Italy
Italia/Repubblica Italiana
Region/Italian name (if different) in travel priority order:
![Florence](https://media.nomadicmatt.com/florenceguide.jpg)
1. Tuscany
Toscana
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- Florence/Firenze (regional capital)
- Siena
- Pisa
- San Gimignano
- Lucca
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![Colosseum, Rome (Photo: skyscanner.com)](https://wordpress-network.prod.aws.skyscnr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/GettyImages-182281845.jpg)
2. Lazio
Latium
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- Rome/Roma (national capital, largest metro in nation, and regional capital)
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![Vatican](https://i2.wp.com/photos.smugmug.com/photos/610306893_rKgTU-1200x1200.jpg?zoom=1.5&resize=777%2C521&ssl=1)
Vatican City
Status Civitatis Vaticanae
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- Vatican City
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![Gondolas at San Marco, Venice (Photo: footstepstravelblog.com)](https://footstepstravelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/DSC00120-e1500486278652.jpg)
3. Veneto
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- Venice/Venezia (regional capital)
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4. Campania
Neapolitan Region
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- Naples/Napoli (third largest metro in nation and regional capital)
- Mount Vesuvius
- Pompeii
- Herculaneum
- Amalfi Coast
- Island of Capri
- Paestum
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![Lake Como (Photo: latefordinner.org)](https://latefordinnerorg.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/lake-como-2541.jpg)
5. Lombardy
Lombardia
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- Milan/Milano (national second city and regional capital)
- Italian Lake District (including Lake Como)
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![Vernazza, Cinque Terre](https://handluggageonly.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Cinque-Terre-085.jpg)
6. Liguria
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- Genoa/Genova (regional capital)
- Italian Riviera and the Cinque Terre – Corniglia, Manarola, Monterosso al Mare, Riomaggiore, and Vernazza
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![Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna](https://05varvara.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/unknown-artist-christ-enthroned-basilica-di-san-vitale-ravenna-547.jpg)
7. Emilia-Romagna
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- Bologna (regional capital)
- Ravenna
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![Mount Etna](https://cpb-ap-se2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.unimelb.edu.au/dist/3/41/files/2017/09/SAM_5783-y15dct.jpg)
8. Sicily
Sicilia
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- Palermo (fifth largest metro in nation and regional capital)
- Mount Etna
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9. Apulia
Puglia
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- Bari (regional capital)
- Trulli in Alberobello
- Ostuni
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![Dolomites](https://pgcpsmess.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/photographie-magic-dolomites.jpg)
10. Trentino-South Tyrol
Trentino-Alto Adige
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- Trento (regional capital)
- Dolomites
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![Turin (Photo: bendavidsonwriter.com)](https://bendavidsonwriter.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/depositphotos_32515789_l-2015.jpg)
11. Piedmont
Piemonte
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- Turin/Torino (fourth largest metro in nation and regional capital)
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![Piazza Chanoux, Aosta](https://italystorie.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/1aostapiazza-1.jpg)
12. Aosta Valley
Valle d’Aosta
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- Aosta (regional capital)
- Mont Blanc (shared with France)
- Monte Rosa and Gran Paradiso
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![Porto Cervo (Photo: sardegnaturismo.it)](https://www.sardegnaturismo.it/sites/default/files/styles/larghezza_contenitore/public/attrattori/ssk_77052295_c.smeralda_porto_cervo_veduta_crazy82_rsz.jpg)
13. Sardinia
Sardegna
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- Cagliari (regional capital)
- Porto Cervo
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![Perugia Piazza, Perugia (Photo: rebeccachapa.wordpress.com)](https://rebeccachapa.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/img_7348.jpg)
14. Umbria
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- Perugia (regional capital)
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15. Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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- Trieste (regional capital)
- Cividale del Friuli – Ponte del Diavolo
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16. Marche
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- Ancona (regional capital)
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17. Calabria
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- Catanzaro (regional capital)
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![Matera (Photo: findyouritaly.com)](https://www.findyouritaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Basilicata-Trek-Food-Italy-Tour-5.jpg)
18. Basilicata
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- Potenza (regional capital)
- Matera
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19. Abruzzo
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- L’Aquila (regional capital)
- Pacentro
- National Park of Abruzzo
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20. Molise
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- Campobasso (regional capital)
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![San Marino (Photo: beerandcroissants.com)](https://www.beerandcroissants.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/san-marino-hilltop-feature.jpg)
San Marino
Most Serene Republic of San Marino
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- San Marino (national capital)
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