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

San Severo
PugliaA town on the northern edge of the Tavoliere plain, at the heart of one of Puglia's main wine districts.
Velletri
LazioAt the southern edge of the Alban Hills, Velletri is a wine town on the slopes where vineyards meet the Pontine plain.
Acireale
SicilyA Baroque town on the eastern coast below Mount Etna, built of dark lava stone and pale limestone.
Rovigo
VenetoThe quiet capital of the Polesine, the low farmland between the Adige and Po rivers in southern Veneto.
Battipaglia
Campania
Chieti
Abruzzo
Pordenone
Friuli-Venezia GiuliaThe western gateway to Friuli, an old merchant town on the Noncello river near the Veneto border.
Scandicci
Tuscany
Chioggia
VenetoA fishing town at the southern edge of the Venetian lagoon, often called Little Venice for its canals and bridges.
Nettuno
Lazio
Ascoli Piceno
Marche
Mantua
LombardyA Renaissance city ringed by three lakes of the Mincio, shaped over centuries by the Gonzaga court.
Martina Franca
Puglia
Monopoli
Puglia
Sesto Fiorentino
Tuscany
Empoli
TuscanyA town on the Arno between Florence and Pisa, long a centre of glassmaking and a busy market for the surrounding valley.
Lecco
LombardyA city on the eastern branch of Lake Como, ringed by the sheer limestone faces of the Grigne and Resegone.
Campi Bisenzio
Tuscany
Rieti
Lazio
Frosinone
Lazio
Nocera Inferiore
Campania
Terracina
Lazio
Vercelli
Piedmont
Cascina
TuscanyA town on the Arno plain east of Pisa, traditionally a centre of furniture-making.
