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

Santa Cesarea Terme
Puglia
Castellina in Chianti
TuscanyA fortified village on a ridge between the Elsa, Arbia and Pesa valleys, deep in the Chianti Classico hills.
Courmayeur
Aosta ValleyThe grande dame of Italian alpine resorts, set in the shadow of Mont Blanc at the head of the valley.
La Morra
Piedmont
Minori
Campania
Gerace
Calabria
Stilo
Calabria
Gardone Riviera
Lombardy
Castro
Puglia
Ravello
CampaniaThe Amalfi Coast's serene aerie, set high above the sea on a ridge of gardens.
Salina
SicilyThe greenest of the Aeolian Islands, its twin volcanic peaks rising from vineyards and caper bushes.
Arbatax
SardiniaA small port on the Ogliastra coast, known for the strange red porphyry rocks that rise straight from the sea beside it.
Cetara
Campania
Pienza
TuscanyThe ideal Renaissance city, redesigned in the fifteenth century by Pope Pius II as a model of harmonious planning.
Nemi
LazioA tiny village balanced above the dark volcanic crater of Lake Nemi, the so-called Mirror of Diana.
Praiano
Campania
Canazei
Trentino-Alto AdigeA mountain resort high in the Val di Fassa, ringed by the great Dolomite massifs of the Sella and Marmolada.
Sepino
MoliseBeside the modern village lies Saepinum, a Roman town left almost whole among the wheat fields.
Bomarzo
Lazio
Fénis
Aosta ValleyA village best known for its castle, the Castello di Fénis, the most photographed in the region.


