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Regions of Italy

Twenty regions, twenty worlds. Choose where to start exploring Italy’s authentic villages.

20 regions
1107 villages
Abruzzo

Abruzzo

224 villages β†’
Apulia

Apulia

147 villages β†’
Liguria

Liguria

108 villages β†’
Lazio

Lazio

78 villages β†’
Piedmont

Piedmont

64 villages β†’
Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna

63 villages β†’
Tuscany

Tuscany

46 villages β†’
Lombardy

Lombardy

44 villages β†’
Campania

Campania

42 villages β†’
Calabria

Calabria

38 villages β†’
Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

38 villages β†’
Basilicata

Basilicata

36 villages β†’
Molise

Molise

30 villages β†’
Sicily

Sicily

27 villages β†’
Marche

Marche

26 villages β†’
Umbria

Umbria

25 villages β†’
Veneto

Veneto

25 villages β†’
Sardinia

Sardinia

20 villages β†’
Trentino-South Tyrol

Trentino-South Tyrol

17 villages β†’
Aosta Valley

Aosta Valley

9 villages β†’

Italy's hidden villages, region by region: the authentic Italy few travellers find

Italy doesn't end at Rome, Florence, or Venice. Beyond the postcard skylines, tucked into the folds of hills and cliffs, scattered along forgotten coastlines and high mountain valleys, lie hundreds of small villages that most visitors never reach β€” and that locals guard with quiet pride.

Italy's twenty regions are twenty different worlds. In Sicily, Arab-Norman towers cast long shadows over baroque piazzas. In Friuli, medieval villages sit at the crossroads of Italian, Slovenian and Austrian culture. In Umbria, hilltop towns seem unchanged since the Renaissance. Each region is a story told in stone, food, dialect and tradition.

Villages Italy was created to bring these places to light: authentic borghi far from the tourist crowds, small towns where life still moves at a human pace, landscapes that take your breath away. Choose your region and start exploring.