All Italian Villages
Authentic villages, off the beaten track. Browse the full archive and use search to jump straight to the right destination.
532 villages found
Gradoli
The distant chime of the Collegiate Church’s bells drifts across the valley, carried on a breeze that often stirs the leaves of ancient olive groves. At 470 meters above sea level, Gradoli presents itself not as a grand pronouncement, but as a quiet assertion of history and life etched into the volcanic landscape of northern […]
Gravina in Puglia
In 1092, Humfred of Hauteville confirmed the privileges of the cathedral dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta, a document that fixes in the historical record the ecclesiastical rank of Gravina in Puglia well before Frederick II chose it as an imperial hunting reserve. Today, anyone walking along the edge of the gravina — the karstic canyon […]
Grizzana Morandi
In 1929, the Bolognese painter Giorgio Morandi travelled to Grizzana for the first time — a scattered municipality in the Emilian Apennines that he would return to every summer for over thirty years. From the barns and tower-houses of this valley, he painted hundreds of landscapes, transforming the clay badlands and mountain ridgelines into universal […]
Grosseto
What to see in Grosseto: Medici walls, San Lorenzo Cathedral and the Maremma Natural Park in a city of 79,216 inhabitants. Plan your visit with our complete guide.
Grumo Appula
In the heart of the Murgia Barese, 181 meters above sea level, Grumo Appula was first mentioned in an official document from 1071, the Codice Diplomatico Barese, under the name “Grumum”. This historical fact introduces a plain village with a population of 12,899 inhabitants, where the layering of eras has left visible traces. For those […]
Guglionesi
A hill town of nearly five thousand people in Campobasso province, Guglionesi offers Romanesque churches, Samnite archaeological traces, and wide Adriatic views across the Biferno valley.
Guilmi
What to see in Guilmi, a hill village at 674 m in Chieti province with 408 residents. Visit the Church of San Nicola, the medieval centre and taste PAT products from the Frentani area.
Imola
In 1953, on the track of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Formula One cars raced in the Italian Grand Prix, placing Imola firmly in international motorsport history. But this city of 69,121 inhabitants, spread out at 47 metres above sea level along the banks of the River Santerno, had already existed for two thousand […]
Imperia
What to see in Imperia: dual city rising to 534 m in Liguria. Explore the Parasio, the free Olive Museum and sardenaira. Plan your visit now.
Introdacqua
At 642 metres above sea level, at the exact point where three watercourses — the Gizio, the Nera and the San Callisto — converge in the Peligna valley, stands Introdacqua, whose Latin name Intro Acquas records this confluence of waters. The village has a current population of 2,117 and retains an urban layout reflecting at […]