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
Asolo
VenetoA hill town in the Treviso foothills long called the City of a Hundred Horizons for the views from its arcaded streets.
Castagneto Carducci
TuscanyA village on the wooded hills above the Etruscan Coast, where the poet Giosue Carducci spent his childhood.
Castel Gandolfo
Lazio
Cherasco
PiedmontA town laid out on a grid where the Tanaro and Stura rivers meet, known for its arcaded streets and noble palaces.
Montalto di Castro
Lazio
Orte
LazioA medieval town on a tufa spur above a bend in the Tiber, Orte commands the river valley on the border with Umbria.
Sant'Agnello
Campania
Santa Margherita Ligure
Liguria
Subiaco
Lazio
Chiusi
TuscanyA hill town in the Valdichiana that was once a leading Etruscan city, ruled by the legendary king Porsenna.
Spello
Umbria
Dorgali
SardiniaA craft town in the mountains above the Gulf of Orosei, long known for its leather, filigree and carpet-weaving.
Massa Marittima
Tuscany
Trevi
UmbriaSpiralling up a hillside above a sea of silvery olive groves, Trevi is one of the great names in Umbrian olive oil.
Tuscania
Lazio
Bosa
SardiniaA river town on the west coast, its candy-coloured houses rising in tiers below the medieval Malaspina castle.
Meta
Campania
San Daniele del Friuli
Friuli-Venezia GiuliaA hill town in the Friulian plain whose name is synonymous with prosciutto.
Sirmione
LombardyA spa town on a slender peninsula reaching into Lake Garda, entered across a drawbridge into the moated Scaliger Castle.
Vietri sul Mare
CampaniaThe first town on the Amalfi Coast coming from Salerno, celebrated for its centuries-old ceramic craft.
Brisighella
Emilia-Romagna
San Gimignano
TuscanyThe town of beautiful towers, where fourteen medieval skyscrapers still spike the skyline above the Val d'Elsa.
Forte dei Marmi
TuscanyThe most fashionable resort on the Versilia coast, named for the marble that was once shipped from its pier.
Pula
Sardinia
