Europe Travel Destinations | Cities & Places to Visit

Sanremo

A palm-lined Italian Riviera resort town famed for its music festival, belle-époque casino, and flower trade, just minutes from the French border.

Mantua

A compact Renaissance city in Lombardy, nearly surrounded by artificial lakes, celebrated for Gonzaga-era palaces and Mantegna's frescoes.

Messina

Sicily's historic port gateway, with a famous cathedral clock and views across the Strait to mainland Italy.

Brescia

An underrated Lombardy city with Roman ruins, four historic squares, and nearby Franciacorta wine country.

Taranto

Taranto is a Greek-founded port city in Puglia, prized for its castle, seafood, and Ionian sea views.

Prato

A historic Tuscan textile city near Florence, blending medieval churches, Medici villas and a vibrant multicultural food scene.

Reggio Calabria

A sunny seafront city at Italy's toe, home to the ancient Riace Bronzes, a Sicily-facing promenade, and the world's bergamot-growing heartland.

Reggio Emilia

An elegant Emilia-Romagna city famed for its piazzas, cuisine, and the birth of the Italian flag.

Livorno

A Tuscan port city of Medici canals, fortresses, and seafood cuisine on the Ligurian Sea - the low-key gateway to Pisa, Florence, and the Tuscan coast.

Foggia

Foggia is Puglia's inland hub on the Tavoliere plain, blending wartime history and opera heritage with easy access to the Gargano coast.

Salerno

A historic port city on the Tyrrhenian coast, Salerno pairs a medieval medical legacy with easy access to the Amalfi Coast.

Trento

Trento is a Renaissance city in the Italian Alps, framed by frescoed piazzas, a prince-bishops' castle, and Dolomite peaks nearby.

Pescara

Pescara pairs a 16-kilometer Adriatic beach and a cobbled old town with quick access to Abruzzo's mountains, medieval villages, and trabocchi coastline.

Forlì

An underrated Emilia-Romagna city on the Via Emilia, with Renaissance art, a grand main square, and easy rail access to Bologna and the coast.

Vicenza

A Renaissance city in Italy's Veneto region, shaped almost entirely by architect Andrea Palladio and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Terni

An industrial-turned-green city in southern Umbria, home to Europe's tallest waterfall and the tomb of Saint Valentine, the patron saint of lovers.

Bolzano

A small Alpine city blending Italian and Austrian culture, and the natural base camp for exploring the Dolomites and South Tyrol's wine country.

Piacenza

Founded as a Roman colony in 218 BC, Piacenza pairs Farnese-era palaces and a Klimt-holding gallery with the salumi and wine of Emilia-Romagna.

Novara

A historic Piedmont crossroads city near Milan and Turin, known for its towering basilica dome, rice fields, and Alto Piemonte wines.

Como

A historic lakeside city in Lombardy and the natural gateway to Lake Como's villas, ferries, and mountain-backed shoreline towns.