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A list of Italy’s hidden beaches, small villages and unique gems thanks to the suggestions from locals.

If you are looking to feel the vibes of eternal vacation and the charming Italian holidays of the Bella Vita, you are in the right place!

Picture via The Editorialist by Izi

From the Amalfi Coast to hidden places of Sicily and Sardinia, from the small villages of the Abruzzo region to Puglia and the Marche, Liguria, you will experience authentic Italian charm and beauty!

We suggest a road trip: rent a car and sleep in small villages, speak with locals and taste the delicious cuisine from small family restaurants. By the end of your holiday, you will feel as though you are in an old Italian movie poster.

Licia received more than four hundred suggestions via her IG. Here is the final selection we made for you.

These are the best, most authentic spots for your Vacanze Italiane 2020:

Abruzzo

  • Campo Imperatore, L'Aquila
  • Castello Rocca Calascio at Calascio, L'Aquila
  • Civitella del Tronto, Teramo
  • Costa dei Trabocchi
  • Crecchio, Chieti
  • Gli Eremi del parco nazionale Majella
  • Lago di Scanno, L'Aquila
  • Pescasseroli, L'Aquila
  • Santo Stefano di Sessanio L'Aquila
  • Spiaggia di punta penna a Vasto, Chieti
  • Spiaggia Punta Aderci a Vasto, Chieti
  • Vasto has incredible sea and mountains

Basilicata

  • Castelmezzano, Potenza
  • Parco del Pollino
  • Rocca Araba di Pietrapertosa, Potenza
  • Maratea, Potenza
  • Matera
  • Spiaggia di Metaponto a Lido, Matera

Calabria

  • Agriturismo Ceraudo, Strongoli, Crotone
  • Capo Vaticano, Vibo Valentia
  • Diamante, Cosenza
  • La costa dei Gelsomini, Reggio Calabria
  • Lago Ampolline in the Sila National Park
  • Marina di Zambrone, Vibo Valentia
  • Scilla, Reggio Calabria
  • Parco Nazionale della Sila
  • Ristorante Dattilo, Strongoli, Crotone
  • Tropea, Vibo Valentia

Campania

  • Anacapri and you can sleep at Villa San Michele
  • Baia degli Infreschi, Salerno
  • Baia del Buon Dormire a Palinuro, Salerno
  • Capri, Hotel Caesar Augustus
  • Tutta la Costiera Amalfitana
  • Fiordo di Crapolla, Napoli it's so beautiful but the access it's difficult 
  • Fiordo di Furore, Furore, Salerno
  • Ischia
  • Marina di Camerota, Salerno
  • Paestum in September so you can visit all the villages of Cilento
  • Palinuro, Salerno
  • Procida, it's a real gem, it's surreal
  • Punta Licosa
  • Sorrento
  • Spiaggia Il Postino a Procida

Emilia Romagna

  • Agriturismo La Rinaldina, Faenza, Ravenna
  • Agriturismo Rio Manzolo, Villa Vezzano, Ravenna
  • Brisighella, a medieval village
  • Faenza is famous for clay, you can also visit the MIC museum and if you like fashion A.N.G.E.L.O. a famous vintage brand
  • Parco del Carnè
  • Podere la Berta

Lazio

  • Acquapendente
  • Anfiteatro Romano a Sutri
  • Calcata, Viterbo
  • Città di Bagnoregio, Viterbo
  • Formia, Latina
  • Gaeta and the Spiaggia dei 300 gradini, Latina
  • Giardini di Ninfa, Cisterna di Latina
  • Isola di Ponza, Latina
  • Lago di Bolsena
  • Museo Etrusco a Tarquinia
  • Palazzo Farnese, Caprarola
  • Palmarola, Latina
  • Parco dei Mostri, Bomarzo
  • Sabaudia, Latina
  • Sperlonga, Latina
  • Terracina, Latina
  • Tuscania, Viterbo
  • Ventotene, Latina
  • Villa Lante a Bagnaia
  • Viterbo

