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
Varenna
Lombardy
Barolo
Piedmont
Conca dei Marini
Campania
Vulcano
SicilyThe nearest of the Aeolian Islands to Sicily, a brooding volcanic isle that gave the world the very word volcano.
Pietrabbondante
Molise
Camigliatello Silano
CalabriaA mountain resort high in the Sila National Park, ringed by giant pine forests and plateau lakes.
Cuma
CampaniaThe first Greek colony on the Italian mainland, on the Campi Flegrei coast.
Porto Cervo
SardiniaThe glittering capital of the Costa Smeralda, conceived in the 1960s as a haven for the international jet set.
Portofino
LiguriaThe most glamorous harbour in Italy, a half-moon of pastel houses and bobbing yachts at the tip of a wooded headland.
Manarola
LiguriaPerhaps the most photographed of the Cinque Terre, its tower houses tumbling down a rock spur to a small cove.
Corniglia
LiguriaThe quietest of the Cinque Terre and the only one set high on a headland rather than at the water's edge.
Bard
Aosta Valley
