All Italian Villages
Authentic villages, off the beaten track. Browse the full archive and use search to jump straight to the right destination.
526 villages found
Calcata
In 1935, the Italian government declared Calcata Vecchia a village to be abandoned due to the instability of the tuff cliff on which it stands. Fifty years later, the village was reborn as an artistic center, now offering visitors a unique experience. If you are wondering what to see in Calcata, the village appears as […]
Caldaro sulla strada del vino
Caldaro sulla strada del vino — Kaltern an der Weinstraße in German — has 7,735 inhabitants and over 600 hectares of vineyards, the largest cultivated wine-growing area in South Tyrol. The place name itself declares the vocation of this centre in the province of Bolzano, which grew along the trade route linking the Bassa Atesina […]
Calendasco
What to see in Calendasco, a village of 2,485 residents on the Po plain at 55 m elevation. Discover the medieval castle, the 19 February Saint Conrad festival and Piacenza cured meats.
Caltanissetta
What to see in Caltanissetta: 61,000 residents at 568m, from Castello di Pietrarossa to Baroque churches and Holy Week. Plan your visit with this complete guide.
Calvello
Calvello has 1,768 inhabitants and sits at 730 metres above sea level in the middle Camastra valley, in the province of Potenza. The town extends along the slope that descends from the ruins of the Norman castle down to the plain where the local streams converge. Asking what to see in Calvello means crossing an […]
Calvera
The sharp clang of a church bell echoes across the valley, cutting through the crisp morning air as the first rays of sun ignite the ochre rooftops. Cobblestone paths, still cool from the night, wind past ancient stone houses, their windows often adorned with pots of geraniums. This is the quiet awakening of Calvera Basilicata, […]
Camigliano
Morning light flattens across the plain north of Caserta, and Camigliano emerges low and unhurried — a grid of stone and plaster houses, church bells marking the quarter-hour to no one in particular. With fewer than two thousand residents, this is a settlement shaped more by agriculture than spectacle. Yet for those asking what to […]
Camino al Tagliamento
A guide to Camino al Tagliamento in Friuli Venezia Giulia — its medieval parish church, the Tagliamento riverbed, rural hamlets, and Friulian food traditions.
Campo di Trens
At 937 metres above sea level, along the Isarco valley between Vipiteno and Fortezza, the municipality of Campo di Trens has 2,679 inhabitants spread across the hamlets of Trens, Stilves and Mules. Anyone looking into what to see in Campo di Trens will find an area where the German language predominates — the official German […]
Campo Tures
Tures Castle, first documented in 1136, dominates Campo Tures from a rocky spur at the entrance to the Tures Valley, a side valley of the Aurina Valley. The village has 5,321 inhabitants, spread across an elevation of 864 metres, in a basin where the Aurino torrent slows before continuing south. Understanding what to see in […]