Liguria

  • Abbazia di San Fruttuoso
  • Albisola for a dinner at Rosa dei Venti
  • Baia del Silenzio, Sestri Levante
  • B&B Belvedere Tramonti a La Spezia, you can only get there with a 20 minute walk because it is very isolated, perched on the rocks and has the sea in front
  • Bagni Sillo, Liguria
  • Bergeggi at the Lido delle Sirene beach
  • Bonassola
  • Borgio Verezzi, Savona
  • Bussana Vecchia, Imperia
  • Camogli, Genova
  • Capo Nord a Santa Margherita Ligure
  • Corniglia, Cinque Terre and you can sleep at Il Carugio di Corniglia
  • Eco del Mare a Lerici for a cozy dinner, a charming lunch and a relaxing day at the beach. They also offers rooms for the night.
  • Garbassu a Varazze for a dinner
  • Finalborgo, Savona
  • Finale Ligure, Savona
  • Framura, La Spezia
  • Lerici, La Spezia
  • Levanto
  • Manarola alle Cinque Terre, La Spezia
  • Monterosso alle Cinque Terre, La Spezia
  • Noli, Savona
  • Paraggi
  • Pietra di Luna a Zoagli
  • Porto Venere, La Spezia
  • Punta Chiappa you can lunch at the Stella Maris or at the family restaurant of a fisherman that is in the woods, Camogli
  • Riomaggiore alle Cinque Terre, La Spezia
  • Santa Margherita for the focaccia at the Fiordiponti bakery 
  • Savona for a lunch or dinner at Pino Banana, a vegetable grocery store that cooks also delicious food
  • Spiaggia di Tellaro a Tellaro
  • Varigotti, Baia dei Saraceni beach

Lombardia

  • Bagni della Duchessa, Val di Mello
  • Bellagio
  • Diga di Pescegallo
  • You can take the Bernina Express Train, a small red one from Tirano to St. Moritz
  • Garrone Riviera to see Il Vittoriale degli Italiani and the Mausoleo of Gabriele D'Annunzio
  • Monte Isola, Iseo Lake
  • Rifugio Luna Nascente, Val di Mello
  • Punta San Virgilio to see Belvedere Romano and a stunning sunset
  • Sirmione at the Jamaica Beach to chill and at Osteria al Torcol for lunch, or if you prefer a lunch in the countryside Agriturismo La Montina
  • Valtellina
  • Villa d'Este, Cernobbio
  • Villa Feltrinelli Hotel, Gargnano

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

  • Altopiano del Montasio
  • Aquileia
  • Duino a Sistiana
  • Carnia a mountain location to practice all the sports at the fresh air
  • Grado, the Isle of the Sun
  • Laghi di Fusine
  • Lignano Sabbiadoro
  • Parco Nauturale delle Dolomiti Friulane
  • Sappada, it will be the first eco-friendly mountain resort in Friuli with a plastic free project starting this summer
  • Sentiero Rilke, Trieste
  • Trieste

Marche

  • Abbadia di Fiastra, Macerata
  • Ascoli Piceno
  • Canfaito, Macerata
  • Casa Azzurra a Loro Piceno
  • Castelcavallino, Pesaro e Urbino
  • Corinaldo
  • Elcito, Macerata
  • Gole di Fiastrone, Macerata
  • Il Tempio di Valadier, Genga
  • Gola del Monte Furlo
  • La spiaggia di Fiorenzuola di Focara it is a very small and still semi-unknown place, similar to the Conero but the beach can only be reached via a path that can only be traveled on foot and is therefore not very popular
  • Lago di Fiastra, Macerata
  • Lame Rosse, Macerata
  • Malatesta Maison a Pergola, Pesaro-Urbino
  • Montecosaro it's a medieval village
  • Numana, Ancona
  • Porto San Giorgio
  • Portonovo has a beach with black stones and I recommend dinner at Marcello or at the Clandestino Susci Bar
  • San Vicino, Macerata
  • Sassotetto, Macerata
  • Sirolo, Ancona
  • Symposium for a delicious dinner cooked by Lucio Pompili on the Marche hills
  • Spiaggia di Sassi Neri Mezzavalle a Sirolo
  • Spiaggia Le due Sorelle a Sirolo, you have the mountains behind you and the sea in front of you

