Cities & Regions in Italy

Bergamo travel guide: the medieval Città Alta on its hilltop, the Accademia Carrara, the Venetian walls, and the funicular from the lower city.

Cremona travel guide: Stradivarius violins, the Torrazzo tower, torrone nougat, 150 luthier workshops, and Museo del Violino. Trains from Milan from €8.

Your guide to Genoa: the medieval caruggi, the old port, pesto at its source, the Palazzo Rosso, and why this city is so underrated.

Everything you need to plan a trip to Lake Como - Bellagio, Varenna, the Villa del Balbianello, ferry routes, and how to visit without the crowds.

Your guide to Lake Garda: Sirmione, Riva del Garda, Malcesine, the olive groves of the south shore, and the sailing towns of the north.

Guide to Milan: Leonardo's Last Supper, the Duomo, the Brera and Navigli districts, fashion shopping, and the aperitivo scene.

Your guide to Turin: the baroque city of Savoy, home of the Shroud of Turin, the Egyptian Museum, the aperitivo circuit, and the Alps backdrop.

Your complete guide to Bologna: Emilia-Romagna's food capital, with the porticoes, medieval towers, ragù alla Bolognese, and the university.

Ferrara travel guide: the Este dynasty's Renaissance capital, with the Castello Estense, Palazzo dei Diamanti, and cycling the old walls.

Guide to Padua: the Scrovegni Chapel's Giotto frescoes, the Basilica of St. Anthony, one of Europe's oldest universities, and Venice day trips.

Trento travel guide: the city of the Council of Trent, with the Castello del Buonconsiglio, the MUSE museum, and the gateway to the Dolomites.

Trieste travel guide: Habsburg port city on Italy's northeastern edge, with Miramare Castle, Piazza Unità, James Joyce's city, and Italy's best coffee.

A practical guide to Venice: St. Mark's, the Grand Canal, which islands to visit, how to get around by vaporetto, and where to stay.

Visiting Verona: the Roman amphitheatre, Shakespeare's city, Venetian architecture, Valpolicella wine, and Lake Garda day trips.

Arezzo travel guide: Piero della Francesca frescoes, the antique market, the Giostra del Saracino joust, and Casentino day trips.

Your guide to Assisi: the Basilica of St. Francis with Giotto's frescoes, the Rocca Maggiore, and why staying overnight transforms the visit.

Everything you need to plan a trip to Florence: the Uffizi, the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, the best neighbourhoods, and avoiding the crowds.

Your guide to Lucca: the intact Renaissance walls, Romanesque churches, Puccini's birthplace, and cycling along the top of the old walls.

Orvieto travel guide: the Gothic cathedral, the Etruscan underground city, Signorelli's frescoes in the Cappella Nuova, and Orvieto wine.

Guide to Perugia: hilltop capital of Umbria, with medieval streets, the Galleria Nazionale, Perugina chocolate, and the Umbria Jazz festival.

Campo dei Miracoli, Baptistery, Camposanto frescoes, and Pisa's Arno riverfront: a complete city guide beyond the Leaning Tower.

A complete guide to Rome: the Colosseum, the Vatican, Trastevere, Monti, where to eat, where to stay, and how to plan your visit.

Your guide to Siena: the Palio horse race, the Duomo, Piazza del Campo, the Pinacoteca Nazionale, and the medieval streets of the contrade.

Your guide to Bari: the Basilica of St. Nicholas, the Bari Vecchia maze, fresh orecchiette makers, and the coastal route into Puglia.

Your guide to Lecce: the baroque capital of Puglia, honeyed stone churches, the Roman amphitheatre, and day trips to the Salento coast.

Your guide to Matera: the sassi cave dwellings, one of the world's oldest inhabited cities, cave hotels, and the Basilicata plateau.

Naples travel guide: pizza, street food, ancient history, Pompeii day trips, Spaccanapoli, and where to stay in Italy's most intense city.

Your guide to Reggio Calabria: the Bronzes of Riace, views across the Strait of Messina, the lungomare promenade, and ferries to Sicily.

Your guide to Salerno: the underrated southern city, medieval medical school, Norman cathedral, and the best base for the Amalfi Coast and Cilento.

Your guide to Alberobello - the UNESCO trulli district, Valle d'Itria day trips, where to stay, where to eat, and how to get there from Bari.

Positano, Ravello, Amalfi town, the Path of the Gods hike: complete Amalfi Coast guide with where to stay, when to visit, and transport tips.

Bolzano blends Austrian and Italian culture in South Tyrol. Home to Ötzi the Iceman, Piazza Walther, Christmas markets and the Dolomites wine trail.

Everything you need to visit Cinque Terre - the five villages, which trail to walk, ferries, what it costs, and how to avoid the peak-season crowds.

Cortina d'Ampezzo travel guide: skiing, summer hiking, where to stay, restaurants and getting there. Italy's most glamorous mountain resort.

Plan a trip to the Dolomites: the best bases, hikes, via ferrata, skiing, and how to navigate this UNESCO World Heritage mountain landscape.

Gallipoli: an island old town connected to Puglia by a stone bridge, Ionian beaches, ancient Greek roots, and some of the best seafood in the south.

Soak in Terme Merano's thermal pools, wander the Trauttmansdorff Gardens, and walk the riverside promenade in South Tyrol's elegant spa town.

Monopoli: fortified castello, Adriatic cave beaches, Roman Egnazia ruins (€5 entry), and the uncrowded authentic face of the Puglia Adriatic coast.

Guide to Ostuni: the whitewashed hilltop old town, the Valle d'Itria trulli, the Adriatic coast beaches, and the best Puglia olive oil.

Plan a trip to Palermo: street markets, street food, Arab-Norman churches, where to eat, where to stay, and day trips across western Sicily.

Your guide to Parma: Emilia-Romagna's gourmet capital, with Correggio's frescoes, the Teatro Regio opera house, prosciutto, and Parmigiano.

Your guide to Polignano a Mare - the limestone cliffs, cave beaches, Grotta Palazzese dining, cliff diving at Cala Porto, and the best gelato in Puglia.

Pompeii's best walking route, skip-the-queue tickets, how long to allow, and what to know before arriving at this UNESCO-listed site.

Plan your trip to Positano: beaches, hiking, where to eat, where to stay, and how to reach this clifftop village on the Amalfi Coast.

Guide to Rimini: Emilia-Romagna's biggest Adriatic beach resort, with 15km of beach clubs, Roman monuments, and the Fellini Museum.

Everything you need to plan a trip to Sorrento - transport links, where to stay, where to eat, and the best day trips to Capri, Amalfi, and Pompeii.

Everything you need to visit Taormina: the Greek Theatre with Etna views, Isola Bella beach, the corso, where to stay, and when to visit.

Tropea in Calabria sits on a sandstone cliff above turquoise water. Guide to beaches, Santa Maria dell'Isola, red onion, boat trips, and where to stay.