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

Cerveteri
Lazio
Formia
LazioA seaside town on the Gulf of Gaeta, Formia was a favored Roman resort, and the orator Cicero kept a villa nearby.
Spoleto
UmbriaSpoleto draws the world each summer for its Festival dei Due Mondi, a celebrated gathering of theatre, music, and dance.
Cassino
Lazio
Fermo
Marche
Francavilla Fontana
Puglia
Nuoro
SardiniaThe cultural capital of the Barbagia, perched in the mountainous heart of the island.
Belluno
VenetoThe gateway to the Dolomites, perched above the Piave river beneath jagged peaks in northern Veneto.
Cento
Emilia-Romagna
Conegliano
Veneto
Riccione
Emilia-Romagna
Crema
LombardyA graceful town in the flat Cremasca countryside, set on the Serio amid canals and farmland.
Gorizia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Lucera
Puglia
Vibo Valentia
CalabriaA hilltop provincial town set back from the Tyrrhenian coast, looking down over the Gulf of Sant'Eufemia.
Casale Monferrato
PiedmontAn old capital of the Monferrato on the Po in the province of Alessandria, set among hills of vineyards.
Castelfranco Veneto
VenetoA brick-walled town on the Treviso plain, its medieval ramparts still complete around the old centre.
Termoli
Molise
Abbiategrasso
Lombardy
Camaiore
TuscanyA Versilia town straddling the line between coast and hills, its old centre founded along the medieval Via Francigena.



