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Castelmezzano
Above the jagged rock formations of the Dolomiti Lucane, Castelmezzano is a particularly photogenic village in Basilicata's Potenza province, recognised in I…
Brienno
This tiny hamlet sits directly on the western shore of Lake Como in Lombardy, with a concentration of churches and a handful of cafés and restaurants that ou…
Clusone
Particularly photogenic small town in Lombardy's Val Seriana, Clusone sits along the River Serio in mountain country with scenic viewpoints and a compact his…
Scilla
A particularly photogenic pocket-sized town on a promontory at the northern entrance to the Strait of Messina, Scilla has a café and restaurant scene that pu…
Corciano
This hill village in Umbria recognised as one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia, Corciano preserves a medieval centre of almost circular shape, partly still enc…
Vogogna
This photogenic village in the Val d'Ossola, Piedmont, sits at the water's edge with mountain terrain rising behind it, partly within the Val Grande National…
Pacentro
This particularly photogenic medieval village in Abruzzo's Maiella National Park, Pacentro sits a short distance from Sulmona and holds a concentration of hi…
Arona
Photogenic small town on the shore of Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, Arona has a café and restaurant scene that punches well above its size, along with an…
Ragusa
A Sicilian city rebuilt in baroque style after a devastating 1693 earthquake, Ragusa sits on a limestone hill between two deep valleys and divides into two d…
Vigevano
Vigevano's Renaissance Piazza Ducale anchors a heritage-dense, walkable centre in Lombardy's Pavia province, with historic churches, cafés, and listed buildi…
Campagna
This pocket-sized town in the Picentini Mountains of Campania's Salerno province, Campagna has an unusual density of churches and cafés for its size, set aga…
Saluzzo
A medieval hill town in Piedmont's Cuneo province, Saluzzo served as capital of its own marquisate for over four centuries — from 1142 to 1548 — and retains…
Saint-Pierre
A medieval castle rises dramatically above this compact Alpine valley village in Italy's Aosta Valley, where snow-dusted terraced hillsides, a lively café sc…
Re
This modest Piedmontese village near the Swiss border, Re is home to a pilgrimage sanctuary built after a reported miracle in 1494, dedicated to the Madonna…
Viareggio
Viareggio's Carnival, running since 1873, is one of Italy's most celebrated, with papier-mâché floats parading along the seafront promenade — the Passeggiata…
Bevagna
A flat Umbrian town in the Topino river plain — unusual among the hill towns of the region — Bevagna is listed among Italy's most beautiful borghi and carrie…
Nicosia
This small Sicilian hill town in the province of Enna rises across four rocky hills, with the ruins of a medieval castle visible from below and an unusual co…
Bagnoregio
This particularly photogenic village in Lazio's Viterbo province, Bagnoregio draws attention for its scenic surroundings and an unusually dense concentration…
Narni
An ancient hill town in Umbria that claims to sit at the geographical centre of Italy — a spot marked by a stone — Narni overhangs a narrow gorge of the Rive…
Sellano
A tiny Umbrian village in the Vigi valley, Sellano is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia and since 2024 has been connected to the Castello di Montesant…
Caltabellotta
This hilltop town in Sicily's Agrigento province sits high above surrounding valleys, olive groves, and distant views of the Mediterranean, making it one of…
Cascia
A pocket-sized mountain village in the remote southeastern corner of Umbria, Cascia holds an unusual concentration of churches for its size and a handful of…
Picerno
A compact hilltop town in Basilicata's Potenza province, Picerno rises above rolling green valleys with a bell tower and medieval stone tower at its core, su…
Bagnara Calabra
This small Tyrrhenian coast town in Calabria's southernmost stretch, Bagnara Calabra sits directly on the water with vineyards in the surrounding hills and v…
Anghiari
A particularly photogenic hill village in Tuscany's Arezzo province, Anghiari has an unusual concentration of churches and cafés for its size, along with sce…
Cannero Riviera
A particularly photogenic village on the western shore of Lago Maggiore in Piedmont, with an unusual concentration of cafés, restaurants, and churches for it…
Lauria
A medieval hilltop town in Basilicata's mountains, Lauria stacks stone and render buildings up a steep wooded ridge, crowned by a ruined fortress and a hillt…
Brisighella
Three rocky spurs rise above this little Emilia-Romagna town, each topped by a landmark: the 14th-century Rocca Manfrediana fortress, an 18th-century sanctua…
Lovere
At the northwest tip of Lake Iseo in Lombardy, Lovere is a particularly photogenic small town whose streetscape blends overhanging wooden roofs with heavy st…
Kastelruth
Photogenic village in the South Tyrolean Dolomites, Kastelruth sits at around 1,000 metres elevation near the Seiser Alm alpine meadow and is a recognised me…
Città della Pieve
This photogenic hilltop town in Umbria, Città della Pieve sits on a ridge overlooking the Val di Chiana near the Umbria-Tuscany border, built largely from ex…
Domodossola
A walkable town in Piedmont's Ossola valley with a centre full of cafés and historic churches, Domodossola is the main hub of the Val d'Ossola, sitting at th…
Montefalco
Wine country defines this small Umbrian hill town, which anchors the production zone for Sagrantino di Montefalco and Montefalco Rosso — both built around th…
Belluno
A walkable town in the Veneto where the Ardo stream meets the Piave river, Belluno sits at the gateway to the Eastern Dolomites — a UNESCO-listed landscape s…
Cannobio
This photogenic small town on the north-western shore of Lake Maggiore in Piedmont, Cannobio sits where the Cannobina Valley meets the lake and has repeatedl…
Vieste
Particularly photogenic coastal town on the Gargano peninsula in Puglia, Vieste sits within the Gargano National Park and has earned repeated Blue Flag recog…
Vietri sul Mare
Polychrome ceramics have been made in Vietri sul Mare since at least the 15th century, and the tradition remains central to this little Campanian town at the…
Monte Sant'Angelo
The Sanctuary of San Michele Arcangelo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that has drawn Christian pilgrims since the 6th century, sits at the heart of this pocke…
Vinadio
This photogenic village in Piedmont's Cuneo province, sitting on the Stura di Demonte river near the French border, with a handful of cafés, restaurants, and…
Campertogno
Particularly photogenic hamlet in the Valsesia valley of Piedmont, Campertogno sits in mountain terrain with a striking number of churches for a settlement t…
Bertinoro
A hilltop wine-country village in Emilia-Romagna with an unusually lively café and restaurant scene for its size, Bertinoro sits atop Monte Cesubeo with view…
Trevi
Commanding views across the Umbrian plain — said to extend over much of the valley in westerly directions — this medieval hill town on the lower flank of Mou…
Valsolda
This photogenic cluster of villages on the shores of Lake Lugano in Lombardy, Valsolda sits on the Swiss border with mountain terrain rising behind it.
Oppido Mamertina
A broad stone piazza fronts a grand white-facade church with a clock tower in this compact Calabrian town, backed by green forested hills and animated by the…
Boccioleto
A pocket-sized mountain hamlet in Piedmont's Vercelli province, Boccioleto sits alongside the water with an unusual concentration of churches for a settlemen…
Cortona
A photogenic hilltop town in Tuscany's Val di Chiana, Cortona sits high enough to offer panoramic views in every direction and holds an unusual concentration…
Montieri
This compact Tuscan hill village in the Colline Metallifere, Montieri sits in mountain terrain and holds a 14th-century church of Santi Michele e Paolo conta…
Gurro
This tiny Piedmontese hamlet in the mountains above Lake Maggiore claims a remarkable origin story: according to local legend, Scottish soldiers fleeing the…
Nesso
A particularly photogenic village on the eastern shore of Lake Como, roughly halfway between the towns of Como and Bellagio, with a little but real café and…
Maratea
Basilicata's only town on the Tyrrhenian coast, Maratea is a particularly photogenic pocket-sized town with an unusual concentration of churches and chapels…
Noto
Rebuilt in the early 18th century after a devastating earthquake, Noto is one of eight Late Baroque towns in Sicily's Val di Noto declared a UNESCO World Her…
Pescina
This compact Abruzzo hill town of orange-roofed stone buildings, with church towers rising above the rooflines and sweeping views across a broad valley towar…
Montefortino
A small village in the Marche region of Italy, set against the slopes of the Monti Sibillini, with several historic churches for its size and a civic art col…
Minervino Murge
Known locally as the "Balcone delle Puglie" (Balcony of Puglia) for its elevated position on the western flank of the Murgia Barese mountain chain, Minervino…
Carrara
Marble has defined Carrara since ancient times — the white and blue-grey stone quarried from the Apuan Alps above this Tuscan town has supplied sculptors and…
Sant'Agnello
A pocket-sized town on the Sorrentine Coast between Piano di Sorrento and Sorrento, Sant'Agnello sits right at the water with scenic viewpoints nearby and a…
Omegna
At the northernmost tip of Lago d'Orta in Piedmont, Omegna sits directly on the water with a lakeside boulevard where a street market runs every Thursday mor…
Ferrandina
This modest town in Basilicata's Matera province with an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size, Ferrandina also produces olive oil of recog…
Macugnaga
High in the Italian Alps at the foot of Monte Rosa's dramatic east face, Macugnaga is a tiny mountain village in Piedmont offering skiing in winter and hikin…
Bra
Birthplace of Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food movement, Bra is a gastronomically focused town in Piedmont's Roero area whose main claim to fame exten…
Fiumalbo
This small Emilian village in the Modena Apennines holds membership in I Borghi più belli d'Italia — Italy's register of its most beautiful villages — and dr…
Bettona
This little Umbrian village in the province of Perugia sits at the northern edge of the Colli Martani range and holds a place on the official list of Italy's…
Gaeta
A seaside town on a promontory between Rome and Naples, Gaeta combines sandy beaches on its western coast with a layered military history — its walls date to…
Cetara
Colatura di alici — a pungent, amber fish sauce pressed from anchovies — has been produced in this little Amalfi Coast village in Campania for centuries, and…
Foligno
This walkable Umbrian town on the Topino river where it meets the plain of the Clitunno, Foligno has a food-and-drink scene and a concentration of medieval c…
Bezzecca
A compact Alpine village in Trentino's Valle di Ledro, where terracotta-roofed houses cluster around a yellow-façaded church, forested peaks rise on all side…
Sala Comacina
Colorful ochre and terracotta houses rise directly from Lake Como's waterfront here, climbing wooded terraced hillsides past a bell tower, with a small but w…
Matelica
This modest wine-country town in the Marche region of central Italy, Matelica sits alongside water and has a compact historic centre with cafés, restaurants,…
Tollegno
A compact Piedmontese village of terracotta rooftops and a prominent stone bell tower, Tollegno sits in a forested valley near Biella, offering a lively café…
Arrone
Small Umbrian village on the Nera river in the Valnerina, Arrone holds several historic churches and scenic viewpoints for its size, along with a handful of…
Pergola
This small town in the Marche region of Italy, Pergola holds a museum displaying the Gilt Bronzes of Cartoceto di Pergola, a set of ancient gilded bronze fig…
Pitigliano
Known as "the little Jerusalem" for its historic Jewish community and working synagogue, Pitigliano is a small Tuscan hill town in the province of Grosseto s…
Varenna
Sitting directly on the eastern shore of Lake Como in Lombardy, Varenna is a modest lakeside village with a heritage-dense centre of medieval churches, histo…
Sondrio
Walkable wine-country town at the heart of the Valtellina valley in Lombardy, Sondrio serves as the provincial capital and was named Alpine Town of the Year…
Massa Marittima
Small Tuscan hill town in the Metalliferous Hills of Grosseto, Massa Marittima sits at the centre of a mining region historically rich in iron, mercury, copp…
Sansepolcro
Birthplace of the Renaissance painter Piero della Francesca and the mathematician Luca Pacioli, Sansepolcro is a compact Tuscan town on the upper Tiber, near…
Pinerolo
A walkable town in Piedmont, southwest of Turin on the river Chisone, with a centre full of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches.
