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
Ascrea
What to see in Ascrea: a mountain village at 757 m in the province of Rieti with 261 residents. Discover the church of San Nicola, PAT-certified products and how to get there.
Asti
What to see in Asti: a city of 73,421 residents at 123m. Explore the Gothic Cathedral, Torre Rossa, Palazzo Alfieri and Barbera d'Asti DOCG. Plan your visit now.
Ateleta
Morning fog lifts off the Alto Sangro valley in slow, deliberate sheets, revealing stone houses arranged along a ridge at over 750 metres above sea level. The air carries woodsmoke and the faint sound of a church bell marking seven o’clock. Ateleta, a village of 1,157 inhabitants in the province of L’Aquila, occupies a quiet […]
Atri
Atri, in the province of Teramo, stands at 442 meters above sea level, an altitude that allows the city to overlook the Teramo hills. Its origins lie in ancient Hatria, a Picene settlement and later an important Roman municipality, known for minting its own coins as early as the 3rd century BC. This historical richness […]
Attimis
Twin castle ruins, a medieval archaeological museum, and the secluded mountain hamlet of Porzûs — Attimis reveals Friuli's layered history in a quiet valley near Udine.
Auditore
Morning light falls across a line of stone houses the colour of dry wheat, and somewhere below the rooftops a church bell marks the hour with a single, unhurried stroke. Auditore sits in the hill country of the province of Pesaro e Urbino, a settlement of 1,631 people where the Foglia river valley opens toward […]
Aulla
In 884 AD, Marquis Adalbert of Tuscany founded an abbey dedicated to Saint Caprasius at the confluence of the Magra and Aulella rivers, transforming a modest valley-floor settlement into an obligatory stopping point on the Via Francigena. Today, anyone wondering what to see in Aulla will find a lowland town at 64 metres above sea […]
Avelengo
Avelengo has 796 inhabitants and sits at 1,290 metres above sea level on the plateau overlooking the Merano basin, on the southern side of the Sarntal Alps. Its municipal territory spans an altitudinal range from 600 to 2,200 metres, with high-altitude pastures that gave rise to one of the most extensively documented native horse breeds […]
Avellino
Uncover the charm of the village of Avellino in Campania, Italy. Explore its rich history, local traditions, and stunning landscapes. Plan your visit to this Italian gem!
Avigliana
In 1092, a donation charter by Countess Adelaide of Susa mentioned for the first time the castrum Avillianae, a fortified settlement on the hill overlooking two moraine-origin lake basins in the lower Susa Valley. Anyone wondering what to see in Avigliana today will find an urban fabric preserving precise layers of history: thirteenth-century towers, Gothic […]