Italy has more intact medieval walls than anywhere outside China.
Plan a trip here →1. Lucca, Tuscany — 4km tree-lined walls, walkable and bikeable, Renaissance perfection. 2. Montagnana, Veneto — 2km of intact walls with 24 towers, prosciutto DOP. 3. Monteriggioni, Tuscany — Dante's ring, 14 towers, 172m diameter. 4. Glorenza (Glurns), Trentino — Italy's smallest walled city.
5. Corinaldo, Le Marche — best-preserved walls in the region. 6. Soave, Veneto — castle and walls climbing a hill above Soave wine. 7. Cittadella, Veneto — walkable wall-top with a moat. 8. Marostica, Veneto — double walls connecting lower and upper castles.
9. Erice, Sicily — Norman walls on Phoenician foundations. 10. Castel del Monte, Abruzzo — not the Puglia one, but a tiny walled borgo in the Gran Sasso.
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