Fénis
Fénis Castle, a well-preserved medieval fortress in the Aosta Valley of north-western Italy, is the main draw to this small village, which also sits in wine…
Alatri
Pre-Roman megalithic acropolis sets Alatri apart from other towns in Lazio's Frosinone province, its ancient cyclopean walls rising above a compact centre wi…
Palmi
Palmi looks out over the Strait of Messina from the Tyrrhenian coast of Calabria, with beaches at Marina di Palmi and Lido di Palmi drawing visitors to what…
Bosa
Sitting on the north bank of the Temo River — the only river-built town on Sardinia — Bosa is a little Sardinian settlement with a strong café and restaurant…
Pagnona
Pocket-sized Lombardy hamlet in the Alta Valvarrone, north of Lecco, Pagnona is the birthplace of the artist Luigi Tagliaferri and has a handful of historic…
Pieve Tesino
Birthplace of Alcide De Gasperi — Italy's first post-war prime minister, born here on 3 April 1881 — this small mountain village in Trentino sits at the geog…
Alassio
A sandy-beached resort town on the Italian Riviera in Liguria, Alassio draws visitors year-round — as a bathing destination in summer and a health resort in…
Mergozzo
This small Piedmontese village sits directly on its own lake, with scenic viewpoints in the surrounding hills and a striking number of churches for a settlem…
Rosazza
This tiny Piedmontese hamlet in the Valle Cervo sits in mountain terrain along the water, with a striking number of churches for its size and strong scenic a…
Gagliano Castelferrato
A modest Sicilian town in the Province of Enna, Gagliano Castelferrato was the site of the Battle of Gagliano in 1300, fought during the War of the Sicilian…
Susa
This little town in the Susa Valley west of Turin, at the foot of the Cottian Alps, with a concentration of Roman and medieval monuments that reflects its an…
Verucchio
Sitting on a spur above the Marecchia river valley, this compact Emilia-Romagna village has earned a place in Italy's official register of its most beautiful…
Barga
A medieval hill town in the Serchio valley of Tuscany, Barga holds an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size, a small central core with café…
Castel di Sangro
This compact town in Abruzzo's L'Aquila province, Castel di Sangro sits along the Sangro river with a central core of cafés and restaurants and a photogenic…
Moltrasio
Pocket-sized village on the western shore of Lake Como, Moltrasio draws on a heritage-dense streetscape, scenic lake views, and a concentration of churches a…
Sutri
Sutri's ancient remains — a Roman amphitheatre carved directly into tuff rock, an Etruscan necropolis of rock-cut tombs, and a Mithraeum embedded in the cryp…
Muro Lucano
A pocket-sized Basilicata hill town in southern Italy's Potenza province, Muro Lucano rises dramatically on a rocky spur, its pale stone buildings climbing t…
Pella
Sitting on the western shore of Lake Orta in Piedmont, this compact village in the Province of Novara offers waterfront views, mountain country close by, and…
Leggiuno
The Eremo di Santa Caterina del Sasso, a hermitage built into a rocky cliff face on the shore of Lake Maggiore, is the landmark that defines this modest Lomb…
Brunate
Known as the "Balcony on the Alps," this compact village above Lake Como offers panoramic views stretching across the western Alpine arc, the Po Plain, and t…
Ivrea
Ivrea earned UNESCO World Heritage status in 2018 for its mid-20th-century Olivetti complex — factories, headquarters, and surrounding modernist buildings th…
Porretta Terme
Historic spa town in the upper Reno valley of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, Porretta Terme has been known for its thermal springs since Roman times and devel…
Bagnone
This little Tuscan village in the Lunigiana, Bagnone sits alongside the Bagnone torrent with views toward the high Apennine peaks and an unusual concentratio…
Cossogno
This modest Piedmontese hamlet sits within reach of Val Grande National Park, with scenic viewpoints in the surrounding terrain and an unusually high number…
Ostuni
Widely known as "the White Town" for its whitewashed houses and medieval walls, Ostuni is a walkable Apulian hill town in the province of Brindisi with a den…
Fiera di Primiero
This little Trentino village in the Dolomites sits on the water and packs an unusual number of cafés, restaurants, and churches into a very compact footprint…
Alagna Valsesia
This compact alpine village in Piedmont's Valsesia valley, Alagna Valsesia sits at the foot of Monte Rosa — the second-highest peak in the Alps — and is inte…
Castiglione di Garfagnana
This medieval walled village in Tuscany's Garfagnana valley, Castiglione di Garfagnana sits above the river Esarulo and holds an unusual number of churches f…
Ulassai
Colorful multi-story houses crowd a steep hillside beneath dramatic limestone crags in this little Sardinian village, surrounded by forested upland country w…
Cherasco
Cherasco is a compact Piedmontese town in the Province of Cuneo with an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size, a Baroque synagogue built in…
Argegno
This tiny Lake Como village on the western shore sits where the River Telo meets the lake, and the waters just offshore mark the deepest point of any lake in…
Roccalbegna
Two medieval fortifications — the Rocca Aldobrandesca and the Cassero Senese — crown the twin rocky crags rising above this little Tuscan village in the uppe…
Dronero
A compact Piedmontese town at the entrance to the Valle Maira, Dronero sits on a rocky spur at the confluence of two waterways, with panoramic views stretchi…
Ormea
Little village in the Ligurian Alps near the Piedmont-Liguria border, Ormea sits on the Tanaro river with mountain terrain close on all sides and a concentra…
Pennabilli
A modest village in the Montefeltro area of Emilia-Romagna, Pennabilli holds an unusually dense cluster of churches for its size, a handful of cafés and rest…
Campiglia Marittima
This hilltop Tuscan town in the Province of Livorno with scenic views across the Maremma coastal plain, Campiglia Marittima sits within the "Borghi più belli…
Rieti
Traditionally called the "umbilicus Italiae" — the navel of Italy — Rieti is a walkable hilltop town in Lazio whose centre is dense with historic churches an…
Santa Lucia del Mela
This densely built hilltop town in Sicily's Messina province, its stone houses climbing toward a medieval fortress above tree-covered slopes, with surroundin…
Thiene
This walkable Veneto town in the province of Vicenza, Thiene sits close to the mountains and within reach of the wine country that defines much of the surrou…
Contigliano
A small village in Lazio's wine-growing Rieti province, Contigliano sits close to the mountains and near water, with scenic surroundings and a strong photogr…
Pontremoli
A heritage-dense tiny town in Tuscany's northernmost corner, Pontremoli sits on the Magra river — its name meaning "Trembling Bridge," after a prominent cros…
Varazze
Small Ligurian town on the Riviera di Ponente with a seafront position, a strong café and restaurant scene, and an unusual concentration of churches for its…
Orvinio
This small hilltop village in the Rieti province of Lazio, northeast of Rome, is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia — Italy's register of its most beau…
Tenno
A small Trentino village a few kilometres from Riva del Garda, Tenno sits on the slopes above Lake Garda and is home to Lake Tenno, known for its vivid blue-…
Seravezza
This compact Tuscan town sits where the Apuan Alps meet the Versilia plain, offering mountain scenery, scenic viewpoints, and a compact centre with cafés and…
Gallipoli
A historic town on the western coast of Salento in Apulia, Gallipoli is built around a limestone island connected to the newer mainland district by a 17th-ce…
Villadossola
This compact town in Piedmont's Val d'Ossola, Villadossola sits at the mouth of the Valle Antrona and alongside the Toce river, with mountains close on sever…
Amatrice
This village in Lazio's Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park, Amatrice carries a heritage-dense streetscape and an unusual concentration of churches f…
Castelsantangelo sul Nera
This pocket-sized mountain hamlet in the Marche region of Italy sits at the headwaters of the Nera River, where the Valnerina valley begins.
Militello in Val di Catania
One of eight Sicilian towns granted UNESCO World Heritage status in 2002 for their late Baroque architecture, Militello in Val di Catania sits on the lower s…
Bobbio
Founded around the Abbey of San Colombano in 614, Bobbio is a medieval village in the Trebbia River valley in Piacenza province, with a historic centre that…
Tursi
Tursi is a little city in Basilicata's Matera province with scenic views over the surrounding landscape and a strong visual character that rewards photography.
Castiglion Fiorentino
A walled Tuscan hill town in the province of Arezzo, Castiglion Fiorentino sits between Arezzo and Cortona in wine-growing country, with an Etruscan archaeol…
Castel San Pietro Romano
Small hilltop village east of Rome recognised among Italy's most beautiful villages and, since 2019, named the most beautiful village in the Mediterranean —…
Poggio Bustone
A compact stone-built village rising above a broad valley in Lazio's upland country, with a bell-towered church at its crown and sweeping views over patchwor…
Nardò
A Baroque town on the Ionian coast of Salento, Nardò has a walkable historic centre dense with palaces, churches, and chapels built in the ornate local style…
Tagliacozzo
This broad cobblestone piazza lined with colourful Renaissance-era facades, outdoor café terraces, and a central stone column monument sits at the heart of t…
Sperlonga
This photogenic coastal town on the Tyrrhenian Sea, roughly midway between Rome and Naples, Sperlonga is best known for the ancient Roman sea grotto found wi…
Aieta
A village in Calabria's Pollino National Park whose historic centre is dominated by a baronial palace considered a rare example of Renaissance architecture i…
Giarre
A walkable Sicilian town on the Ionian coast with a centre full of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches, Giarre sits midway between Catania and Taormina…
Castellammare del Golfo
A seafront town in Sicily's Trapani province, Castellammare del Golfo takes its name from the medieval fortress in its harbour — "Sea Fortress on the Gulf" —…
Rovito
A compact hilltop village in Calabria's Cosenza province, Rovito clusters stone and terracotta-roofed houses around a prominent church facade, with densely f…
Forza d'Agrò
Built on a spur below the ruins of a Norman castle, Forza d'Agrò holds a Byzantine-era monastery and the Cathedral of Santissima Annunziata at its core.
Lavagna
This compact Ligurian seafront town of terracotta rooftops and domed churches, Lavagna sits between the Ligurian Sea and a backdrop of green hills, with a li…
Montemezzo
A tiny lakeside hamlet in Lombardy's Province of Como, Montemezzo sits at the northern end of Lake Como with mountain terrain close by and vineyards in the s…
Apricale
A small hilltop village in Liguria's Imperia province, Apricale sits in mountain country with scenic viewpoints, surrounding vineyards, and a striking number…
Borgosesia
A small town on the Sesia River in Piedmont's alpine Valsesia valley, Borgosesia has a café and restaurant scene and a concentration of churches that both ex…
Cisterna d'Asti
A small hilltop village in Piedmont's wine country, Cisterna d'Asti is shaped by two landmarks that have defined it since medieval times: an 11th- or 12th-ce…
Triora
This modest mountain village in Liguria near the French border, Triora is listed among Italy's most beautiful villages and draws visitors with its dramatic h…
Numana
This compact Adriatic village on the Conero Riviera in the Marche region, Numana sits directly on the water with vineyards nearby and scenic viewpoints along…
Canelli
Canelli, on a bend of the river Belbo in Piedmont's Alto Monferrato, is widely regarded as the birthplace of Italian sparkling wine: the Moscato grape used t…
Scalea
A tiny coastal town on Calabria's Tyrrhenian shore, Scalea pairs a modern beach resort strip — developed since the 1960s along the Riviera dei Cedri — with a…
Sciacca
This coastal Sicilian town on the south-western shore of the island, Sciacca is known for its historic carnival, its ceramics tradition, and a walkable centr…
Atrani
Tiny village on the Amalfi Coast, Atrani sits right at the water's edge just a short walk from Amalfi itself, with a heritage-dense streetscape, a striking n…
Caprarola
Villa Farnese dominates this compact Lazio town in the Cimini volcanic hills, a large Renaissance mansion begun in 1530 as a fortress for Cardinal Alessandro…
Martina Franca
Baroque architecture defines the walkable centre of this Apulian town in the province of Taranto, where churches, palaces, and piazzas cluster within easy re…
Pignola
Known locally as "il paese dei portali" — the town of doorways — Pignola is a small mountain town in Basilicata's Potenza province, where the historic centre…
Rivello
A compact hillside village in Basilicata, Rivello stacks white and stone houses with terracotta roofs up a forested ridge, with a church tower crowning the u…
Oulx
This pocket-sized village in the upper Susa Valley near the French border, Oulx sits at the confluence of the Dora di Riparia and the Dora di Bardonecchia ri…
Tomo
Compact Italian hamlet in Belluno's forested valley country, where a classical white-façade church anchors a cluster of red-tile buildings against densely wo…
Castelsardo
A photogenic coastal town on Sardinia's northwest shore, at the eastern end of the Gulf of Asinara, Castelsardo sits right on the water with scenic viewpoint…
Garzeno
A pocket-sized Lake Como-area village in Lombardy with a striking number of churches for its size, vineyards in the immediate surroundings, and scenic viewpo…
Latera
A small hill village in Viterbo's province, Latera sits on volcanic terrain near both Lake Bolsena and Lake Mezzano, close to the Tuscan border.
