Europe Travel Destinations | Cities & Places to Visit

Amalfi Coast

A UNESCO-listed stretch of Italian coastline dotted with cliffside towns like Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello above the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Perugia

A hilltop university city in Umbria, Italy, known for Etruscan walls, a compact medieval center, chocolate heritage, and lively summer festivals.

Positano

A pastel-hued cliffside town on Italy's Amalfi Coast, famous for dramatic sea views, boutique stays, and steep streets tumbling down to the water.

San Gimignano

A small walled hill town in Tuscany known for its skyline of surviving medieval stone towers and local Vernaccia wine.

Matera

An ancient cave-dwelling city carved into a canyon in southern Italy's Basilicata region, among the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world.

Bari

Puglia's coastal capital, with a maze-like old town, Adriatic beaches, and some of Italy's best regional food.

Catania

Sicily's baroque, volcano-shadowed second city, with a lava-stone old town and legendary street food.

Padua

A compact university city near Venice, famed for Giotto's frescoes, grand piazzas, and one of Europe's oldest academic traditions.

Parma

Northern Italy's capital of taste, where centuries-old cheese and ham traditions meet Renaissance art and opera history.

Trieste

Italy's most Central European city, blending Habsburg grandeur, Adriatic views, and Europe's deepest coffee culture.

Modena

A Romanesque UNESCO city that's also the beating heart of Italy's Motor Valley and traditional balsamic vinegar.

Ravenna

A former imperial capital whose glittering 5th- and 6th-century mosaics rank among the finest surviving Byzantine art in Europe.

Rimini

Italy's classic Adriatic beach resort, layered with Roman ruins, Renaissance art, and Federico Fellini's cinematic legacy.

Cagliari

Sardinia's hilltop capital, pairing a Pisan-walled old town with one of the Mediterranean's finest city beaches.

Ferrara

A moated Renaissance castle, diamond-studded palaces, and Italy's best-preserved medieval walls - Ferrara is Emilia-Romagna's quiet UNESCO gem.

Syracuse

Ancient Greek theatres, a Baroque cathedral built into a temple, and the island town of Ortigia - Syracuse is southeastern Sicily's living history lesson.

Sassari

A grand Piazza, a candle-carrying UNESCO festival, and easy access to Sardinia's northwest coast - Sassari is the island's understated second city.

Arezzo

Renaissance frescoes, a jousting tournament centuries old, and Europe's biggest antique fair - Arezzo is Tuscany's art-filled city without the crowds.

Lecce

A honey-stone Baroque city on Italy's Salento peninsula, known for ornate churches, Roman ruins, and a laid-back gateway to Puglia's coastline.

Olbia

A northeastern Sardinian port city serving as the main entry point to Costa Smeralda's coves, with a compact old town and easy airport and ferry access.