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
Licciana Nardi
The territory of Licciana Nardi includes six castles spread between the valley floor and the Apennine slopes, a concentration of defensive structures that documents the strategic role of this stretch of Lunigiana in controlling the routes between the Po Plain and the Tyrrhenian coast. With its 4,894 inhabitants distributed across 55 square kilometres at an […]
Livorno
What to see in Livorno, a port city of 157,000 on the Tyrrhenian coast: Fortezza Vecchia, Quartiere Venezia, cacciucco, Terrazza Mascagni. Plan your visit now.
Lizzano in Belvedere
Every year, on 17 August, the procession in honour of Saint Mamante winds its way up the streets of Lizzano in Belvedere to the parish church, following a ritual that has been repeated since at least the 15th century. This municipality of 2,314 inhabitants, situated at 640 metres above sea level on the Bolognese Apennines, […]
Locorotondo
The toponym Locorotondo, documented as early as the 12th century as “Luogo Rotondo” (Round Place), derives from the concentric configuration of its historic center, an urban feature that still distinguishes it within the Itria Valley landscape. Located 410 meters above sea level, this municipality in the province of Bari has 14,258 inhabitants and presents a […]
Lorsica
What to see in Lorsica: a Ligurian village at 343 m with 395 residents. Explore historic churches, Val Sturla trails and local food. Plan your visit today.
Lubriano
Lubriano has 864 inhabitants and occupies a tuff plateau at 441 metres above sea level, separated from the more famous Civita di Bagnoregio by a calanchi valley nearly two hundred metres deep. The municipal boundary runs along the edge of a gorge that geologists classify as one of the most active in Tuscia for erosion. […]
Lucca
Discover Lucca, Tuscany's enchanting walled village in Italy. Explore medieval streets, stunning architecture, and rich culture in this timeless Italian treasure.
Lucera
Discover Lucera, a historic hilltop city in Puglia where Roman ruins, a Saracen past, and Angevin grandeur converge amid the sun-drenched Tavoliere plain.
Luco dei Marsi
At 680 metres above sea level, on the eastern edge of what until 1875 was the surface of Lake Fucino — the largest lake in peninsular Italy, drained by Prince Alessandro Torlonia — stands Luco dei Marsi, a municipality of 5,857 inhabitants in the province of L’Aquila. The plain that today stretches as far as […]
Lucoli
Lucoli is not a compact town centre but a scattered municipality: 839 inhabitants spread across seventeen hamlets along the southern slopes of the Gran Sasso and the Velino-Sirente mountain group, at 956 metres above sea level in the province of L’Aquila. Understanding what to see in Lucoli means crossing a vast, fragmented territory where each […]