Luino
Modest town on the eastern shore of Lake Maggiore, Luino is best known for its Wednesday market, said to be among the largest of its kind in Europe, drawing…
Carovilli
A snow-dusted Molise village in the upland hills of Isernia, Carovilli clusters stone buildings and a medieval church tower against forested slopes, offering…
Varallo Sesia
Dominated by the Sacro Monte di Varallo — one of the major Catholic pilgrimage sites in Piedmont — this compact town in Valsesia sits along the Sesia river,…
Sampeyre
This small village in the Valle Varaita in Piedmont's Cuneo province, Sampeyre has an unusually high number of churches for its size and a handful of cafés a…
Brentonico
A snow-dusted Trentino village in the uplands above Lake Garda, where a tall stone bell tower rises above compact Alpine houses backed by forested slopes, wi…
Castelnuovo Don Bosco
This small Piedmontese hill village near the confluence of the Nevissano and Bardella rivers, Castelnuovo Don Bosco sits in deep wine country east of Turin w…
Solofra
Solofra, a little town in Campania's Avellino province, is one of Italy's four main centres for leather tanning and processing, set in the valley of the Irno…
Spello
This small walled hill town on the southern flank of Monte Subasio in Umbria, Spello has an unusually dense concentration of historic churches and a café and…
Sinalunga
Modest Tuscan hill town in the province of Siena, Sinalunga sits on the ridge dividing the Val di Chiana from the Valle dell'Ombrone, with vineyards in the s…
Tricarico
This modest Basilicata town in the province of Matera holds one of the best-preserved medieval historic centres in Lucania, shaped by an Arab-Norman past and…
Cantalice
This dramatically stacked stone village in Lazio's upland country, its medieval houses and churches climbing a forested hillside above the Rieti valley, with…
Norcia
Norcia, a small Umbrian town on the edge of the Monti Sibillini mountains, is widely known across Italy for its cured meats and sausages — so much so that th…
Morano Calabro
A particularly photogenic hill town in Calabria's Pollino National Park, Morano Calabro is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia — Italy's most beautiful…
Opi
This tiny hamlet in the Abruzzo region of central Italy sits within the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise, offering mountain scenery and multiple scen…
Casalvecchio Siculo
This pocket-sized Sicilian hamlet in the Valle d'Agrò, southwest of Messina, holds an unusual number of churches and cafés for a settlement its size, and the…
Ceres
A compact Italian mountain town in the forested valleys northwest of Turin, where red-tile buildings cluster among dense green hillsides, a church tower rise…
Teggiano
A tiny hilltop town in Campania's Salerno province, Teggiano preserves the street plan of a Roman oppidum — its ancient cardo and decumanus still legible in…
Bardonecchia
This small mountain town in Piedmont's upper Susa Valley, Bardonecchia is a winter sports base with two ski areas — Colomion-Les Arnauds-Melezet and Jafferau…
Grottammare
A walkable Adriatic beach town in the Marche region, Grottammare pairs a seafront café and restaurant scene with a medieval hilltop quarter that belongs to t…
Conca dei Marini
A compact village on the Amalfi Coast between Amalfi and Furore, sitting directly on the water with scenic viewpoints nearby and an unusually dense cluster o…
Porto Cesareo
This modest Apulian town on the Ionian coast of the Salento peninsula with a café and restaurant scene that punches well above its size, Porto Cesareo is bes…
Cerreto Sannita
Ceramics have defined Cerreto Sannita for centuries, and the village's planned grid of streets — rebuilt from scratch after a devastating earthquake on 5 Jun…
Tortorici
Nicknamed both "City of the Hazelnut" and "City of the Bells," Tortorici is a little Sicilian town in the Nebrodi regional park, between Palermo and Messina,…
Anversa degli Abruzzi
This little Abruzzo village in the province of L'Aquila sits alongside the Sagittario Gorges nature reserve, a dramatic river canyon that gives the surroundi…
Bitonto
Olive cultivation has defined Bitonto since at least the 13th century — the town west of Bari even lends its name to a local cultivar, cima di Bitonto — and…
Iglesias
A walkable town in southwestern Sardinia with a centre dense with historic churches, cafés, and restaurants, Iglesias was one of the most important royal cit…
Amelia
A compact Umbrian hill town crowned by domed churches and stone buildings that cascade down a wooded hillside, Amelia rewards visitors with multiple religiou…
Civitanova del Sannio
This compact hillside village in Molise's upland interior, its terracotta-roofed stone houses climbing toward a central church tower, backed by forested lime…
Corropoli
A warm-toned stone bell tower rises above palm trees under a clear Abruzzo sky in this small hilltop town near Teramo, where heritage architecture and rollin…
Santa Maria Maggiore
This modest mountain village in Valle Vigezzo, Piedmont, Santa Maria Maggiore sits on the narrow-gauge Vigezzina railway that runs through the Italian Alps b…
Pellizzano
A little village in Trentino, northwest of Trento, with a waterside setting, a striking number of churches for its size, and a handful of cafés and restaurants.
Fossombrone
Compact Marche town where a river curves through a red-tile historic centre, backed by vineyard-covered hills, with a good café and restaurant scene and a no…
Leonessa
Founded in 1278 at the foot of Monte Terminillo in the northeastern corner of Lazio's Rieti province, Leonessa is a little town with an outsized number of hi…
Antey-Saint-André
This compact Alpine village in Italy's Aosta Valley, seen here spread across a green mountain valley floor with forested slopes rising on all sides, offering…
Lamezia Terme
This coastal Calabrian town with a walkable centre full of cafés and churches, set between the sea and mountain views, with vineyards in the surrounding coun…
Aulla
Pocket-sized Tuscan town on the River Magra in the historic Lunigiana region, Aulla has a café and restaurant scene that holds a surprising number of options…
Scanno
A modest Abruzzo village with a strong photographic reputation, Scanno sits beside a lake in the mountains of the L'Aquila province, partly within the bounda…
Averara
This small mountain hamlet in Lombardy's Val Averara, a side valley of the Val Brembana, with a striking number of churches for its size and the Mora stream…
Cagli
Small town in the Marche region of central Italy, Cagli sits alongside the Burano river with an unusually dense concentration of churches for its size and a…
Salemi
A medieval hill town in western Sicily's Trapani province, Salemi clusters around a castle whose battlemented tower offers wide views across the landscape to…
Avigliana
Two volcanic maar lakes — Lago Grande and Lago Piccolo — sit at the edge of this modest Piedmontese town in the Susa valley, west of Turin, with the medieval…
Fivizzano
A little Tuscan comune in Massa-Carrara with an unusually dense cluster of churches and cafés for its size, Fivizzano sits within territory shared between tw…
Pisano
This tiny Piedmont village on the shore of Lake Maggiore sits in mountain country with scenic viewpoints and a striking number of churches for its size, alon…
Cividale del Friuli
Founded by Julius Caesar as Forum Iulii — the name that eventually gave the entire Friuli region its identity — Cividale del Friuli later became the capital…
Camerino
A little Apennine hill town in the Marche region of central-eastern Italy, Camerino is home to a medieval university and has a café and restaurant scene that…
Camaiore
A Tuscan town in the Versilia region whose compact centre holds a concentration of historic churches and a real café and restaurant scene, Camaiore stretches…
Varzi
This certified member of Italy's "Most Beautiful Villages" circuit, Varzi sits in the Oltrepò Pavese wine country of Lombardy's Pavia province, along the Sta…
Arcidosso
This small Tuscan village on the slopes of Monte Amiata, Arcidosso draws visitors year-round with access to skiing in winter and mountain trails in summer, a…
Scheggino
A tiny Umbrian hamlet on the Nera river, southeast of Perugia, with a photogenic waterside setting and a handful of cafés and restaurants that punch above it…
Civita
Founded in the 15th century by Albanian refugees fleeing the Ottoman invasion, Civita is a hill village in Calabria's Pollino National Park whose Albanian-or…
Sennori
A small wine-country town in northern Sardinia, Sennori has been a member of Italy's national association of wine towns since the association's founding in 1…
Ostana
This compact hamlet in Piedmont's Valle Po, Ostana sits on the south-facing slopes of the valley beneath the dramatic mass of the Monviso mountain group.
Busca
This compact Piedmontese town of red-tile rooftops spread across a valley floor, Busca sits among vineyards and rolling hills with a walkable centre offering…
Campodolcino
Mountain village in Lombardy's Val San Giacomo, Campodolcino sits on the road linking Chiavenna to the Spluga Pass and the Swiss border.
Civita Castellana
Built on the ruins of Falerii Veteres, an ancient Faliscan city, Civita Castellana is a small town in northern Lazio with a real café and restaurant scene fo…
Termoli
This coastal town on the Adriatic in Molise, Termoli holds a medieval walled quarter alongside a lively seafront promenade lined with restaurants.
Milazzo
Founded by ancient Greeks around 716 BC, Milazzo is a Sicilian town on the north coast with a walkable centre dense with historic churches, cafés, and scenic…
Civitella Messer Raimondo
A compact hilltop village in Abruzzo's Chieti province, its pale stone houses crowning a densely forested hill, with several churches for its size and easy a…
Mulazzo
A compact hilltop stone village in Tuscany's Lunigiana area, Mulazzo rewards visitors with cobbled lanes, a medieval stone arch gateway, terracotta-roofed ho…
Lacco Ameno
Rebuilt after a devastating 1883 earthquake that destroyed most of its buildings, Lacco Ameno transformed from a fishing village into a thermal-spa resort on…
Stenico
This pocket-sized Trentino village set in a broad Alpine valley of terraced orchards and forested ridges, with several historic churches, nearby scenic viewp…
Genoni
This tiny Sardinian village in the Sarcidano subregion, dominated by the plateau hill of Santu Antine, with natural, landscape, and archaeological points of…
Dervio
This modest Lake Como village on Lombardy's eastern shore sits where the Varrone river valley meets the water, with several historic churches, a café and res…
Cammarata
This dense hillside town in Sicily's Agrigento province, Cammarata rises across a forested upland slope crowned by an ancient tower, with an unusually high c…
Morcone
This densely built hilltop town in Campania's Benevento province, Morcone rises dramatically above forested slopes with tightly packed white and pastel house…
Itri
Sitting in a valley between the Monti Aurunci and the Gulf of Gaeta, Itri is a tiny agricultural town in Lazio's Latina province with a photogenic medieval c…
Pallanza
This lakeside district of Verbania, on the western shore of Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, offers a well-stocked café and restaurant scene alongside a conc…
Molfetta
A walkable Apulian town on the Adriatic coast, Molfetta has a well-restored old city dense with historic churches and a lively café and restaurant scene.