Molise

  • Marina di Petacciato
  • Termoli, Campobasso

Piemonte

  • Alpe Sattal ad Alagna, you can get there by taking a three-hour walk, it is a paradise of silence and nature. You sleep at home with Giuseppe, who built it from scratch many years ago and helps him with all the household daily chores.
  • Palazzo Borromeo and the gardens of Isola Bella. The Island is in front of the city of Stresa
  • Langhe piemontesi during September and October
  • Miasino at the Giardino dei Semplici and Villa Nigra
  • Orta San Giulio and all the small villages near the lake
  • Mandali Retreat Center, to calm down enjoying a yoga retreat
  • Rantan is a Farm House at Trausella near Turin
  • Pella, Hotel Casa Fantini, for a nice aperitivo or a weekend
  • Sovazza, a small village between Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore and below the Mottarone with a local small Circolo (bar/restaurant) that is always open for genuine and local lunches and dinners
  • Vacciago for a spring/summer dinner at La Darbia
  • Villa Madonna a Monastero Borrmida, Asti

Puglia

  • Fikus_Puglia it's a beautiful B&B at Martina Franca 
  • Bari vecchia
  • Carovigno, Brindisi
  • Castro, Lecce
  • Cava di Bauxite a Otranto and from the quarry on foot or with a small boat you arrive at a beautiful and deserted beach
  • Cisternino, Brindisi
  • Gallipoli and the historic center
  • Grotta della Poesia, Roca Vecchia
  • Grotta Zinzulusa a Castro, Lecce
  • Isole Tremiti, Foggia
  • Monopoli, Bari
  • Monte Sant’Angelo, Foggia
  • Ostuni, Brindisi
  • Otranto
  • Palazzo Daniele a Lecce
  • Palude del Capitano a Nardò, Lecce
  • Polignano, Bari
  • Ponte Ciolo, Gagliano del Capo, Lecce
  • Porto Cesareo, Lecce
  • Porto Selvaggio, Nardò, Lecce
  • Santa Cesarea, Lecce
  • Santa Maria di Leuca, Lecce
  • Taverna del Porto for a lunch at Tricase
  • Tricase Porto, Lecce
  • Tutta la Valle d’Itria
  • Vieste, Foggia

Sardegna

  • Cabras, Oristano
  • Cane Malu a Bosa, Oristano
  • Spiaggia S’Abba Druche a Bosa, Oristano
  • Carloforte, in the south of Sardinia, a small island on the island, it is magical
  • Golfo Aranci for a lunch at the Scorfano Allegro
  • Golfo di Baunei, the beaches of Ispuligidenie, Cala Goloritzé, Cala Sisine, Cala Luna, Cala Biriola
  • Is Arutas, Oristano
  • Isola della Maddalena, Sassari
  • Mari Ermi, Oristano
  • Penisola del Sinis, Oristano
  • Spiaggia di Piscinas, Cagliari
  • San Giovanni di Sinis, Oristano
  • Spiaggia of Tartarughe, San Teodoro, Sassari
  • Spiaggia di Scivu ad Arbus
  • Spiaggia Porticciolo, Alghero
  • Spiaggia Porto Ferro, Sassari
  • Spiaggia San Giovanni Sinis, empty even in August at any time because to get there is a nice walk
  • Stintino, Sassari  
  • To eat at Mario e Pinella Restaurant at Cala Sapone a Calasetta, Cagliari
  • To eat at Dai Tarocchi restaurant at Castiadas in September and October

