Old towns of Italy and Malta outlines a list of notable old towns in Italy and Malta, including the microstates San Marino and the Vatican City.
List
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Map of Old towns of Italy and Malta
Italy
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- Arezzo
- Bari
- Bologna
- 1 Florence — the Renaissance city known for its architecture and art that had a major impact throughout the world.
- Genoa
- Gubbio
- Lucca
- Mantua
- Matera
- Naples
- 2 Palermo — a city with a thousand years of history, and beautiful Arab-Norman architecture
- Perugia
- Pienza — entirely redesigned in honor of native son Pope Pius II (1405-1464; reigned as Pope starting in 1458), it is a unique example of a completely planned Gothic town.
- 3 Pisa
- 4 Rome
- Old Rome — the medieval and Renaissance centre of Rome, which includes the Pantheon, built in 27 BCE
- Trastevere
- Vatican City
- San Gimignano — the walled part of this small town is a 20-minute walk from the gate to the Church of Sant'Agostino on its far side, but every block of it is full of glorious medieval buildings
- 5 San Marino
- Siena — this city dates back to Etruscan times but owes its appearance to the many Gothic buildings within its walls and the neo-Gothic buildings that seamlessly complement them. Highlights include the central Piazza del Campo, where the historic Palio horse race is run at least twice every year, the Palazzo Pubblico on one side of it, and the black-and-white Duomo.
- Syracuse
- Trieste
- Urbino
- 6 Venice — one of the most beautiful cities in Italy, known for its history, art, and of course its world-famous canals
- 7 Verona — the setting for William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
- Volterra
Malta
[edit]- 1 Mdina — a walled city that feels unchanged from a millennium ago
- 2 Valletta — a harbour city that preserves much of its 16th-century architectural heritage