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The cities
The guides
MilanLombardyItaly's financial and fashion capital, and the city of the Duomo, Leonardo's Last Supper and Teatro alla Scala.
VeniceVenetoA lagoon city built across 118 islands linked by canals and some 400 bridges, with no road traffic in its historic center and a population under 50,000 residents.
FlorenceTuscanyCapital of Tuscany and the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, with a compact UNESCO-listed historic center laid out along the Arno.
RomeLazioItaly's capital, where ancient ruins, papal basilicas and Baroque squares stand within one walkable historic center.
NaplesCampaniaCapital of Campania and Italy's third-largest city, set on the Bay of Naples below Vesuvius, with a UNESCO-listed historic center laid out on its Greek and Roman street grid.
PalermoSicilySicily's regional capital, a port city of about 630,000 where Arab-Norman monuments, Baroque churches and daily street markets sit inside a compact historic center.Blog