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

Fiumicino
LazioHome to Rome's main international airport, Fiumicino sits where the Tiber meets the sea.
Asti
PiedmontA city of medieval towers at the heart of the Monferrato wine country, giving its name to the sparkling Asti Spumante.
Caserta
Campania
Pavia
LombardyA historic university city on the Ticino, its ancient atheneum among Europe's oldest.
Ragusa
Sicily
Carpi
Emilia-RomagnaNorth of Modena, Carpi grew rich on knitwear and remains a heart of Italian fashion manufacturing.
Cremona
LombardyA city on the Po, the cradle of the violin, where Stradivari, Amati and Guarneri perfected their craft.
Altamura
Puglia
Imola
Emilia-Romagna
Massa
Tuscany
Trapani
SicilyA port city on a curving spit at Sicily's western tip, the ferry gateway to the Egadi Islands.
Cosenza
CalabriaAn ancient inland city below the Sila, its old town climbing a hillside in a tangle of stepped lanes.
Viterbo
Lazio
Castellammare di Stabia
Campania
Crotone
CalabriaAn Ionian port founded by Greek colonists, once among the most powerful cities of Magna Graecia.
Ischia
CampaniaThe largest island in the Bay of Naples, a green volcanic dome famous for its thermal spas and hot springs.
Caltanissetta
SicilyA provincial capital in the hilly heart of central Sicily, long a centre of the island's sulphur-mining country.
Carrara
Tuscany
Pomezia
LazioFounded in the 1930s on the reclaimed Pontine Marshes, Pomezia is a planned town of the bonifica era south of Rome.
Vigevano
Lombardy
Viareggio
TuscanyThe lively heart of the Versilia coast, lined with Liberty-style bathing establishments and a long sandy seafront.
Fano
Marche
Savona
LiguriaA working port city and provincial capital on the Riviera di Ponente, watched over by the seafront Priamar fortress.
Benevento
Campania
