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
Pescia
TuscanyA town in the Valdinievole astride the river that shares its name, long devoted to the cultivation of flowers.
Salsomaggiore Terme
Emilia-Romagna
Ariccia
Lazio
Bracciano
Lazio
Noci
Puglia
Santa Marinella
Lazio
Signa
Tuscany
Domodossola
Piedmont
Melfi
BasilicataMelfi is a municipality on the northern slopes of Monte Vulture, with distinct castle and national-museum identities.
Polignano a Mare
PugliaA clifftop town south of Bari, its white old quarter perched dramatically on limestone bluffs above the Adriatic.
Monselice
Veneto
Cattolica
Emilia-RomagnaThe southernmost resort on Emilia-Romagna's coast, Cattolica marks the end of the Adriatic Riviera before the Marche.
Isola di Capo Rizzuto
CalabriaA stretch of the Ionian coast guarded by Le Castella, an Aragonese castle set on its own islet at the water's edge.
Maranello
Emilia-RomagnaA modest Modenese town with a world-famous name, Maranello is the home of Ferrari.
Riva del Garda
Trentino-Alto AdigeA lakeside town at the northern tip of Lake Garda, hemmed by mountains where the lake narrows like a fjord.
Saluzzo
PiedmontA graceful medieval town tiered up a hillside in the province of Cuneo, once the seat of an independent marquisate.
Todi
Umbria
Este
VenetoA town at the foot of the Euganean Hills, once the seat of the Este dynasty before they rose to power in Ferrara.
Brunico
Trentino-Alto Adige
Certaldo
TuscanyA brick-built hill town in the Val d'Elsa, its upper borgo reached by funicular and untouched by modern building.
