Not that long ago, the Huffington Post published an interesting list titled “10 Italian Hilltop Towns You Have To See Before You Die”.
1. Urbino, birthplace of Raphael, the prodigious painter
2. San Gimignano, a medieval Manhattan
3. Assisi, birthplace of St. Francis
4. Orvieto, medieval gem built on a volcano tuff
5. Civita di Bagnoregio, the classic Italian hilltop dream
6. Cortona, the ancient jewel of Tuscany
7. Montepulciano, world-famous wine capital of Tuscany
8. Sorano, perched atop a tuff rock
9. Spello, where stone houses are covered with flowers