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Best Cities to Visit in Italy
Italy has a multitude of beautiful cities, spread from north to south. In every Italian region (including the islands), there is at least one city worth visiting once in a lifetime. Moreover, for the major tourist cities (such as Rome, Florence, or Venice), a single short city break of a few days will not be enough to discover all their beauties.
In addition to the large cities, Italy is full of charming villages and small towns that have preserved their medieval appearance. These are called borghi and are part of the association I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The Most Beautiful Villages of Italy"), whose slogan is Il fascino dell'Italia nascosta ("The Charm of Hidden Italy"). The association includes over 360 villages.
Best Cities to Visit in Italy
Creating a ranking of the most beautiful Italian cities is impossible. However, we have selected, among the more important cities, a few that we suggest you visit:
- Rome (in the Lazio region)
- Venice and Verona (in the Veneto region)
- Florence and Siena (in Tuscany)
- Milan and Bergamo (in the Lombardy region)
- Turin (in the Piedmont region)
- Palermo, Syracuse, and Taormina (in Sicily)
- Naples and Positano (in Campania)
- Trieste (in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region)
- Matera (in Basilicata)
- Urbino (in the Marche region)
- Perugia and Spoleto (in Umbria)
- Bologna (in Emilia-Romagna)
- Genoa and Portofino (in Liguria)
- Bari, Ostuni, and Alberobello (in the Puglia region)
- Tropea (in the Calabria region)