Uzzano
A compact Tuscan hillside village in Pistoia province, Uzzano stacks ochre-and-stone buildings up a green slope toward a crenellated bell tower, with vineyar…
Sauris
High in the mountains of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sauris is a small Italian village that doubles as one of the region's German-speaking linguistic islands — a…
Vercelli
One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, Vercelli traces its origins to around 600 BC and claims the world's first publicly funded university, establ…
Greccio
Saint Francis of Assisi staged the first living Nativity scene here in December 1223, and the tradition continues in this little Lazio hilltown on a spur of…
Marostica
Every two years, on the second weekend of September in even-numbered years, Marostica's central square fills with costumed performers re-enacting a live ches…
Barolo
Barolo, a little Piedmontese village in the Province of Cuneo, lends its name to one of Italy's most celebrated red wines, and the surrounding Langhe vineyar…
Pescocostanzo
This photogenic village in Abruzzo's Maiella National Park, Pescocostanzo has an unusual concentration of historic churches and a pocket-sized but real café…
Pontelandolfo
A compact hilltop village in Campania's Sannio Hills, Pontelandolfo offers cobbled streets climbing toward a medieval round tower, colorful stone-built house…
Rossano
The Codex Purpureus — one of the oldest illuminated Gospel books in the world and a UNESCO Memory of the World document — is held in Rossano's Diocesan Museu…
Pescasseroli
Mountain village in Abruzzo and the main base for the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, Pescasseroli draws visitors year-round as both a summer and wi…
San Severino Marche
This little town in the Marche region of central Italy carries an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size, set within a heritage-dense street…
Bagni di Lucca
This compact Tuscan river town where tall pale buildings line a fast-flowing mountain stream, an old stone bridge spans the current, and forested Apennine sl…
Piazza Armerina
The Villa Romana del Casale, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997 celebrated for its extensive Roman mosaics, sits just outside this Sicilian hill town in…
Borgomaro
Stone-built houses and a medieval bridge line a clear river in this pocket-sized Ligurian village, backed by forested hills, with a church spire rising above…
Piuro
On 4 September 1618, a catastrophic landslide completely buried the village of Piuro — then part of the Three Leagues — killing between 1,000 and 2,500 peopl…
Gazzaniga
This modest town in Lombardy's Val Seriana, Gazzaniga sits on the right bank of the Serio river northeast of Bergamo, with a café and restaurant scene and a…
Benevento
Benevento is a heritage-dense hill town in Campania where the rivers Calore Irpino and Sabato meet, with a walkable centre thick with historic churches and c…
Patti
This small Sicilian town on the western shore of the Gulf of Patti, known for the remains of a Roman villa within its limits and the ruins of the ancient cit…
Fara in Sabina
A compact stone village crowning a green hillside in Lazio's Sabina uplands, with a church tower rising above terracotta rooftops and layered mountain ridges…
Presicce-Acquarica
This tiny Apulian town in the Province of Lecce, formed in 2019 by the merger of Presicce and Acquarica del Capo, packs a notable number of historic churches…
Bolsena
On the eastern shore of Lake Bolsena in northern Lazio, this compact town is known across the Catholic world as the site of the Eucharistic miracle that led…
San Lorenzo Maggiore
This compact hillside village in Campania's Benevento province, its terracotta rooftops and a golden-domed church tower rising above rolling green valleys, s…
Diamante
This pocket-sized coastal town on Calabria's Tyrrhenian shore, Diamante lends its name to the Diamante citron, a variety still grown in the region.
Enna
Italy's highest provincial capital, Enna sits atop a ridge at the centre of Sicily, earning it the nickname "Belvedere of Sicily" for its sweeping views acro…
Sassello
Tiny village in the northern Ligurian Apennines with an unusual number of churches for its size and a handful of cafés and restaurants, Sassello sits within…
Casoria
This dense Campanian town just outside Naples, where a skyline of baroque domes and bell towers rises above a lively street-level café and restaurant scene,…
Macerata
This walkable hilltop town in Italy's Marche region holds one of Europe's oldest universities, founded in 1290, alongside the Sferisterio — a neoclassical op…
Valle Mosso
A compact Piedmontese town of terracotta rooftops and a prominent clock tower, set against forested mountain ridges with a tall viaduct visible beyond, offer…
Avezzano
A compact town in Abruzzo's Marsica area with a café-filled centre and vineyards nearby, Avezzano carries a layered history: first documented in the 9th cent…
Stignano
Tightly packed hilltop village in Calabria's Reggio Calabria province, Stignano rises dramatically above olive groves with stone and whitewashed houses crowd…
Taverna
Compact hillside village in Calabria's Catanzaro province, Taverna spreads across forested slopes at the foot of the Sila mountains, with white and terracott…
Buccheri
This little Sicilian village in the Iblean Mountains is the highest settlement in the Syracuse area, with several historic churches and a handful of cafés an…
Albenga
This heritage-dense coastal town on the Gulf of Genoa, Albenga is known as the city of a hundred spires and holds a well-preserved historic centre within eas…
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A compact town on the shore of Lake Lugano in Lombardy's Province of Como, Porlezza has a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size, several hist…
Sarnico
This tiny lakeside town on the western shore of Lake Iseo in Lombardy's Bergamo province, where the lake meets the River Oglio, Sarnico has a café and restau…
Premia
This tiny thermal spa village in the mountains of Piedmont's Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province, Premia sits in the Valle Antigorio, a branch of the Val d'Ossola,…
Carmagnola
This Piedmontese town on the Po river, Carmagnola centres on a broad stone piazza where a dramatic bronze monument faces a neoclassical church façade, with p…
Fobello
Fobello, a small village in Piedmont's Valsesia valley, is the birthplace of both Vincenzo Lancia (1881–1937) and his son Gianni Lancia (1924–2014), the auto…
Sovana
This tiny hamlet in southern Tuscany's wine country carries a history well beyond its size: an Etruscan centre, a medieval and Renaissance settlement, and a…
Gerace
This compact Calabrian hill village sits atop a vertical rock formation in the Aspromonte National Park, with views stretching to the coast and the town of L…
Collesano
The Targa Florio Museum sits in Collesano, a small Sicilian town in the Madonie Park with a long ceramic-making tradition.
Polcenigo
Springs, streams, and lake-like pools feed the headwaters of the Livenza river at Polcenigo, a little Friuli-Venezia Giulia village on the slopes of the West…
Mercogliano
Colorful stone houses climb a densely wooded hillside in this little Campanian town, where multiple historic churches, surrounding vineyards, and elevated vi…
Peccioli
Small Tuscan village in the Province of Pisa with an unusually lively food and café scene for its size, set among vineyards with scenic views of the surround…
Olginate
A pocket-sized Lombardy town on the water south of Lecco, Olginate sits within the Parco dell'Adda Nord and the Lario Orientale – Valle San Martino mountain…
Osimo
A hill town in the Marche region of Italy, a short distance south of Ancona, with a centre dense in historic churches and vineyard country in the surrounding…
Campobasso
Blade-making has defined Campobasso since at least the 14th century, and the town remains known for its scissors and knives alongside local pears and scamorz…
Acri
Densely built hilltop town in Calabria's Cosenza province, Acri stacks terracotta-roofed stone houses up a wooded summit crowned by a ruined tower, with upla…
Pizzo
This modest seaport town on Calabria's Costa degli Dei, Pizzo sits on a steep cliff above the Gulf of Saint Euphemia and is locally known for its gelato trad…
Castel di Tora
Sitting on the north-eastern shore of Lake Turano, this pocket-sized Lazio hamlet is a member of Italy's "most beautiful villages" association and offers a h…
Recanati
Birthplace of the poet Giacomo Leopardi and the tenor Beniamino Gigli, Recanati is a tiny hilltop town in the Marche region known as "the city of poetry." It…
Sorano
Built on a tuff outcrop above the Lente River, this medieval hill village in southern Tuscany sits in mountain wine country with scenic views across the surr…
Cuveglio
A compact Lombardy valley town spread across a green basin beneath densely forested mountains, Cuveglio offers a relaxed base for exploring the Varese upland…
Demonte
The 15th-century fresco artist Giovanni Baleison was born in this modest Piedmontese village in the Valle Stura di Demonte, southwest of Cuneo.
Orte
Built on tuff rock above the Tiber valley, Orte is a modest Lazio town north of Rome with an Etruscan past stretching back to the 6th century BC — caves cut…
Caltagirone
Pottery has shaped Caltagirone for centuries, and this inland Sicilian town remains a working centre for maiolica and terra-cotta ceramics, with workshops th…
Cariati
Cariati, on Calabria's Ionian coast, is a pocket-sized southern Italian town divided between a hilltop historic centre and a marina district along the shore.
Fosdinovo
From the 14th to the 18th century, Fosdinovo served as the capital of an independent marquisate ruled by the Malaspina family, whose imperial standing was su…
Lanusei
This compact Sardinian hill town serves as co-capital of the Province of Ogliastra alongside Tortolì, sitting in mountain terrain with scenic surroundings an…
Cosenza
Walkable southern Italian city in Calabria with a café-dense centre, a historic quarter — Cosenza vecchia — climbing toward the Pancrazio hill, and a scatter…
Licciana Nardi
This small Tuscan village in the Province of Massa-Carrara that sits within the Tusco-Emilian Apennine National Park and along the Via del Volto Santo pilgri…
Novalesa
Novalesa Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in 726 and strategically positioned to control the Via Francigena, anchors this modest Piedmontese hamlet nea…
Mola di Bari
Focaccia from Mola di Bari's bakeries has long been a point of local pride in this Adriatic fishing town in Apulia, refounded by Charles I of Anjou in 1277 o…
Capracotta
One of the highest-elevation villages in central Italy, Capracotta sits in the mountains of Molise and holds several historic churches for a settlement of it…
Laino Borgo
This village in southern Italy's Cosenza province with a striking number of churches for its size, Laino Borgo sits at the entrance to Pollino National Park…
Villalago
This small Abruzzo village sits above the gorges of the Sagittario river, below Monte Genzana, with views over the water and surrounding landscape.
Montignoso
A tiny Tuscan town positioned between the Apuan Riviera and the Versilia coast, Montignoso sits where the mountains of Massa-Carrara meet the sea, with Forte…
Chieri
This town on the southeastern slopes of the Turin hills, Chieri has a medieval centre laid out in a circular plan with streets radiating toward its cathedral…
Villa Santa Maria
Known since the 13th century for producing professional cooks, Villa Santa Maria in Abruzzo's Chieti province carries the informal title "Patria dei cuochi"…
Ripatransone
This small hilltop village in the Marche region of central Italy holds an unusual number of churches for its size, alongside a real café and restaurant scene.
Mistretta
A compact hilltop town in Sicily's Nebrodi Park, Mistretta's dense cluster of stone buildings and terracotta rooftops rises against rolling green mountains,…
Montefusco
This tiny hilltop village in Campania's Avellino province holds several historic churches for its size, set above the Sabato river valley with mountain views…
Acqui Terme
Hot sulphur springs have drawn visitors to Acqui Terme since the Roman era, when the town was known as Aquae Statiellae, and a 19th-century pavilion called L…
Padula
The Certosa di San Lorenzo, one of Italy's largest monasteries and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the main draw in this compact Campanian village in the Va…
Monforte San Giorgio
This small Sicilian village just west of Messina, sitting on the water with scenic surrounds and an unusual concentration of churches for its size.
Arquata del Tronto
The only municipality in Europe contained within two national parks — the Monti Sibillini to the north and Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga to the south — this…
Vallerano
This small Lazio village in the Province of Viterbo holds several historic churches for its size, including the 17th-century Sanctuary of the Madonna del Rus…
Caiazzo
A compact Campanian town on the right bank of the Volturno river, Caiazzo has a compact central core with cafés and restaurants alongside scenic views of the…
Mamoiada
Mamoiada, a small village in Sardinia's mountainous Barbagia region, is known across the island for its traditional carnival, in which participants wear the…
Lanciano
Lanciano, a town in Abruzzo's province of Chieti, is known as the site of the first recorded Catholic Eucharistic Miracle, drawing pilgrims to its historic c…
Bagnacavallo
Bagnacavallo, a small wine-country town in Emilia-Romagna, gave its nickname to the Renaissance painter Bartolomeo Ramenghi.
