Cities

Italy's great urban centres, each a world unto itself.

9 places

The Eternal City — layers of 3,000 years of civilisation.

The cradle of the Renaissance — Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Michelangelo.

A city built on water — incomparable, fragile, and utterly unique.

Chaotic, generous, and glorious — the soul of southern Italy.

Italy's financial and fashion capital with a surprisingly deep cultural scene.

La Grassa, La Rossa, La Dotta — fat, red, and learned.

Home of the Leaning Tower — but far more than a one-monument city.

A medieval masterpiece frozen in time — Gothic towers, the Palio, and the finest piazza in Italy.

The Manhattan of the Middle Ages — a Tuscan hilltop town crowned by medieval towers.