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Places in Italy



Skip this instructions if you wish to look around first, read them when you are ready for a bit more detailed use of this website: Every item on the list is accompanied by an information page that offers the best overview of that item (usually Wikipedia, but not always) and a Google Street View point for starting your visual exploration of the item. English Wikipedia is presented before the Italian Wikipedia by default. The opposite happens when the Italian page is a lot more representative than its English counterpart. In both cases you really should pay attention to the Italian Wikipedia as there is usually more to see. For items that contain more than one place, Italian Wikipedia often offers a better overview with more places and more photos. You might not understand the language, but the structure is the same. If you are on a desktop computer, use one of Wikipedia's brilliant features: hover over links for quick previews. With Google Street View number one priority was visually the best spot (though, Google might change it with updates) that also enables you to walk around. However, Google sometimes offers only 3D photos at certain isolated spots and you cannot walk around. To choose between these spots, you will have to exit Street View (X in the upper right corner), possibly zoom in (+ button in the bottom right corner), then click on the yellow man icon and choose a different spot on the map.


Contents
1. Isolated places
2. Settlements with over 300,000 inhabitants (and with both the quantity and quality of places)
3. Settlements with 100,000 - 300,000 inhabitants (and with both the quantity and quality of places)
4. Settlements with 50,000 - 100,000 inhabitants (and with both the quantity and quality of places)
5. Settlements with less than 50,000 inhabitants (and with both the quantity and quality of places)
6. Large and complex areas
7. The most important museums (their contents - info and virtual tours)
8. Famous people with high achievements (their birth houses, graves/tombs, museums dedicated to them)



1. Isolated places

      (not enough other quality places nearby, even within a settlement)

Basilica Santuario di Maria Santissima Addolorata, Castelpetroso
Basilica Santuario di Maria Santissima Addolorata, Castelpetroso (Castelpetroso has 1,539 inhabitants)



















Aragonese Castle
- medieval castle (Ischia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Basilica Santuario di Maria Santissima Addolorata - neo-Gothic basilica (Castelpetroso, Province of Isernia, Molise Region)    It.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Villa Crespi - Moorish revival-style palace (Orta San Giulio, Province of Novara, Piedmont Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Rocchetta Mattei - castle/fortress (Savignano, Municipality of Grizzana Morandi, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Villa Crespi Palace, Orta San Giulio
Villa Crespi, Orta San Giulio (The population of Orta San Giulio is 1,136)








Castel del Monte
- castle/citadel (Andria, Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia (Puglia) Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Castle of Sammezzano - Moorish revival-style palace (Leccio, Reggello, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View


Villa Jovis - Roman palace (Capri, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania Region)    Capri.net    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Rocchetta Mattei Castle/Fortress, Savignano, Grizzana Morandi
Rocchetta Mattei ("Grizzana Morandi, Rocchetta Mattei dal versante ovest del Montovolo", by Naioli, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, Original cropped, resized and saturation, brightness and contrast changed)
Ancient Theatre of Taormina
- ancient Greek theatre (Taormina, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Selinunte - ancient Greek city (Castelvetrano, Province of Trapani, Sicily Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Gallipoli Cathedral - Baroque cathedral (Gallipoli, Province of Lecce, Apulia (Puglia) Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Valle dei Templi - archaeological area (Agrigento, Province of Agrigento, Sicily Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Massa Marittima Cathedral - Romanesque cathedral (Massa Marittima, Province of Grosseto, Tuscany Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View


