Places & Areas

1. Roma

   Rome

   Usage

   The capital of Italy, with sights from antiquity to today such as the Colosseum and the Vatican

2. Milanu

   Milan

   Usage

   The big city of Lombardy, known for its cathedral and fashion, and the hub of northern Italy

3. Nàpuli

   Naples

   Usage

   The port city of Campania, the home of pizza and the gateway to Pompeii and Capri

4. Turinu

   Turin

   Usage

   A city in Piedmont with royal palaces and museums, within sight of the Alps

5. Bulogna

   Bologna

   Usage

   A city in Emilia-Romagna known for one of the oldest universities, its red-roofed old town and its food

6. Verona

   Usage

   A city in Veneto known for its Roman arena and as the setting of Romeo and Juliet

7. Gènuva

   Genoa

   Usage

   A large port city in Liguria, worth visiting for its old harbour and maze-like old town

8. Siena

   Usage

   A medieval town in Tuscany, known for its shell-shaped Piazza del Campo

9. Assisi

   Usage

   A hill town in Umbria and a pilgrimage site with the basilica of Saint Francis

10. Bèrgamu

    Bergamo

    Usage

    A city in Lombardy with a walled old town on a hill

11. Surrentu

    Sorrento

    Usage

    A resort town on cliffs above the Bay of Naples, a base for the Amalfi Coast and Capri

12. Capri

    Usage

    An island in the Bay of Naples known for its Blue Grotto and resorts, reached by boat from Naples or Sorrento

13. Positanu

    Positano

    Usage

    A popular town on the Amalfi Coast with houses stacked up a steep cliff

14. Matera

    Usage

    A town in Basilicata whose old quarter of cave dwellings, the Sassi, is a World Heritage site

15. Lecci

    Lecce

    Usage

    A town in Puglia called the Florence of the south for its ornate Baroque buildings

16. Taurmina

    Taormina

    Usage

    A hilltop resort town on Sicily's east coast, known for its ancient theatre with views of Etna and the sea

17. Visuviu

    Mount Vesuvius

    Usage

    The volcano near Naples, famous for the eruption that buried Pompeii; you can walk up to the crater

18. Etna

    Mount Etna

    Usage

    The big active volcano in eastern Sicily, visited on hikes and tours from Catania or Taormina

19. Culusseu

    Colosseum

    Usage

    The ancient amphitheatre in Rome; it is very popular, so book tickets ahead

20. Firenzi

    Florence

    Usage

    The Tuscan city at the heart of the Renaissance, with the Uffizi Gallery and the cathedral

21. Vinezzia

    Venice

    Usage

    The city built on canals, where you travel by water bus or on foot

22. Dolomiti

    Dolomites

    Usage

    The mountain range in north-eastern Italy, popular for hiking in summer and skiing in winter

23. Sicilia

    Sicily

    Usage

    The largest island in the Mediterranean, with Greek ruins, a volcano, coasts and a rich local cuisine

24. Palermu

    Palermo

    Usage

    The capital of Sicily, known for its cathedral, the Norman Palace and lively street markets

25. Catania

    Usage

    A port city in eastern Sicily with black lava-stone streets and a fish market, and a base for visiting Mount Etna

26. Sarausa

    Syracuse

    Usage

    An ancient Greek city in south-eastern Sicily, known for its Greek theatre and the old town on the island of Ortygia

27. Missina

    Messina

    Usage

    A port city at the north-eastern tip of Sicily, where ferries to the mainland leave, with a cathedral that has an astronomical clock

28. Tràpani

    Trapani

    Usage

    A port town on the western tip of Sicily, near salt flats, with boats to Erice and the offshore islands

29. Girgenti

    Agrigento

    Usage

    A town on the south coast of Sicily, close to the ancient Greek temples of the Valley of the Temples

30. Rausa

    Ragusa

    Usage

    A town in south-eastern Sicily, known for its hilltop Baroque old town (Ragusa Ibla)

31. Cartanissetta

    Caltanissetta

    Usage

    An inland town in central Sicily that once thrived on sulphur mining

32. Castrugiuvanni

    Enna

    Usage

    A hilltop town at the centre of Sicily, the highest provincial capital on the island

33. Cifalù

    Cefalù

    Usage

    A seaside town on the north coast of Sicily with a Norman cathedral and a sandy beach, an easy day trip from Palermo

34. Ìsuli Eoli

    Aeolian Islands

    Usage

    A group of volcanic islands north of Sicily, reached by boat and good for island-hopping and swimming

35. Lìpari

    Lipari

    Usage

    The largest of the Aeolian Islands, with a harbour and a fortified old town, and boats to the other islands

36. Struògnuli

    Stromboli

    Usage

    A volcanic island in the Aeolian Islands whose volcano erupts almost constantly; evening tours go up to watch it

37. Lampidusa

    Lampedusa

    Usage

    A small island far south of Sicily, known for its clear water and sandy beaches

38. Notu

    Noto

    Usage

    A town in south-eastern Sicily whose late Baroque buildings are a World Heritage site

39. Muòrica

    Modica

    Usage

    A Baroque town in south-eastern Sicily, famous for chocolate made by a traditional method

40. Èrici

    Erice

    Usage

    A medieval town on the mountain above Trapani, with cobbled lanes and views over the sea

41. Marsala

    Usage

    A port town in western Sicily, home of the fortified wine of the same name, with winery visits

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