Crodo
A small village in Piedmont's Valle Antigorio with a disproportionate number of churches and a handful of cafés and restaurants for its size, Crodo sits alon…
Castelmola
Tiny hilltop village above Taormina on Sicily's east coast, Castelmola occupies the site of ancient Taormina's acropolis and is listed among Italy's most bea…
Carlentini
This Sicilian hill town in the Province of Syracuse, Carlentini sits on the Colle Meta Grande near the Lago di Lentini and the slopes of the Monti Iblei, and…
Favara
South-central Sicilian town forming a conurbation with Agrigento, Favara is known locally for its Easter Lamb pastry — made from almonds and pistachios — and…
Orani
Small Sardinian village in the Barbagia region, at the foot of Mount Gonare, known for its stonework, carpentry, metalwork, and tailoring in traditional Sard…
Gavoi
This small Barbagia village in central Sardinia sits directly on Lake Gusana, with scenic surrounds and an unusually dense cluster of churches and cafés for…
Polla
This hilltop cluster of whitewashed buildings and terracotta rooftops rises above rocky green slopes in Campania's Salerno province, anchored by a tall clock…
Papasidero
This small Calabrian village sits within Pollino National Park, with water close at hand and mountain views, and holds several historic churches for a settle…
Sessa Aurunca
This town in Campania's Caserta province built on volcanic tuff from the extinct Roccamonfina volcano, Sessa Aurunca occupies the site of ancient Suessa Auru…
Montone
This walled medieval hill village in Umbria, north of Perugia, sits at the high point of a ridge above the confluence of two Tiber tributaries, with scenic v…
Ronciglione
This modest town in the Cimini mountains of Lazio, Ronciglione sits on tuff scarps above Lake Vico, the crater lake of a former volcano, and holds membership…
Santarcangelo di Romagna
A little town in Emilia-Romagna with a notably dense café and restaurant scene, Santarcangelo di Romagna sits on the Via Emilia in the province of Rimini, cr…
Massa
Once the capital of the Duchy of Massa and Carrara during its medieval peak, this Tuscan town sits between the Apuan Alps and the Tyrrhenian Sea, with a heri…
Casacalenda
This compact stone hilltop village in Italy's Molise region, Casacalenda rises above snow-dusted rolling countryside, its dense cluster of old buildings crow…
Corinaldo
Birthplace of Saint Maria Goretti and producer of Verdicchio wine, Corinaldo is a pocket-sized walled town in the Marche region of central Italy, listed amon…
Salbertrand
This small village in the Alta Val di Susa west of Turin, Salbertrand sits along the Dora river with mountain scenery in the surrounding valley and several h…
San Leo
Perched above the Marecchia valley on a dramatic rocky outcrop, San Leo is a tiny hilltop village in the Rimini province of Emilia-Romagna and the historic c…
Formazza
A little mountain village on the Swiss border in Piedmont's far north, Formazza was founded by the Walser people and retains a Walser German-speaking communi…
Pieve di Teco
Small Ligurian village in the mountains of the Province of Imperia, Pieve di Teco earned a place in the official register of Italy's most beautiful villages…
Peschici
This small coastal town on the Gargano promontory in Puglia, Peschici sits within the Gargano National Park and has built a reputation as a seaside resort si…
Castroreale
This compact Sicilian village holds an extraordinary number of churches — over 80 — for a settlement of its size, alongside houses dating to the 13th century…
Procida
This little island off the Naples coast, between Cape Miseno and Ischia, has a café and restaurant scene, a concentration of historic churches, and vineyards…
Offida
This modest hill village in the Marche region of Italy, Offida sits on a rocky spur between two river valleys with mountain views, and holds an unusual conce…
Vicchio
This compact Tuscan town in the Mugello valley, Vicchio's sun-washed central piazza features terracotta-roofed buildings, a bronze statue, and a white clock…
San Romano in Garfagnana
Pocket-sized Tuscan village in the Garfagnana, San Romano sits within the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine National Park and offers a surprising number of churches an…
Aidone
The ancient Greek and Hellenistic site of Morgantina, one of Sicily's most significant archaeological sites, sits on a ridge just outside this pocket-sized h…
Lagonegro
This hillside little town in Basilicata's upland interior, where stacked white and stone houses climb steeply toward a large historic church with a square be…
Santa Fiora
This small Tuscan village on the slopes of Monte Amiata, in the province of Grosseto, holds an unusual number of churches for its size alongside a genuine ca…
Cori
This hill town in the Monti Lepini of Lazio with around 3,300 years of continuous settlement, Cori — known in antiquity as Cora — sits above vineyards and re…
Canicattì
A Sicilian town of Arab origin in the Agrigento province, Canicattì has a compact centre with a concentration of historic churches, cafés, and restaurants.
Villetta Barrea
A small mountain village in Abruzzo's province of L'Aquila, Villetta Barrea sits on Lake Barrea within the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, with the…
Bultei
This compact Sardinian hill village in the Goceano region, its dense cluster of terracotta-roofed stone houses set among wooded slopes and rolling farmland,…
Osilo
This modest Sardinian village near Sassari holds an unusual number of churches for its size, alongside a castle and a modest but real café and restaurant scene.
Nola
Nola, in Campania's Metropolitan City of Naples, is the birthplace of the Renaissance philosopher Giordano Bruno and the setting for the Festa dei Gigli, an…
Buccino
This modest Campanian village in the hills above Salerno province sits at elevation with scenic views of the surrounding landscape, a handful of historic chu…
Santa Severina
This hilltop village in Calabria's Crotone province, Santa Severina rises on a steep rocky outcrop with wide views stretching from the Neto river valley to t…
Grottaglie
Pottery has shaped Grottaglie for centuries, and this Apulian town in the province of Taranto remains known for its artistic ceramics alongside table-grape p…
Correggio
Correggio, in Emilia-Romagna's wine country, gave its name to the Renaissance painter Antonio Allegri, known simply as "il Correggio," and was ruled from 151…
Busto Arsizio
A Lombard industrial city north of Milan with a heritage-dense centre, many historic churches, and a lively café and restaurant scene.
Tertenia
This modest Sardinian town in the Ogliastra province sits where a highland valley meets the eastern coast, with mountain views inland and water access close by.
San Marco d'Alunzio
A small Sicilian hill village on the north coast of Sicily, San Marco d'Alunzio holds a striking number of churches for its size and is listed among I Borghi…
Poppi
Poppi Castle, dating to the 12th century, anchors this small Tuscan hill town in the Province of Arezzo, listed among Italy's most beautiful villages.
Frattamaggiore
Town in the Naples hinterland with a walkable centre full of cafés and a concentration of historic churches, Frattamaggiore was designated a city of art in 2…
San Daniele del Friuli
San Daniele del Friuli, a little town in Friuli-Venezia Giulia northwest of Udine, is best known as the production centre of its eponymous DOP prosciutto, ce…
Gravina in Puglia
Gravina in Puglia is a southern Italian town in the Bari metropolitan area whose name comes from the deep limestone canyons — gravine — that cut through its…
Torre Annunziata
Torre Annunziata sits directly above the buried Roman settlement of Oplontis, whose archaeological area has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, lis…
Bojano
A little town in Molise's Campobasso province with a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size, and an unusual concentration of historic churches.
Sedini
This compact Sardinian hill village where terracotta-roofed houses in pastel yellows, pinks, and whites crowd around dramatic limestone outcrops, with a surp…
Garessio
This pocket-sized Piedmontese village in the Ligurian Alps known for its mineral water, Aqua San Bernardo, which drew spa visitors at the turn of the twentie…
Mondovì
This hill town in Piedmont's Cuneo province with a compact, café-lined centre, a concentration of historic churches, and a position deep in the wine country…
Lesa
This small village on the Piedmontese shore of Lake Maggiore sits at the water's edge with an unusual number of cafés, restaurants, and churches for its size…
Giave
A compact hilltop village in Sardinia's Meilogu region, Giave glows at dusk above a broad valley, its church tower rising above terracotta rooftops, with upl…
Andria
Castel del Monte, the 13th-century hilltop castle built by Emperor Frederick II and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the defining landmark of this large…
Pazzano
A small village in Calabria's Locride region, Pazzano was once the principal iron-mining centre of the entire southern Italian mainland during the Bourbon pe…
Caprile
Tiny Piedmontese hamlet in forested hill country, where a boldly frescoed church with a colonnaded portico and clock tower anchors a compact village square b…
Isernia
One of the earliest documented Palaeolithic settlements in Europe, Isernia is a town in the southern Italian region of Molise with a compact centre carrying…
Arpino
Birthplace of both Cicero and Gaius Marius, this small town in Frosinone province carries an outsized place in Roman history.
Otranto
Italy's easternmost town, Otranto sits on the Adriatic coast of the Salento peninsula in Apulia, with a café and restaurant scene that holds a surprising num…
Griante
A small Lake Como village on the western shore, Griante sits directly on the water between Menaggio and Tremezzo, with scenic viewpoints across the lake towa…
Acireale
Heritage-dense coastal town at the foot of Mount Etna, Acireale is thick with historic churches — among them the Sicilian Baroque St.
Romana
A compact Sardinian village spread across a green valley in the Meilogu hills, Romana sits within easy reach of the wider Sassari region's heritage sites, wi…
Oristano
This walkable Sardinian town on the Campidano plain with a food-and-drink scene concentrated in its centre, several historic churches, and vineyards in the s…
Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia
A little village in Abruzzo's Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park, at the foot of the Gran Sasso — the highest peak in the Apennine chain — with a ha…
Tiggiano
Small Apulian village in the Capo di Leuca area of Lecce province, Tiggiano holds a striking number of churches for its size alongside a handful of cafés and…
Lierna
This small village on the eastern shore of Lake Como in Lombardy, Lierna sits directly at the water with scenic views across the lake and a handful of cafés…
Graglia
This tiny Piedmontese village whose communal territory takes in the Mombarone peak and Lake Ingagna, Graglia is best known for the Sacro Monte di Graglia, a…
Collelongo
This small Italian village in Abruzzo's L'Aquila province, where a cobblestoned piazza fronts an ornate stone church with baroque detailing, backed by densel…
Gavorrano
A hillside village in Tuscany's Grosseto province, Gavorrano sits on the northern slope of Monte d'Alma in an area historically defined by large pyrite depos…
Arcevia
This hillside town in Italy's Marche region, Arcevia stacks pale stone buildings and medieval towers up a steep slope, with vine-covered countryside spreadin…
Bagheria
Known since the 17th century as "the city of villas," Bagheria is a Sicilian town east of Palermo where the nobility built their Baroque and Rococo holiday e…
Chieti
This ancient Abruzzo town sits between the Pescara and Alento rivers, within sight of the Gran Sasso and Majella mountains and a short distance from the Adri…
Borgo San Dalmazzo
A tiny Piedmontese town near Cuneo with a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size, Borgo San Dalmazzo also holds an 11th-century parish church…
Rezzago
This tiny Lombardy hamlet in mountain country northeast of Como, Rezzago holds a disproportionate number of churches and cafés for its size, with scenic view…
Mazzarino
This small Sicilian town in the province of Caltanissetta with an unusual concentration of churches for its size, set in wine-growing country with vineyards…
Cuglieri
Small Sardinian hill village in the Montiferru region with an unusual concentration of churches for its size, Cuglieri sits amphitheatre-style on the Bardosu…
Fermo
A hill town in the Marche region of central Italy, Fermo sits on the Sabulo ridge a short distance from the Adriatic coast, with mountain views in the other…
Fasano
A walkable Apulian town with a café-filled centre and a notable concentration of historic churches, Fasano sits at the boundary between the Salento and the T…
Ferla
This little Sicilian village in the Province of Syracuse sits at the edge of the Necropolis of Pantalica, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site shared with…
Borbona
This tiny village in Lazio's Rieti province sits along the upper valley of the Velino river, close to the Abruzzo border and the mountain ridges that mark th…
Lequile
This little Apulian town in the province of Lecce, a short drive south of the city centre, holds an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size.
Caulonia
A compact Calabrian village in the Stilaro Valley with several historic churches for its size, coastal access, and views toward the mountains.
Buscemi
This compact hilltop village in Sicily's Siracusa province, Buscemi rises above scrubby Mediterranean slopes with a skyline of aged stone buildings and sever…
Giugliano in Campania
A large city in the Metropolitan City of Naples with a walkable centre full of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches, and vineyards in the surrounding area.
Tavernerio
A compact Lombardy hillside town of pink and terracotta houses crowned by a church tower, set among forested slopes near Lake Como and within easy reach of t…
Campi Salentina
This pocket-sized town in Salento, Puglia, set among vineyards and with an unusual concentration of churches for its size.
Termini Imerese
This Sicilian coastal town on the Gulf of Termini Imerese, with a compact historic centre dense with churches, Roman ruins, and thermal baths fed by volcanic…
Esino Lario
A mountain village in the Grigna mountains above Lake Como, Esino Lario sits within the Regional Northern Grigna Park at high elevation in a sunny basin know…
Ozieri
Ozieri, in Sardinia's Logudoro region, is the centre of the earliest known archaeological culture on the island — the Ozieri culture — giving it a deep prehi…
Cremeno
A small Lombardy village in the hills above Lecco, Cremeno draws visitors with its elegant colonnaded baroque church, scenic upland surroundings, and a surpr…
Aielli
A compact village on the plain of the former Lake Fucino in Abruzzo's Marsica area, Aielli sits in mountain terrain and traces its recorded history to 1280.
Ascoli Satriano
This little Apulian town in the province of Foggia with an unusual concentration of churches for its size and a café and restaurant scene in its compact centre.
