It is difficult to decide which are the ten most beautiful Italian cities, so When saying the most important, I will take as a reference those 10 that have the largest number of population, because if I had to decide which are the most important for their beauty or historical importance, things would get complicated.
These are the 10 Italian cities with the most population:
- Roma
- Milan
- Nápoles
- Turin
- Palermo
- Genoa
- Bologna
- Florence
- Bari
- Catania
Rome, the Eternal City
What is clear is that in any Italian ranking Rome, its capital, occupies a prominent place with almost 3 million inhabitants, although if we take into account its metropolitan area, which covers an area of 6.000 kilometers, then we reach 4,6 million inhabitants (data from 2014). The Eternal City has been captivating those who visit it for centuries and I can only give you one advice, you will never finish knowing it, that is something that must be accepted. It is said to be the religious center of the Catholic Church, the ruin of the Roman Empire, the splendor of the Baroque, and then there is modern, chaotic and noisy Rome. The truth is that any construction made in Rome seems made to be eternal, hence its name.
Milan, the financial center
And let's continue, from eternal Rome we will go north to visit Milan, with more than a million inhabitants. The financial capital of Italy is a hotbed of trends that has its best cover letter in the Quadrilateral d'Oro. Fashion center, Milan's nightlife claims to be one of the best in the country and nothing to discuss about its artistic legacy, by the way there is a Mediolanum, that's what the old city of Milan from the hidden Roman era is called, not so obvious like its renaissance and neoclassical beauty.
The popular Naples
And from one extreme to the other, because now we move on to the popular Naples, and its impressive bay dominated by four castles. The old town of the city is declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, but in addition to its narrow streets, Naples is a real bustle of people and pizzas, treasures of art and history with palaces, churches, monuments and places of art.
Turin, the great factory
Behind these cities is Turin with more than 900 thousand inhabitants. The capital of Italian Piedmont is a city known for its economic power and is also the headquarters of Fiat and the Juventus team, but if you are not so interested in football or cars, you can enjoy its baroque and modernist architecture, its cobblestone squares, and arcaded galleries. If in all Italy cafes are unavoidable in Turin you will also discover those spaces that seem stopped in time.
Palermo, ideal for tourists of sun and culture
Let us now go to Sicily, to that beautiful island in the Mediterranean where Palermo is among the cities with more than half a million inhabitants, almost 700 thousand people they live only in the capital. Its millenary history has endowed it with a considerable artistic and architectural heritage, and today it is an ideal destination for tourists who visit Italian lands and seek culture and relaxation.
Genoa, crossroads of cultures
Genoa also has more than 600 thousand inhabitants, and they continue to defend that the most famous Genoese is Christopher Columbus. The truth is that Genoa is a door between land and sea, a meeting point, a crossroads of cultures and peoples since ancient times. Its characteristic narrow streets, "carruggi", which apparently are lost among its tall buildings due to their medieval layout, are characteristic.
Bologna and Florence, the unknown and romantic city
In this ranking of the 10 most important cities in Italy, according to their population, we continue with Bologna and Florence with more than 350 thousand inhabitants. Bologna is one of those cities that (oddly enough) is not yet included in the most popular tourist circuits, however, many consider it one of the most beautiful cities in Italy with its more than 40 kilometers of medieval arcades.
And Florence, what can be said that hasn't already been said about Florence. Although they present it to us as the perfect getaway for a weekend I think that Florence has so much art in its streets, squares and museums that it takes at least three months to get close.
Bari and Catania, the pearls of the coast
I end with the cities of Bari and Catania with less than 350 thousand people. Bari on the Adriatic coast is a modern city, which despite being large has managed to preserve the hospitable atmosphere of small cities. Alongside the ancient buildings and austere Gothic castles rise modern shopping centers.
Catania is the second most important city in Sicily, whose emblem is the Etna volcano. This is a city of large squares and wide streets, with lava stone architectures reminiscent of constant construction and reconstruction.
As you could read at the beginning, these are the 10 most important cities in Italy if we welcome their population, but I have left important centers of beauty and history such as Venice, Siena, Pisa, Lucca, Verona, Perugia ... and many other places in this amazing country: Italy.
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If they were smart enough, they would know that if it says the most important cities, only that it refers to the most populated, which in this case are Milan, Rome, Turin, Napole, Florence, Genoa, Palermo, Bari, Catania and Palermo (obviously I did not put them in order), go ignorant people and to whom I speak of Venezuela, I am from there and you have to know that here not only "we fucilamos", there are also people who know how to behave rationally and with a good vocabulary, just because they exist the "thugs" in Venezuela, does not mean that we all are. Excuse me.
and Venice?