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Monza
Monza (Modoetia, Modicia) is a Lombardy city near Milan, capital of Monza e Brianza, founded around Theodolinda's basilica, a medieval commune from 1174, home to the Villa Reale, its park, and the Autodromo Nazionale racetrack.
Novara, Piedmont
Novara (Novaria) is the capital of the Province of Novara in Piedmont, Italy, on the plain between Sesia and Ticino. 103,238 residents (2026); Roman municipium grid, Savoy city, Battle of Novara 1849, Antonelli's San Gaudenzio dome.
Padua
Padua (Padova, Patavium), Veneto city in northern Italy, capital of its province; home of the University of Padua founded 1222 and two UNESCO sites, the 1545 Botanical Garden and the 2021-inscribed 'Padova Urbs picta' fresco cycles.
Parma
Parma, city in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, on the Parma stream and Via Emilia; Roman colony founded 183 BC, seat of the Farnese duchy from 1545, home of Parma ham, Parmigiano Reggiano, the Teatro Regio, and the University of Parma.
Pavia
Pavia, Lombard city on the Ticino river 35 km south of Milan, Italy; ancient Ticinum, Lombard kingdom capital, site of the 1525 Battle of Pavia, home of the 1361 University of Pavia and the Certosa di Pavia.
Piacenza
Piacenza (Placentia) is a city of about 102,000 in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on the right bank of the Po 67 km from Milan. Founded as a Roman colony in 218 BC, later a Farnese duchy seat and first city annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1848.
Pordenone
Pordenone (Portus Naonis) is a city and provincial capital in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy: Habsburg from 1276, Venetian until 1797, Italian since 1866, known for frescoed arcades, Pordenonelegge, the silent film festival, and Italian Capital of Culture 2027.
Portofino
Portofino (ancient Portus Delphini) is a Ligurian fishing village turned luxury resort in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, Italy, on the Portofino promontory, with a marine protected area since 1999 and heavy tourism pressure.
Ravenna
Ravenna, Adriatic city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy; capital of the Western Roman Empire from 402 AD and later Ostrogothic and Byzantine capital, with eight UNESCO early Christian mosaic monuments and Italy's only 11-km canal-port handling over 26 million tonnes a year.
Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia (Reggio nell'Emilia), Emilia-Romagna city on the Via Emilia between Parma and Modena; birthplace of the 1797 Italian tricolour, home of the Reggio Emilia Approach, and historic center of Parmigiano Reggiano production.
Rimini
Rimini, founded by Rome as Ariminum in 268 BC, is a city of about 150,000 on the Adriatic in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, famed for its seaside resorts.
Rovigo
Rovigo is a town in Veneto, Italy, capital of the Province of Rovigo in the Polesine between the Po and Adige rivers. First recorded in 838, ruled by the Este then Venice; notable for the 66-meter Torre Donà and about 50,000 residents.
Salò
Salò, Italian town and comune in the Province of Brescia, Lombardy, on the western shore of Lake Garda; 10,350 residents (2011), historic Magnifica Patria capital and seat of the 1943-45 Italian Social Republic ministries.
Sanremo
Sanremo (San Remo) is a Ligurian resort city in the Province of Imperia, Italy, on the Riviera di Ponente, known for the Casino, the Festival della Canzone Italiana, the Milano-Sanremo cycling finish, and its 19th-century winter tourism history.
Savona
Savona, Ligurian port city and provincial capital on the Riviera di Ponente (58,581 inhabitants in 2024); ancient rival of Genoa, seat of the Priamar fortress, home of the Della Rovere popes, and port handling 16.3 Mt of cargo in 2024.
Sesto San Giovanni
Sesto San Giovanni, comune in the province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy; industrial town on the Lambro between Milan and Monza, home of the Falck steelworks and the MilanoSesto regeneration project.
Trento
Trento (Trient, Tridentum), capital of the Autonomous Province of Trento in northern Italy, seat of the Council of Trent (1545–1563); 119,604 residents in 2025, first in the 2025 Il Sole 24 Ore quality-of-life ranking.
Treviso
Treviso is a Veneto city and provincial capital on the Sile river, 30 km from Venice. Roman Tarvisium, medieval Marca capital, first mainland city taken by Venice in 1339; 86,113 residents in 2025.
Trieste
Trieste, northeastern Adriatic port city and former Habsburg free port (Trst), unique EU free-port regime, bora winds to 150 km/h, 2024 port traffic of 59.5 million tonnes and 841,867 TEU.
Turin
Turin (Torino), capital of Piedmont at the Dora Riparia-Po confluence; Savoy ducal capital from 1563, Italy's first capital 1861-64, Fiat/Stellantis industrial city, Mole Antonelliana, 862,999 residents (2024).
Udine
Udine is a city in northeastern Italy, the main city of Friuli, with about 98,500 residents and landmarks including its hilltop castle, cathedral, and Tiepolo frescoes.
Varese
Varese, Lombard provincial capital at 382 m near the Swiss border; garden city of about 80,000 on seven hills by Lake Varese, with four provincial UNESCO sites and a manufacturing economy.
Venice
Venice (Italian: Venezia) is a city in the Veneto region of northeast Italy, built on 118 small islands in a lagoon and a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987.
Vercelli
Vercelli (Vercellae), Piedmont city on the Sesia river, capital of its province; ancient Roman municipium, Via Francigena stop, home of the Gothic Basilica of Sant'Andrea and the Vercelli Book, and European rice capital served by the Canale Cavour.
Verona
Verona, a city in Italy's Veneto region on the Adige River, became a Roman municipium in the 1st century BCE and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 (criteria ii, iv) for its 2,000-year fortified urban fabric, Roman Arena, Scaliger walls, and Sanmicheli bastions.
Vicenza
Vicenza, Veneto city in northern Italy famed as la città di Palladio; UNESCO World Heritage site since 1994 with 23 Palladian buildings and 24 villas; 110,797 residents in 2025.