Modica
Modica's chocolate — made to a pre-industrial recipe with roots in Aztec tradition — is the most distinctive product of this Baroque hill town in Sicily's Hy…
Pietrasanta
This walkable coastal town in northern Tuscany's Versilia district, Pietrasanta sits at the foot of the Apuan Alps with a centre full of cafés, restaurants,…
Bortigiadas
This compact hillside village of terracotta-roofed houses rising through dense Mediterranean scrub in Sardinia's Gallura uplands, Bortigiadas rewards slow tr…
San Paolo Cervo
Tiny Piedmontese hamlet of stone buildings and a tall arched villa rising through dense forested hillsides, San Paolo Cervo rewards visitors seeking mountain…
Bivona
Bivona's Sicani Mountains setting and medieval historic centre hold an unusual concentration of churches for a modest Sicilian town — a legacy of the many re…
Tavagnasco
Small village in Piedmont's Dora Baltea valley, north of Turin, Tavagnasco sits on the river with mountain terrain close by and vineyards in the surrounding…
Comiso
This Sicilian town in Ragusa province where a broad stone piazza, a domed baroque church, and a grand civic palazzo form a walkable historic centre, with UNE…
Busachi
Compact Sardinian hill village of terracotta rooftops dominated by a tall stone church tower, with wide views over the plains below and a notable concentrati…
Cittaducale
Founded in 1308 by King Charles II of Anjou, Cittaducale is a small town in the Rieti province of Lazio — historically part of Abruzzo for over six centuries…
Casale Monferrato
Sitting on the right bank of the Po in Piedmont's deep wine country, Casale Monferrato is a walkable town with a centre full of cafés and churches.
Vetralla
A modest hilltop town in Viterbo province, Vetralla sits on a shoulder of Monte Fogliano in the heart of northern Lazio wine country, with cafés and restaura…
Bronte
Pistachio cultivation defines Bronte, a Sicilian town on the western slopes of Mount Etna whose green pistachios are among the most prized in Italy.
Radda in Chianti
This small Tuscan village in the heart of Chianti wine country, between Florence and Siena, with a café and restaurant scene that is unusually rich for its s…
Manduria
A Puglian town in the province of Taranto with a compact centre dense with historic churches, cafés, and restaurants, Manduria sits within easy reach of the…
Pedara
This compact Sicilian town on the slopes of Etna, a short drive north of Catania, with a centre concentrated with historic churches, cafés, and restaurants,…
Capranica
This modest town in the Tuscia area of Lazio, Capranica sits on the ancient Via Cassia and along the route of the Via Francigena pilgrimage road, with vineya…
Poggiardo
Small town in the Salento area of Apulia, Puglia, with a café and restaurant scene in its compact centre.
Barge
A compact Piedmontese town where a colonnaded municipal palace and a café-lined main square open onto wine-growing plains, with upland country close by and t…
Grammichele
Grammichele, a small town in Sicily's Catania province at the foot of the Hyblaean Mountains, was laid out on a rare hexagonal street plan that makes it one…
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Savoca
A hilltop village in the hills above Sicily's Ionian coast, Savoca is named among I Borghi più belli d'Italia for its medieval lanes, old churches, and the r…
Sora
This walkable town on the banks of the Liri river in Lazio's Frosinone province, Sora has a centre with a good spread of cafés, restaurants, and historic chu…
Chiaramonti
A compact Sardinian hill village of terracotta rooftops and pastel facades rising toward the ruins of a hilltop castle, with rolling upland country stretchin…
Bisignano
A small hill town in Calabria's Crati valley, Bisignano sits between the Pollino and Sila National Parks with vineyards in the surrounding countryside and a…
Montegrosso Pian Latte
This compact cluster of white and terracotta-roofed stone houses rises on a forested hillside in Liguria's Imperia province, with a church tower at its heart…
Tortona
A walkable Piedmontese town on the right bank of the Scrivia river, between the plain of Marengo and the foothills of the Ligurian Apennines, Tortona sits in…
Bene Lario
This small lakeside hamlet in Lombardy's Val Menaggio, north of Como, with a handful of cafés and restaurants and several churches for a settlement of its size.
Ferentillo
Split by the Nera river into two small borghi — Matterella and Precetto — this Umbrian village sits in a river valley in the Province of Terni, with vineyard…
Atina
A small village in Frosinone province, Lazio, with several historic churches and a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size.
Genga
This little comune in the Marche region of Ancona is best known as the ancestral home of the della Genga noble family, whose most famous member was Pope Leo…
Cellio con Breia
Tiny Piedmontese valley hamlet in lower Valsesia where a tall baroque church tower rises above red-tile rooftops against wooded hills, offering a quiet base…
Ceglie Messapica
This walkable Apulian town in the Salento area of Brindisi province, Ceglie Messapica has a whitewashed historic centre of narrow stone-paved lanes, many chu…
Mineo
The birthplace and onetime mayoral post of Luigi Capuana — one of Italy's leading writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries — this tiny Sicilian town…
Montesarchio
A tiny city in Campania's Valle Caudina, Montesarchio sits at the foot of Monte Taburno in the heart of Samnite wine country, with cafés and restaurants in i…
Assoro
A tiny Sicilian hill town in the Province of Enna, Assoro sits on an ancient site — known in Greek as Assoros and in Latin as Assorus — with scenic views acr…
Carloforte
Carloforte occupies the whole of Isola di San Pietro, off Sardinia's southwestern coast, and combines a waterfront café and restaurant scene with wild cliffs…
Venafro
Venafro is a small Molise town with ancient roots stretching back to the Samnite people, who fought Rome here during the Samnite Wars of the 3rd century BC.
Erice
Sitting on the summit of Monte Erice above Trapani in western Sicily, this medieval hilltop village retains its ancient Elymian-Punic fortifications, cobbled…
Poggio Mirteto
Little Tiber Valley town in Lazio's Rieti province, Poggio Mirteto sits on a knoll northeast of Rome amid wine country, with scenic views across the surround…
Lipari
The largest of the seven Aeolian Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea off northern Sicily, Lipari is the main gateway to the archipelago and the administrative cent…
Monterchi
Monterchi, a small village in Tuscany's Tiber Valley east of Arezzo, is known above all for the Madonna del Parto — a fresco painted by Piero della Francesca…
Cava de' Tirreni
Campanian town between the Lattari and Picentini mountains, Cava de' Tirreni is known for one of the best-preserved porticoed streets in the region, a walkab…
Grotteria
A hillside Calabrian village of stacked stone and pastel houses rising steeply above forested slopes, with a remarkable concentration of churches for its siz…
San Vito dei Normanni
A town in Apulia's Brindisi province with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants, San Vito dei Normanni sits in northern Salento, a short drive from…
Terlizzi
A walkable Apulian town northwest of Bari with a centre dense with historic churches and a lively food-and-drink scene, Terlizzi also has a local tradition o…
Parabita
A pocket-sized town in the Salento interior of Apulia, Parabita has an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size and sits among vineyards with…
Licata
This south-coast Sicilian port town at the mouth of the Salso River, Licata has a compact centre with a concentration of historic churches, cafés, and restau…
Ginosa
Puglian town on the southern slopes of the Murgia plateau, Ginosa's whitewashed streets are strung with ornate festival arches that hint at a lively local cu…
Piedimonte Matese
A narrow, lamp-lit historic street winds through this small Campanian town in the Province of Caserta, where aged stone and stucco facades, several churches,…
Scicli
Scicli's baroque historic centre earned UNESCO World Heritage status in 2002 as part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto, and the town backs this up…
Guardiagrele
Poet Gabriele d'Annunzio called Guardiagrele "Abruzzo's terrace" for the sweeping views of the Maiella mountain it commands from its hilltop position in the…
Prizzi
This small Sicilian hill town in the upper valley of the River Sosio, Prizzi sits high in the mountains south of Palermo and holds an unusual number of histo…
Calcata
After the Italian government condemned its volcanic-cliff foundations in the 1930s and residents relocated, Calcata's medieval stone centre was left empty —…
Altamura
Altamura, a town on the Murge plateau in Apulia, is best known for Pane di Altamura, a bread of particular local quality sold across Italy.
Centuripe
A hilltop town in eastern Sicily's Enna province, Centuripe sits high above the Simeto and Dittaino valleys with broad views toward the surrounding mountains.
Acquaviva delle Fonti
Acquaviva delle Fonti, a town on the Murge plateau in Apulia's Bari metropolitan area, is known across the region for its red onions, which carry DOP protect…
Terracina
This coastal town on the Via Appia southeast of Rome, Terracina sits directly on the water with a walkable centre dense with food and drink options and sceni…
Isola Bella
One of the Borromean Islands on Lake Maggiore, Isola Bella is a small island a short distance from the lakeside town of Stresa, divided between the Borromeo…
Vendrogno
This small hamlet above Lake Como, now part of Bellano in Lombardy's Lecco province, sits in wine-growing country with scenic views toward the lake and surro…
Troia
This little Apulian town in the province of Foggia holds an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size, set in the Subappennino Dauno hills at t…
Monreale
Monreale Cathedral, built by the Norman king William II of Sicily and inscribed as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathed…
Usseglio
A compact mountain village in the Valli di Lanzo northwest of Turin, Usseglio sits in the Valle di Viù on the border with France and holds an unusual number…
Battipaglia
Buffalo mozzarella production has made Battipaglia one of the most productive agricultural centres on the Sele Plain in Campania, southern Italy.
Cesara
A compact Italian village in Piedmont's lake-and-mountain country, Cesara centres on a colonnaded municipio facing a modest piazza, with densely forested hil…
Castiglione di Sicilia
This compact Sicilian village in mountain terrain above Catania holds an unusually high number of churches for its size, a handful of cafés and restaurants,…
Taurano
A small Campanian hill village in Avellino province, Taurano clusters around stone-stepped churches — including the yellow-façaded baroque example visible he…
Tricase
A little town in Salento, the southern tip of Apulia, Tricase has a notably dense café and restaurant scene for its size, alongside an unusual concentration…
Sabbioneta
Jointly inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List with Mantua in 2008, Sabbioneta is a small village in Lombardy's Mantova province, sitting near the north…
Spadafora
This modest Sicilian town sits directly on the Tyrrhenian coast, northwest of Messina, with the mountains of the island's interior visible inland.
San Leucio
San Leucio, a little village just northwest of Caserta in Campania, is best known for a royal silk-manufacturing complex that was designated a UNESCO World H…
Vinchio
A pocket-sized Piedmontese hamlet dominated by a broad-towered brick church, set among rolling wine-country hills with distant Alpine peaks on the horizon an…
Schio
A heritage-dense town in the Vicenza province of Veneto, Schio sits close to the Little Dolomites and Mount Pasubio, with a walkable centre that holds a conc…
Barletta
The Colossus of Barletta — a bronze statue of a Roman emperor standing around four metres tall, the largest surviving statue from the late Roman Empire — anc…
Vasto
An Adriatic coastal town in Abruzzo with a walkable historic centre dense with churches, restaurants, and wine bars, Vasto sits where the mountains of inland…
Bortigali
Tiny Sardinian village in the Marghine subregion, set against the trachytic slopes of Monte Santu Padre at mid-elevation, with several historic churches for…
Cassino
Cassino, a town in southern Lazio at the foot of Monte Cairo, is defined by two things: the Abbey of Montecassino, founded by St.
