A country · 1,396 places · 20 regions
Italy, all of it.
1,396 curated places across 20 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Lazio, Tuscany, Veneto and Lombardy — read below as chapters, with 16 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Lazio · 195 places
Lazio
The hilltop town of Tivoli, 30 kilometers east of Rome in the Tiburtine Hills, contains two UNESCO World Heritage Sites within walking distance of each other: Hadrian's vast 2nd-century imperial retreat Villa Adriana on the plain below, and the 16th-century Villa d'Este with its elaborate terraced fountain garden. The Villa d'Este's water engineering, driven entirely by gravity from a diverted river, produces hundreds of fountains and water features cascading down the hillside through formal Renaissance gardens.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Tuscany · 146 places
Tuscany
A fortified hill town in the Val di Chiana at 605 metres, Montepulciano is built along a single main street climbing from the lower gate to the cathedral-fronted Piazza Grande. Renaissance palaces by Antonio da Sangallo the Elder and Giacomo da Vignola line the main corso. The town is the production centre for Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, one of Tuscany's most important DOCG wines, with cantinas open for tasting in cellars beneath the medieval walls.
✦ April to October · $$
Chapter III · Veneto · 117 places
Veneto
Three isolated dolomite spires rising above 2,900 metres form one of the most recognisable silhouettes in the Alps. The classic circular hiking trail (roughly 10 km) circumnavigates the pinnacles through boulder-strewn terrain, passing rifugios and offering evolving perspectives on the north faces. The view from Rifugio Lavaredo at sunset, when alpenglow colours the limestone orange-red, is a set piece for landscape photographers.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Lombardy · 112 places
Lombardy
The deepest lake in Italy at over 400 metres, Como occupies a narrow glacial valley in the Lombard pre-Alps. Its forked shape, ringed by terraced hills and Belle Époque villas, has made it a resort destination since Roman times. The towns of Bellagio at the central promontory, Varenna on the eastern arm, and the city of Como at the southern tip each offer distinct characters; ferry services connect them throughout the day.
✦ April to June, September to October · $$$
Regions of Italy
Every place in Italy
1,396 places, one country.
Lago di Braies
Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy
✦ June to September · $$
Tre Cime di Lavaredo
Veneto, Italy
✦ July to September · $$
Alpe di Siusi
Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy
✦ June to September, December to March · $$
Seceda
South Tyrol, Italy
✦ June to October · $$
Lago di Carezza
Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy
✦ May to October · $$
Val di Funes
Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy
✦ May to October · $$
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Veneto, Italy
✦ December to March, July to September · $$$
Lago di Misurina
Veneto, Italy
✦ June to October · $$
Passo Giau
Veneto, Italy
✦ July to October · $$
Manarola
Liguria, Italy
✦ April to June, September to October · $$
Vernazza
Liguria, Italy
✦ April to June, September to October · $$
Riomaggiore
Liguria, Italy
✦ April to June, September to October · $$
Lake Como
Lombardy, Italy
✦ April to June, September to October · $$$
Bellagio
Lombardy, Italy
✦ May to June, September to October · $$$
Varenna
Lombardy, Italy
✦ April to October · $$
Lake Maggiore
Lombardy, Italy
✦ April to June, September to October · $$
Borromean Islands
Piedmont, Italy
✦ April to October · $$
Lake Garda
Lombardy, Italy
✦ April to October · $$
Lake Orta
Piedmont, Italy
✦ April to October · $$
Cinque Terre National Park
Liguria, Italy
✦ April to June, September to October · $$
Portofino
Liguria, Italy
✦ May to September · $$$
Camogli
Liguria, Italy
✦ April to October · $$
Santa Margherita Ligure
Liguria, Italy
✦ May to September · $$
Montepulciano
Tuscany, Italy
✦ April to October · $$