Sicilia

  • Agriturismo Marianeddi a Vendicari, Siracusa
  • Bagheria, Palermo
  • Capo Passero, Siracusa
  • Castellammare del Golfo, Trapani
  • Cefalú, Palermo
  • Cretto di Burri, Gibellina
  • Erice, Trapani
  • Golfo di Macari at San Vito lo Capo, Trapani
  • Isola Bella it's near Taormina
  • Isola di Alicudi, Isole Eolie you can rent a small charming house or Casa 3 Archi
  • Isola di Favignana, the main of the Egadi Islands. Sleep at Dimora Cala del Pozzo, Hotel Cave Bianche or Il Baglio sull'Acqua, then explore the nature and stop at Cala Rossa
  • Isola di Filicudi, Isole Eolie at Pensione La Sirena
  • Isola di Lampedusa
  • Isola di Pantelleria
  • Isola di Salina, Isole Eolie lunch da Alfredo for a pane cunzato, Locanda del Postino, Hotel Signum to sleep and dinner
  • Isola di Stromboli, Isole Eolie at the Volcano extravangaza organized by Nicoletta Fiorucci. Trattoria ai Geghi to eat, 
  • IUTA Glamping & Farm Noto, Siracusa
  • Le spiagge di Menfi, Agrigento
  • Marettimo a Favignana
  • Marsala and the charming Saline
  • Marzamemi, Siracusa
  • Masseria Susafa is inland at Polizzi Generosa, Palermo
  • Noto, Siracusa
  • Ortigia, Siracusa
  • Palermo and you can sleep at B&B L'Olivella
  • Portopalo, Siracusa, the beach in front of the Hotel Lido Fiori
  • Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro, a San Vito Lo Capo
  • San Vito lo Capo, Trapani
  • Scala dei Turchi, Realmonte, Agrigento
  • Sciacca, Agrigento
  • Scopello, Trapani
  • Taormina, Messina
  • The sea Riserva del Plemmirio, Siracusa
  • Tenuta Podere Fossarunza a Marsala
  • Tonnara di Scopello and il piccolo Baglio a Scopello
  • Torre Salsa ad Agrigento
  • Trapani
  • Vivai del Valentino at Marina di Modica, Ragusa

Toscana

  • Agriturismo La Fontaccia a Rufina, Firenze
  • Busatica, Massa Carrara
  • Cala del Leone, Livorno
  • Cala Violina is in the middle of Follonica and Punta Ala
  • Capalbio, glamping all’oasi del WWF
  • Capraia, Livorno
  • Casa Barthel to sleep on trees in nature in Florence
  • Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
  • Castello Vicarello at Poggi del Sasso
  • Castiglioncello, Livorno
  • Chiessi, Isola d’Elba
  • Giardino dei Tarocchi a Pescia Fiorentina
  • Isola del Giglio
  • Isola di Pianosa
  • Locanda Rossa to sleep in Capalbio
  • Maremma Toscana there still unspoiled and a little wild places to discover by car
  • Pomonte, Isola d’Elba
  • San Giminiano, Siena
  • The beaches of Sansone, Cavoli, Sant’Andrea, Fetovaia at Isola d'Elba
  • Tenuta delle Ripalte a Capoliveri at Isola d'Elba
  • Tenuta Montecucco a Cinigiano
  • Tenuta Pianirossi a Cinigiano
  • Val d’Orcia, the silence of the immense meadows and the perched villages and you can visit Pienza, Montepulciano, Bagni Vignoni
  • Volterra, Pisa

Trentino-Alto Adige

  • Albergo Briol a Barbian, Sud Tirolo
  • Avelengo
  • Lago di Braies
  • Lago di Ledro
  • Monte Creino, Mori
  • San Luis Lodges, Hafling, Sud Tirolo
  • The Sunrise in front of the Santner Pass
  • Val di Funes

Umbria

  • Cascate delle Marmore
  • Gubbio in October, orange leaves and lots of truffles
  • Hotel Eremito Hotelito del Alma a Parrano for and exclusive and charming stay
  • La Scarzuola, the ideal city of Tomaso Buzzi. Località Montegiove, Montegabbione. To visit the ideal city you have to book at info@lascarzuola.com and pay a ticket of 10€
  • Lago Trasimeno and the island
  • Perugia during the Umbria Jazz Festival in July, visit the Burri museum and have lunch at Terrazza Oscari, truffle is excellent here!
  • Piani di Castelluccio a Norcia, in June and in July all the fields bloom
  • Montefalco, Perugia
  • Orvieto
  • Solomeo, the ideal city requalified by Brunello Cuccinelli
  • Tenuta Castelbuono to have a delicius wine tasting and to see the sculpture Carapace of Arnaldo Pomodoro

Veneto

  • Lazise
  • Lio Piccolo, for cycling at sunrises and sunsets
  • Malcesine is perfect for windsurf and kitesurf on the Garda Lake
  • Passo Giau, Belluno
  • Sirmione

Picture via The Editorialist by Izi

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