Melfi
Melfi's medieval old town carries a history well above its size: it was the first capital of Norman rule in southern Italy, and later a favoured residence of…
Visso
This small village in the Marche region of central Italy serves as the seat of Monti Sibillini National Park, placing it at the edge of mountain terrain with…
Grugliasco
A walkable town square anchored by a tall medieval brick clock tower draws visitors to Grugliasco's lively café and market scene, just a short distance from…
Palazzo Adriano
Palazzo Adriano, a little Albanian-founded village in the Sicilian highlands, served as a principal filming location for the 1988 Oscar-winning film Cinema P…
Ugento
Small town in the lower Salento area of Apulia, Ugento sits on the site of the ancient Messapian city of Uxentum and holds an unusually high concentration of…
Cinisello Balsamo
A busy Lombard town just outside Milan, where a broad pedestrian square fronts an ornate white baroque church, and a lively street of cafés and pizzerias mak…
Montevecchia
A modest Lombardy village in the hills of the Brianza northeast of Milan, Montevecchia sits at the centre of a regional park — the Parco regionale di Monteve…
Ittiri
Compact Sardinian town spread across a basalt plateau, its terracotta rooftops and church bell tower rising above rolling green hills, with a lively café sce…
Bonorva
This compact Sardinian hill town of terracotta rooftops and a church-tower skyline, set among rocky uplands with wide valley views, offering a genuine inland…
Viverone
A pocket-sized village on the shore of Lago di Viverone — the third-largest lake in Piedmont — with an unusual concentration of cafés, restaurants, and churc…
Polignano a Mare
Cliffs dropping straight into the Adriatic Sea define the old quarter of this small Apulian town south of Bari, where the historic centre sits on a rocky pro…
Tempio Pausania
This compact Sardinian town in the Gallura region with an unusually dense café and restaurant scene and a concentration of churches for its size, Tempio Paus…
Carini
A Sicilian town a short distance west of Palermo, Carini sits along the Gulf of Carini and offers a medieval Norman castle and a scattering of defensive towe…
Nocera Inferiore
This town in Campania's Salerno province with a walkable centre dense with historic churches and a lively food-and-drink scene, Nocera Inferiore sits at the…
Gonnostramatza
A compact Sardinian village in the rolling green Marmilla hills, its terracotta-roofed houses clustered in a valley bowl, with several historic churches and…
Vibo Valentia
Built on the site of the ancient Greek city of Hipponion and later the Roman colony of Valentia, Vibo Valentia is a Calabrian town on the Costa degli Dei wit…
Mottola
This hilltop town in Apulia's Taranto province with a concentration of historic churches in its centre, Mottola sits high on the Murgia plateau with sweeping…
Pieve Santo Stefano
Small Tuscan village in the upper Tiber valley, Pieve Santo Stefano centers on a broad stone piazza framed by Renaissance-style civic buildings with arched l…
Nizza Monferrato
A pocket-sized agricultural and commercial town in the heart of Monferrato, one of Italy's most recognized wine-producing areas, Nizza Monferrato sits in the…
Noci
This compact Apulian town in the Murge hills of Bari province, Noci has a centre dense with cafés and restaurants and traditional stone buildings packed tigh…
Castellana Grotte
The Grotte di Castellana, a karst cave system discovered in 1938 by geologists Franco Anelli and Vito Matarrese, made this modest Apulian town one of Puglia'…
Agnone
Bell-making has defined Agnone for nearly a thousand years: the Marinelli Bell Foundry, founded in 1040 and authorised to display the papal coat of arms, sti…
Putignano
Putignano's carnival is among the oldest in Italy, a tradition that defines this Apulian town on the Murgia plateau in the Metropolitan City of Bari.
Laconi
A compact Sardinian village spread across rolling upland hills, its red-tile rooftops and terraced plots visible from the surrounding heights, with a modest…
Fossano
A walkable Piedmontese town in the province of Cuneo, Fossano has a centre dense with historic churches and cafés, set against a backdrop of surrounding vine…
Tremestieri Etneo
This modest Sicilian town on the slopes north of Catania supports a notably dense café and restaurant scene alongside an unusual concentration of churches fo…
Calitri
This small Campanian town in the province of Avellino, Calitri sits along the Ofanto river and offers a café and restaurant scene that is well stocked for it…
Antrodoco
A pocket-sized Lazio village in the mountains of the Rieti province, Antrodoco sits at the water's edge and holds several historic churches for a settlement…
Agropoli
This coastal town at the start of the Cilentan Coast on the Tyrrhenian Sea, Agropoli has a walkable centre with a good spread of cafés and restaurants, viney…
Fondi
This town in Lazio midway between Rome and Naples, Fondi sits close to the water with a walkable centre that supports a dense food-and-drink scene.
Montella
Small mountain town in Campania's Avellino province, Montella sits within the Monti Picentini regional park and is known for its IGP-certified chestnuts and…
Ariano Irpino
Chosen by the Norman king Roger II as the site of his celebrated Assizes, Ariano Irpino is a hilltop town in Campania's Avellino province known for its maiol…
Paternò
This walkable Sicilian town near the southwestern slopes of Etna, Paternò has a centre thick with historic churches and a good café and restaurant scene.
Zumaglia
A compact village on the hills southeast of Biella in Piedmont, Zumaglia gives its name to a local hilltop on which an old castle stands.
Spinazzola
This little Apulian town in the Alta Murgia national park, Spinazzola sits on the border with Basilicata — a boundary redrawn in 1811 when Joachim Murat tran…
Abbadia Lariana
A pocket-sized lakeside village on the shore of Lake Como in Lombardy's Lecco province, Abbadia Lariana has an unusual number of cafés, restaurants, and chur…
Squinzano
Wine country defines Squinzano, a pocket-sized town in Apulia's Salento region where the local Squinzano DOC — a red and rosé made chiefly from the Negroamar…
Adrano
At the foot of Mount Etna, where the Simeto and Salso rivers meet, Adrano is a Sicilian town with a compact centre dense with historic churches, cafés, and r…
Civate
A small Lombardy town on the shores of Lago di Annone, Civate sits at the foot of Monte Cornizzolo with mountain viewpoints close at hand and a centre with c…
Formia
This walkable coastal town in Lazio, midway between Rome and Naples on the ancient Appian Way, with a centre full of cafés and restaurants and direct access…
Orosei
This small Sardinian town on the Gulf of Orosei, with beaches including Cala Ginepro, Cala Liberotto, and the Bidderosa Oasis stretching along a long coastline.
Polizzi Generosa
A small Sicilian hill town in the Madonie Mountains with an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size, Polizzi Generosa sits high within the Ma…
Chiaramonte Gulfi
Called the Balcony of Sicily for its hilltop position, Chiaramonte Gulfi looks out over the Ippari Valley and the Mediterranean to the south, Mount Etna to t…
San Severo
This wine-country town in Apulia's Foggia province, San Severo sits at the foot of the Gargano spur with a compact centre holding a concentration of historic…
Torre del Greco
Coral jewellery and cameo brooches have been produced in this city on the Bay of Naples since the seventeenth century, earning its residents the nickname Cor…
Francavilla Fontana
A walkable town in Apulia's Salento peninsula with a centre full of cafés and a notable concentration of historic churches, Francavilla Fontana was long domi…
Moncucco Torinese
A pocket-sized Piedmontese village in the wine country between Turin and Asti, Moncucco Torinese holds a 14th-century castle that now houses a Museum of Chalk.
Cargeghe
A pocket-sized Sardinian village a short distance from Sassari, Cargeghe holds more historic religious architecture than its size might suggest, including a…
Bienno
Tiny Val Camonica town in the Brescia province of Lombardy, Bienno sits in mountain terrain with a café and restaurant scene and a concentration of historic…
Sulmona
Sulmona, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy, has been producing confetti — the sugar-coated almond sweets — for centuries, and the tradition remains cent…
Carema
Carema red wine defines this tiny Piedmontese village near the border with the Aosta Valley, where vineyards cling to rocky slopes above the settlement.
Pozzomaggiore
A small Sardinian village in the Logudoro uplands, where a baroque stone church fronts a cobbled square strung with festival bunting, hinting at a lively loc…
Bolotana
A compact Sardinian village in the Province of Nuoro with several historic churches and a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size.
Biancavilla
A Sicilian town on the slopes of Etna's foothills, where a cobblestoned centre is anchored by an ornate baroque church tower with a tiled dome, surrounded by…
Portici
This densely built town on the Bay of Naples, Portici has a walkable centre with a strong food-and-drink scene, a concentration of historic churches, and lis…
Mezzojuso
Founded around 1444 by Albanian stradioti soldiers sent by George Castriot Skanderbeg to aid the King of Aragon, Mezzojuso is a Sicilian hill village southea…
Alife
Onion cultivation has defined Alife since Roman times, earning this small Campanian town the national nickname "city of the onion" and sustaining its economy…
Burgio
Dense honey-colored stone houses rise directly from exposed limestone rock faces in this little Sicilian village in Agrigento province, crowned by a clock to…
Baronissi
A compact Campania town set against steep, forested mountain ridges, Baronissi offers a walkable centre with cafés, churches, and easy access to the broader…
Luogosanto
This small Sardinian village in the Gallura region with an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size, Luogosanto sits in highland terrain at th…
Maglie
A small town in the province of Lecce in Apulia's Salento region, Maglie has a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size, alongside a notable con…
Oschiri
A pocket-sized Sardinian wine-country town at the foot of Monte Limbara, Oschiri has a compact central core with cafés and restaurants and sits within reach…
Grumo Appula
Small Apulian town in the Alta Murgia National Park, Grumo Appula sits in olive-grove and vineyard country inland from Bari, with an unusual concentration of…
Specchia
This compact hilltop town in the Salento peninsula of Apulia sits atop one of the highest points in lower Salento, offering scenic views across the surroundi…
Teglio
Palazzo Besta, one of the principal Renaissance residences in Lombardy, is the centrepiece of this tiny Valtellina town in the Province of Sondrio — the sett…
Ruvo di Puglia
Ruvo di Puglia, a town on the Murge plateau in Apulia's Bari metropolitan area, holds the Jatta National Archaeological Museum, whose Hellenistic collection…
Petralia Soprana
The highest village in the Madonie mountains and named "Borgo dei Borghi" (village of villages) in 2018, Petralia Soprana sits within the Madonie Park in Sic…
Oria
A little town in Apulia's Salento region with an unusually dense concentration of historic churches and a lively café and restaurant scene for its size, Oria…
Castiglione della Pescaia
A Tuscan seaside town in the Grossetan Maremma, Castiglione della Pescaia grew around a 12th-century medieval fortress and a large fishery — the latter givin…
Mongardino
A tiny hamlet in Piedmont's wine country, just south of Asti, with an unusual number of churches for its size.
Bard, Aosta Valley
Fort Bard, a 19th-century fortified complex built by the House of Savoy on a rocky prominence above the village, now houses the Museum of the Alps and hosts…
Laerru
Compact Sardinian village of terracotta-roofed stone houses spread across upland country in the Anglona region, with several historic churches for its size a…
Giovinazzo
A walkable Adriatic town in Apulia with a centre full of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches, Giovinazzo sits a short drive from Bari on the southeaste…
Bidonì
This compact Sardinian hamlet in the Barigadu region sits beside the Tirso river in mountain terrain, with an unusual number of churches for a settlement of…
Caltanissetta
Once nicknamed the "world sulfur capital," Caltanissetta is a central Sicilian city whose 19th-century mining wealth left behind a layered historic centre, i…
Nuoro
Hometown of Grazia Deledda — the only Italian woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature — Nuoro is a town on the slopes of Mount Ortobene in central-eastern…
Troina
Proclaimed the first capital of the County of Sicily by the Norman leader Roger I in 1062, Troina is a small mountain town in Sicily's Nebrodi Park, in the p…
Conversano
This town in Apulia with a notably dense concentration of historic churches in its centre, Conversano sits on the first ridges of the Murgia plateau southeas…
Montegridolfo
This small hilltop village in the Rimini province of Emilia-Romagna holds a place on the official list of Italy's most beautiful villages, with scenic views…
Tuscania
This tiny town in northern Lazio with an unusual concentration of churches for its size and a café and restaurant scene that punches above its weight.
Angri
Densely built Campanian town spread across a broad plain, with a volcanic peak dominating the skyline, a walkable centre of cafés and restaurants, and vineya…
Cassano allo Ionio
Coastal town in Calabria's province of Cosenza, Cassano allo Ionio sits within the Piana di Sibari plain and borders the ruins of ancient Sybaris, one of the…
Parella
A little Canavese hamlet north of Turin, Parella is home to a castle dating from the 13th to 17th centuries, with frescoes and paintings, and included in the…
Dogliani
Dolcetto di Dogliani, a red wine produced from the vineyards that cover much of this compact Piedmontese town's surrounding hills, gives Dogliani its cleares…
Modolo
This tiny Sardinian hamlet in the Province of Oristano sits at the water's edge with vineyards in the immediate surroundings and scenic views in the wider la…
Bonnanaro
This compact Sardinian village of terracotta rooftops and a stone church tower, set in rolling green hills with a dramatic rocky peak as backdrop and vineyar…
Bova
This small Calabrian village southeast of Reggio Calabria is considered the cultural capital of Greek-speaking Calabria, part of one of the two remaining Gri…
Narbolia
This small Sardinian village in the Province of Oristano with a long beach, a pine-forest golf course, and a five-star hotel on the coast.
Gemonio
This compact Lombardy village in the Province of Varese sits close to the water and mountains, with a striking number of churches for its size and a handful…
Canosa di Puglia
One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Italy, Canosa di Puglia is considered the principal archaeological centre of Apulia, with a compact centre…
Erba
A walkable Lombard town at the foot of the Prealps, Erba sits in the Brianza region between Milan and Como, with a centre dense with historic churches, cafés…
Randazzo
Sitting at the northern foot of Mount Etna, Randazzo is the closest town to the volcano's summit and one of the main starting points for the ascent.