Orvieto Cathedral - Romanesque-Gothic cathedral (Orvieto, Province of Terni, Umbria Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Reggio Calabria Cathedral - Eclectic-Romanesque-Gothic cathedral (Reggio Calabria, Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, Calabria Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Villa Genoese-Zerbi (Reggio Calabria, Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, Calabria Region)    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Basilica di San Martino - Neo-Renaissance basilica (Magenta, Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy Region)    It.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Su Nuraxi - nuragic archaeological site (Barumini, Province of South Sardinia, Sardinia Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Villa Romana del Casale - Roman villa/palace (near Piazza Armerina, Province of Enna, Sicily Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Sanctuary of Vicoforte - monumental church with the largest elliptical cupola in the world (Vicoforte, Province of Cuneo, Piedmont Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Hadrian's Villa (Villa Adriana), Tivoli
Hadrian's Villa ("Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli", by Carole Raddato, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, Original cropped and resized)
Castello di Brolio
- medieval and neo-Gothic castle, palace and gardens (San Regolo, Municipality of Gaiole in Chianti, Province of Siena, Tuscany Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Hadrian's Villa - Roman villa (Tivoli, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Villa d'Este - Italian Renaissance villa (Tivoli, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

La Scarzuola - architectural complex (Montegiove, Montegabbione, Province of Terni, Umbria Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Segesta - ancient Elymian city (near Calatafimi-Segesta, Province of Trapani, Sicily Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Certosa di Pavia - Gothic-Renaissance monastery and complex (near the town of Certosa di Pavia, Province of Pavia, Lombardy Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Ancient Greek City of Paestum, Paestum, Capaccio Paestum
Paestum





Amalfi Cathedral
- medieval cathedral (Amalfi, Province of Salerno, Campania Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Paestum - ancient Greek city (Paestum, Capaccio Paestum, Province of Salerno, Campania Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Pompeii - ancient city (Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Mount Etna Volcano
Mount Etna Volcano ("ETNA 23 novembre 2013", by Anthostav, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, Original resized)
Mount Stromboli
- active stratovolcano (Stromboli, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Mount Vesuvius - active somma-stratovolcano (near Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Herculaneum - ancient town (Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Mount Etna - active stratovolcano (Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View


Monteriggioni Castle - medieval castle (Monteriggioni, Province of Siena, Tuscany Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View


2. Settlements with over 300,000 inhabitants

      (and with both the quantity and quality of places)


Colosseum, Rome
Colosseum, Rome

The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan
The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan (""The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci", by Joyofmuseums, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, Original resized)
 

Rome (Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Milan (Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View 1    Google Street View 2

Naples (Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Milan Cathedral
Milan Cathedral

Palermo
(Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Genoa (Metropolitan City of Genoa, Liguria Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Bologna (Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Florence (Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View


Palermo Cathedral
Palermo Cathedral

3. Settlements with 100,000 - 300,000 inhabitants

      (and with both the quantity and quality of places)

Verona Arena
Verona Arena
Verona
(Province of Verona, Veneto Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Venice (Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Grand Canal, Venice
Grand Canal, Venice
Messina
(Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Padua (Province of Padua, Veneto Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Trieste (Province of Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Brescia (Province of Brescia, Lombardy Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Monza Cathedral
Monza Cathedral ("Monza Duomo di San Giovanni Battista Esterno Facciata 1", by Zairon, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, Original cropped and resized)
Ravenna
(Province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Cagliari (Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Rimini (Province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Ferrara (Province of Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Syracuse Cathedral
Syracuse Cathedral ("Main facade of Cathedral in Siracuse, Sicily", by Ludvig14, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, Original cropped and resized)
Monza
(Province of Monza and Brianza, Lombardy Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Syracuse (Province of Syracuse, Sicily Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Trento (Autonomous Province of Trento (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Vicenza (Province of Vicenza, Veneto Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Novara (Province of Novara, Piedmont Region)    It.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View


4. Settlements with 50,000 - 100,000 inhabitants

      (and with both the quantity and quality of places)

Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa
Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa
Lecce
(Province of Lecce, Apulia (Puglia) Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Pisa (Province of Pisa, Tuscany Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Lucca (Province of Lucca, Tuscany Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Como and Lake Como (Province of Como, Lombardy Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Busto Arsizio (Province of Varese, Lombardy Region)    It.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Grosseto (Province of Grosseto, Tuscany Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Matera
Matera ("IMGMater 1747", by Dominique grassigli, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, Original slightly saturated and resized)
Varese
(Province of Varese, Lombardy Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Pavia (Province of Pavia, Lombardy Region)    It.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Cremona (Province of Cremona, Lombardy Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Carpi (Province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Siena Cathedral
Siena Cathedral ("Siena Cathedral. Italy", by Ввласенко, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, Original cropped and resized)
Vittoria
(Province of Ragusa, Sicily Region)    It.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Matera (Province of Matera, Basilicata Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Siena (Province of Siena, Tuscany Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Acireale (Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily Region)    It.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View



5. Settlements with less than 50,000 inhabitants

      (and with both the quantity and quality of places)

Ostuni
Ostuni ("Ostuni, Italie", by gérard, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, Original slightly saturated and resized)
Mantua
(Province of Mantua, Lombardy Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Vercelli (Province of Vercelli, Piedmont Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Crema (Province of Cremona, Lombardy Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Assisi
Assisi
Casale Monferrato
(Province of Alessandria, Piedmont Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Ostuni (Province of Brindisi, Apulia (Puglia) Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Rapallo (Metropolitan City of Genoa, Liguria Region)    It.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Treviglio (Province of Bergamo, Lombardy Region)    It.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Alberobello
Alberobello
Assisi
(Province of Perugia, Umbria Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Frascati (Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Urbino (Province of Pesaro and Urbino, Marche Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Loreto (Province of Ancona, Marche Region)    It.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Crespi d'Adda Castle, Crespi d'Adda, Capriate San Gervasio
Crespi d'Adda Castle ("Crespi d’Adda, Castello (Ian Spackman 2007-007-30)", by Ian Spackman, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 UK, Original cropped and resized)
Alberobello
(Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia (Puglia) Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

San Gimignano (Province of Siena, Tuscany Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Fontanellato (Province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna Region)    It.Wikipedia    En.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Pienza (Province of Siena, Tuscany Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Crespi d'Adda (Capriate San Gervasio, Province of Bergamo, Lombardy Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Civita di Bagnoregio (Province of Viterbo, Lazio Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View


Civita di Bagnoregio
Civita di Bagnoregio (It has 11 inhabitants)

6. Large and complex areas


Manarola, Cinque Terre
Manarola, Cinque Terre
Cinque Terre
- coastal area (Province of La Spezia, Liguria Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View
Includes the following settlements (sorted by population in descending order): Riomaggiore, Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Manarola and Corniglia

Prehistoric Dwellings in Alpine Europe (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View - Site in Germany as an Example


Basilica della Collegiata, Catania, Val di Noto
Basilica della Collegiata, Catania, Val di Noto ("Catania: Basilica Collegiata", by Carlo Pelagalli, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, Original cropped and resized)
Camonica Valley
- prehistoric drawings (Province of Brescia, Lombardy Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia

Palaces and Castles of the Savoy Family (Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View

Val di Noto - area known for its exquisite Baroque architecture (Metropolitan City of Catania, Province of Ragusa and Province of Syracuse, Sicily Region)    En.Wikipedia    It.Wikipedia    Google Street View 1    Google Street View 2
Includes the following settlements (sorted by population in descending order): Catania, Ragusa, Modica, Caltagirone, Scicli, Noto, Palazzolo Acreide and Militello in Val di Catania



Teatro Massimo Vincenzo Bellini, Catania, Val di Noto
Teatro Massimo Vincenzo Bellini, Catania, Val di Noto ("Italy, Sicily, Catanaia, Teatro Bellini", by Berthold Werner, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 2.5, CC BY-SA 2.0 and CC BY-SA 1.0, Original cropped, resized and slightly saturated)

7. The most important museums

      (their contents - info and virtual tours)

Because of the quantity of total data, this list is on a separate web page.


8. Famous people with high achievements

      (their birth houses, graves/tombs, museums dedicated to them)

Because of the quantity of total data, this list is on a separate web page.

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