275 cities

Rome
Lazio
Milan
Lombardy
Naples
Campania
Turin
Piedmont
Palermo
Sicily
Genoa
Liguria
Bologna
Emilia-Romagna
Florence
Tuscany
Bari
Puglia
Venice
VenetoA city built on water across 118 islands, where the Grand Canal sweeps past Gothic palaces and St.
Trieste
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Perugia
Umbria
Cagliari
Sardinia
Trento
Trentino-Alto Adige
Ancona
Marche
Catanzaro
Calabria
L'Aquila
Abruzzo
Potenza
Basilicata
Campobasso
Molise
Aosta
Aosta ValleyThe regional capital, founded by Augustus as Augusta Praetoria in 25 BC and still laid out on its Roman grid.
Catania
SicilySicily's second city and the gateway to Mount Etna, rebuilt in dark lava-stone Baroque after eruptions and earthquakes.
Verona
Veneto
Messina
SicilySicily's gateway across the narrow strait from the mainland, a busy port rebuilt after the catastrophic 1908 earthquake.
Padua
Veneto