Novafeltria
Compact Emilia-Romagna town in the Marecchia valley, Novafeltria centres on a handsome arcaded civic square flanked by a stone clock tower, with several chur…
Pamparato
A snow-dusted Piedmontese hamlet in the hills south of Turin, where a prominent baroque church crowns the upper village and a grand villa anchors the hillsid…
Marcianise
A town in Campania's Caserta province with a compact centre holding a concentration of historic churches and a real café and restaurant scene.
Augusta
Founded in 1232 by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II on Sicily's eastern coast, Augusta is a Sicilian port town with a walkable centre dense with historic chur…
Veroli
This tiny town in Frosinone province, Lazio, holds an unusual number of churches for its size alongside a genuine café and restaurant scene — more than its m…
Martis
A compact Sardinian village of orange-roofed houses spread across rolling agricultural land, Martis sits amid the upland countryside of the Anglona region, w…
Maruggio
This compact Apulian town in the province of Taranto whose historic centre was largely built by the Knights of Malta, who governed the area from 1317 to 1819…
Rovigo
A walkable town in the Veneto with a heritage-dense centre, many historic churches, and a café and restaurant scene spread through its streets, Rovigo sits c…
Novi Ligure
This walkable town in Piedmont with a café-filled centre, Novi Ligure sits north of Genoa at a historic crossroads between the Ligurian coast and the Po Plai…
Navelli
Saffron has defined Navelli for centuries — this compact hilltop village in Abruzzo's Gran Sasso massif produces the DOP-certified L'Aquila saffron, among th…
Vizzini
This hilltop town in Sicily's Hyblaean Mountains, Vizzini spreads dramatically across a green ridge above olive groves and ancient stone farmsteads, with an…
Perfugas
This tiny Sardinian village in the Anglona region holds several historic churches for its size, including the 16th-century Santa Maria degli Angeli — home to…
Esporlatu
This compact Sardinian hamlet of red-tile rooftops spread across a forested valley bowl, ringed by densely wooded hills, with nearby vineyards, historic chur…
Ghilarza
Antonio Gramsci, political philosopher and founder of the Italian Communist Party, spent his formative years in this tiny Sardinian town in the Province of O…
Sermoneta
Walled hill village in Lazio's Latina province, Sermoneta is anchored by a massive castle built by the Annibaldi family and expanded by the Caetani in the 13…
Aggius
Small Sardinian village in the granite highlands of Gallura, Aggius sits at the foot of a rocky ridge and holds a well-preserved medieval centre recognised a…
Sardara
A tiny agricultural and spa town in Sardinia's Campidano plain, Sardara has held the Touring Club Italiano's "Bandiera Arancione" quality mark since 2005 and…
Acquapendente
Pocket-sized town in northern Lazio with a café and restaurant scene that would suit a town twice its size, Acquapendente also has a tradition of pottery cra…
Polistena
A low-rise Calabrian town spread across a broad plain, with a ridge of hills rising behind it, several historic churches, and a compact café-lined centre wor…
Airola
Compact town in Campania's Valle Caudina with an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size, Airola sits beside the confluence of the Tesa and F…
Crespi d'Adda
UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995, Crespi d'Adda is one of Europe's best-preserved 19th-century company towns, built from 1877 by industrialist Cristofor…
Agira
Small Sicilian hill town in the Province of Enna, Agira sits in the mid-valley of the River Salso on the site of the ancient Greek settlement of Agyrion, and…
Palazzolo Acreide
A UNESCO World Heritage baroque town in Sicily's Hyblean Mountains, Palazzolo Acreide has Greek roots stretching back to antiquity and a historic centre dens…
Copertino
A walkable town in Salento, in Italy's Apulia region, Copertino is the birthplace of Saint Joseph of Copertino and holds a centre with a concentration of his…
Corato
Norman-founded town in Apulia's Metropolitan City of Bari, Corato has a compact old centre anchored by a Romanesque church and a concentration of historic ch…
Fabriano
Handmade paper production has defined Fabriano for centuries, earning this Apennine town in the Marche region a place on UNESCO's Creative Cities network und…
Alessano
A modest town in the lower Salento peninsula of Apulia with an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size, Alessano was once a diocesan seat and…
Silanus
This small Sardinian village in the Province of Nuoro sits directly on the water and carries a disproportionate number of historic churches and cafés for its…
Cerignola
This wine-country town in Apulia's Foggia province, Cerignola has a walkable centre with a real café and restaurant scene and a concentration of historic chu…
Partanna
A little Sicilian town in the Trapani province with an unusual concentration of churches for its size, Partanna sits in deep wine country in south-western Si…
Villaurbana
Small Sardinian village in the Oristano province where weathered stone-and-plaster architecture lines quiet streets, sitting within easy reach of the island'…
Alliste
A small town in the lower Salento area of Puglia, Alliste sits in wine-growing country with vineyards nearby and an unusually high concentration of historic…
Ello
A small agricultural and industrial village in Lombardy's Alta Brianza, Ello sits on the western slopes of Monte Regina near Lake Annone, with scenic views a…
Castelbuono
This tiny Sicilian town in the Palermo metropolitan area grew up around a 14th-century castle from which it takes its name, and today it holds a café and res…
Avola
Walkable seafront town on Sicily's Ionian coast, Avola sits within the Gulf of Noto and is ringed by UNESCO World Heritage sites in the wider region.
Acerra
This densely built Campanian town on the plain northeast of Naples, with a compact red-tile centre, a domed church rising above the rooftops, and easy access…
Bisceglie
A walkable Adriatic town in Puglia with a dense food-and-drink scene, a historic centre thick with churches, and easy access to the region's wine country.
Maccagno
Small lakeside village on Lake Maggiore in Lombardy's Varese province, Maccagno has a notable concentration of churches and cafés for its size, along with sc…
Frigento
This village in Campania's Avellino province with an unusual number of churches for its size, set in the wine-growing Irpinia area and listed among I Borghi…
Mesagne
A walkable town in Apulia's Salento region with a centre full of cafés, restaurants, and churches showing examples of Puglian Baroque — on private buildings…
Trani
Trani's Romanesque cathedral, rising directly above the Adriatic, anchors an Apulian port town whose historic centre is dense with medieval churches, monaste…
Codrongianos
Compact Sardinian village spread across rolling upland country near Sassari, with terracotta rooftops visible from the surrounding hills, several historic ch…
Ales
Antonio Gramsci, one of the most influential political thinkers of the 20th century, was born in this little Sardinian village on the eastern slopes of Mount…
Galatina
A walkable town in the Salento area of Apulia, southern Italy, with a centre dense with historic churches and a strong café and restaurant scene.
Castelvetrano
Home to the ancient Greek temples of Selinunte — a city founded in the 7th century BC — and known for its Nocellara del Belice olive groves, Castelvetrano is…
Boroneddu
This tiny Sardinian hamlet set among wooded hillsides and terraced farmland in the Oristano uplands, Boroneddu rewards slow travellers with several historic…
Casarano
This town in the Salento area of Apulia, Lecce province, with a compact centre holding a concentration of historic churches — among them the Church of Santa…
Alcamo
Heritage-dense town at the foot of Monte Bonifato in western Sicily, Alcamo has a compact centre thick with historic churches, cafés, and listed buildings, w…
Capannori
This Tuscan town in Lucca's province, Capannori rewards visitors with a striking Romanesque stone church on a cobbled square, easy access to upland countrysi…
Foglianise
This compact city in Campania's Benevento province, Foglianise sits in deep wine country with an unusual concentration of churches and cafés for its size.
Venosa
Birthplace of the Latin poet Horace, Venosa is a little town in Basilicata's Vulture area with an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size and…
Vittoria
Founded on 2 May 1607, Vittoria is one of the youngest cities in the Ragusa area of Sicily, and its relatively recent origins show in an unusually regular gr…
Maddaloni
A Campanian town in the province of Caserta with a compact centre dense with historic churches, cafés, and restaurants, and scenic viewpoints in the surround…
Casagiove
This modest Campanian town just west of Caserta holds a notable concentration of historic churches for its size, alongside a lively café and restaurant scene.
Isola di Capo Rizzuto
This modest coastal town in Calabria's Crotone province, Isola di Capo Rizzuto sits directly on the water and holds an unusual concentration of churches for…
Floridia
A mid-sized Sicilian town in the Province of Syracuse, Floridia spreads across agricultural lowlands toward the coast, with a walkable centre, surrounding ol…
Carbonia
Built from scratch in the 1930s by the fascist regime to house workers at the Serbariu coal mine, Carbonia is a planned town in south-west Sardinia whose ori…
Manfredonia
Founded in the 13th century by Manfred of Sicily, son of Emperor Frederick II, this Apulian coastal town sits on the gulf that bears its name, at the souther…
Sonnino
Pocket-sized hill town in Lazio's Latina province, Sonnino sits in mountain terrain amid wine-growing country and holds a notable concentration of historic c…
Scordia
Compact Sicilian town set among orderly citrus groves and rolling inland hills between Catania and the Val di Noto, with a walkable centre offering cafés and…
Rivoli
This Piedmontese town just west of Turin, Rivoli rewards visitors with a walkable centre of historic churches, surrounding vineyards, and a grand multi-store…
Castrovillari
This southern Italian town in Calabria's Cosenza province, Castrovillari sits against a dramatic backdrop of snow-capped mountains and offers a walkable cent…
Ploaghe
A red-tile hilltop town in Sardinia's upland interior, Ploaghe rewards visitors with a notable concentration of historic churches, a genuine local café scene…
Ruffano
This small Salento town in Lecce province sits among vineyards in the lower Salento hills of Puglia, and holds an unusually high concentration of historic ch…
Eboli
A compact town in Campania's Salerno province with a centre of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches, Eboli sits close to vineyards and the water's edge.
Boscoreale
Wine-growing town on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, Boscoreale sits within the Vesuvius National Park and is known for Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio, the wine a…
Massafra
A town in Apulia's Taranto province with a compact centre of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches, Massafra sits at the foot of the Murgia tarantina and…
Niscemi
A hilltop town in Sicily's Caltanissetta province, Niscemi rises above the rolling green Gela plain with a compact centre of cafés and restaurants, set withi…
Nepi
This pocket-sized town in Lazio's Viterbo province known across Italy for its mineral springs, bottled and sold under the Acqua di Nepi brand.
Lusciano
This compact Campanian town with a lively café and dining scene well above its size, an impressive cluster of local churches, and easy access to the UNESCO-r…
Quattrograna
A tiny hamlet in Campania's Avellino province, Quattrograna sits at the water's edge with vineyard-covered surroundings, a surprising number of churches and…
Bolzanello
This tiny waterside hamlet in Puglia's Taranto province, Bolzanello punches above its size with several churches, scenic viewpoints, and a handful of local s…
Angellara
Tiny hamlet on the Salerno coast, Angellara punches above its size with multiple churches, a handful of local cafés, and easy access to upland scenery and th…
Laise
This small Italian village on the Calabrian coast, Laise offers waterside calm alongside several historic churches and a handful of local cafés, with upland…
San Giacomo
Small hilltop village in Campania's Benevento province, San Giacomo rewards visitors with an outsized collection of churches, rolling countryside viewpoints,…
Mazara del Vallo
Seafront Sicilian town in Trapani province where a walkable historic centre packs in dense café culture, a wealth of old churches, and easy access to nearby…
Arvier
A compact Alpine village in Italy's Valle d'Aosta, Arvier sits beside the river amid terraced vineyards, with several churches, a handful of local restaurant…
Santa Croce
This tiny Calabrian hamlet on the water's edge, Santa Croce punches above its weight with multiple churches for its size, backed by rolling hills and within…
Torre/Licinella
This small coastal locality on Italy's Salerno coast, Torre/Licinella sits right at the water's edge with a café and restaurant scene that punches above its…
Masullas
A compact Sardinian village in the Oristano hills with a notable cluster of historic churches for its size, a handful of local cafés, and easy access to the…
Noferi-Lavatoio
Tiny Tuscan hamlet in Arezzo province, sitting right at the water's edge with a surprising number of churches, a handful of places to eat, and easy access to…
Santa Maria
A tiny Tuscan hamlet in Arezzo's wine-growing hills, Santa Maria sits at the water's edge with a surprising density of churches, nearby heritage architecture…
Sperone
A modest Campanian town in the hills above Avellino, Sperone rewards curious visitors with an unusually rich collection of historic churches for its size, ea…
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