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

Parma
Emilia-Romagna
Taranto
Puglia
Brescia
LombardyLombardy's second city, layered from Roman temple to Lombard monastery.
Prato
TuscanyTuscany's textile capital and one of its largest cities, weaving cloth since the Middle Ages.
Modena
Emilia-RomagnaModena pairs high art with high speed.
Reggio Calabria
Calabria
Reggio Emilia
Emilia-Romagna
Ravenna
Emilia-RomagnaOnce the capital of the late Roman and Byzantine West, Ravenna holds the finest early Christian mosaics on earth.
Livorno
Tuscany
Foggia
Puglia
Rimini
Emilia-RomagnaThe great resort of the Adriatic Riviera, Rimini matches kilometres of sand with a serious Roman and Renaissance past.
Salerno
Campania
Ferrara
Emilia-Romagna
Sassari
Sardinia
Latina
Lazio
Giugliano in Campania
Campania
Monza
Lombardy
Syracuse
Sicily
Bergamo
LombardyA city of two halves, the lower town below and the walled Città Alta crowning its hill, reached by funicular.
Pescara
Abruzzo
Forlì
Emilia-Romagna
Terni
UmbriaUmbria's industrial south claims Saint Valentine as its patron and reputed native son.
Vicenza
VenetoAndrea Palladio's city, where the architect's harmony shapes the streets and crowns the surrounding hills with villas.
Bolzano
Trentino-Alto Adige
