Rick Steves looks to defend one such place, the breathtaking hill town of Volterra, crowning it one of Italy's most underrated. And it isn't far from those popular Italian cities, either.

A visit to Orvieto rewards you with a perfectly preserved and traffic-free world highlighted by a colorful cathedral and some of Italy's best wine.

Running up the thigh of Italy for about 250 miles ... and rural hinterland that centers on a cute hill town called Capalbio. When Mediterranean villa rental specialist Huw Beaugié of the Thinking ...

Fun in the sun awaits in these picturesque Italian beach towns. Located in Calabria, the toe of Italy's boot, Tropea is nicknamed the Pearl of the Tyrrhenian. Legend has it that this town on the ...

Orvieto is one of the most striking, memorable and enjoyable hill towns in central Italy. About 90 minutes from Rome, Orvieto sits majestically high above the valley floor atop a big chunk of tufo ...