All Italian Villages
Authentic villages, off the beaten track. Browse the full archive.
1030 villagesLandscape type
Acquaro
Hills
Discover what to see in Acquaro, a village of 1,778 inhabitants in Vibo Valentia, Calabria. History, food, travel tips and the Alto Mesima valley landscape.
Acquasanta Terme
Mountain
Discover what to see in Acquasanta Terme: Roman thermal baths, Tronto gorge, medieval hamlets and Apennine landscapes in Marche's Ascoli Piceno province.
Acquaviva Collecroce
Hills
Discover Acquaviva Collecroce, a charming Croatian-speaking village in Molise, Italy. Explore its unique culture, history, traditions, and stunning landscapes.
Acquaviva d’Isernia
Mountain
Discover what to see in Acquaviva d'Isernia: history, food, best time to visit, and how to reach this small Molise village in the Isernia uplands.
Acquaviva delle Fonti
Hills
Beneath the main square of Acquaviva delle Fonti, water still flows. This is not a figure of speech: a network of underground aquifers runs through the limestone subsoil of this town in the Murge hills near Bari, feeding cisterns and wells that for centuries determined both the wealth and the very name of the town. […]
Acquaviva Picena
Hills
Discover what to see in Acquaviva Picena: medieval fortress, town walls, local food and travel tips for this hilltop village in Ascoli Piceno, Marche.
Acri
Mountain
Acri is a town in the province of Cosenza with over 21,000 inhabitants, located in the Calabrian interior of the Sila Greca area, on a territory that passed through Norman, Swabian and Aragonese rule, leaving concrete traces in the local architecture and culture. For anyone approaching this corner of the province of Cosenza, the question […]
Acuto
Mountain
What to see in Acuto, Lazio, Italy: explore a hilltop village at 680 m with the birthplace of a Catholic founder and Monti Ernici views. Discover it all here.
Adelfia
Plains
In 1927, a royal decree unified two separate municipalities — Canneto di Bari and Montrone — into a single administrative entity given the name Adelfia, from the Greek adelphós, meaning brother. It was a political gesture that encapsulated centuries of coexistence between two settlements separated by less than a kilometre of countryside, yet each fiercely […]
Affile
What to see in Affile, Lazio, Italy: discover 5 key attractions at 684 m altitude, from Roman cisterns to medieval churches. Explore history, food and how to get there.