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

Capri
Campania
Castiglione della Pescaia
TuscanyA Maremma seaside town beneath a fortified medieval hilltop, its harbour edged by pine forest and long sandy beaches.
Chiavenna
LombardyA stone town where the alpine valleys of the Valchiavenna meet, north of Lake Como toward the Swiss passes.
Oliena
SardiniaA wine village at the foot of the Supramonte, the great limestone massif that dominates the Barbagia.
Bardolino
VenetoA lakeside town on Garda's eastern shore that gives its name to a light, cherry-bright red wine.
Cernobbio
Lombardy
Lazise
VenetoA walled lakeside town on Garda's eastern shore, its small harbour guarded by a Scaliger castle and medieval ramparts.
Sapri
Campania
Soave
Veneto
Sutri
Lazio
Varallo
PiedmontA town in the Valsesia beneath the slopes of Monte Rosa, gateway to the highest valley in the eastern Alps.
Anacapri
CampaniaCapri's quieter upper town, reached by a switchback road or the open chairlift to Monte Solaro.
Sarnico
LombardyA lakeside town at the southern end of Lake Iseo, where the Oglio river leaves the lake.
Dozza
Emilia-Romagna
Livigno
Lombardy
Mattinata
Puglia
Carloforte
Sardinia
Fossacesia
Abruzzo
Tropea
Calabria
Calatafimi-Segesta
Sicily
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana
Tuscany
Castelsardo
Sardinia
Porto Cesareo
PugliaA seaside town on the Ionian coast of the Salento, edged with pale sandy beaches and shallow, clear water.
Cortina d'Ampezzo
VenetoThe Queen of the Dolomites, cradled in a high valley beneath the three Tofane peaks.
