I'd like to hear people's opinions on what the nicest city to live in is in Italy and why. Thanks!
Other - Italy - 12 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Naples - many US citizens inthe area and the people are friendly. Its on the coast, in the middle of the country and very near ROME.
2 :
Florence
3 :
It depends on what your personal definition of nice is. Cities in Italy are diversified. Venice may be the nicest for one kind of person and Rome for another, etc. Tell us more about you. But you asked for our opinions, so personally, I prefer the small villages over the cities, mostly because the cities have too many tourists in them and as a result some of the simple charms of Italy are drowned out by all the congestion and crowds.
4 :
PARMA - Nice people, great food!!!
5 :
Bologna has my heart! Its not bombarded with Turist. the food is incredible! People are very friendly and its small enough to learn your surroundings in a short time, but its big enough to be called a city! I love this places.. If I am ever lucky enought to have an Italian passport I am moving there!
6 :
I lived in Rome for a year and I loved it. I love the small towns in Italy, but the reason I loved living in Rome is that it is so well connected to every other part of Italy by train. You can go to the North/South/Tuscany/Umbria etc really easily. Rome has so much history and energy and is an amazing place to live. I would go down to the Amalfi Coast for the weekend, or to Florence or Siena or up to Liguria. Amazing.
7 :
According to the result of an opinion poll in the year 2006 SIENA has been rated as the best city where to live. Here's the 2006 ranking of the 10 top best Italian cities completed with the # of votes and ranking in the previous year 2005: 1 SIENA ( with 589 votes - in 2005 ranked 11th) 2 TRIESTE ( 582 votes -1st) 3 BOLZANO ( 576 8th ex-aequo) 4 TRENTO (573 8th ex-aequo) 5 BOLOGNA (568 7th) 6 MILANO (565 4th ex-aequo) 7 RAVENNA (554 4th ex-aequo) 8 FIRENZE (553 23th ) 9 BELLUNO (550 3rd) 10 GROSSETO ( 544 18th) Choice is due to a combination of 36 factors as quality of connections, citizen facilities, presence of green, level of pollution, security, population, safety, ect.
8 :
Venice No cars and a lot of quiet (tourists only walk along the famous tourist itineraries). Art, the sea, history, contact with people and a lot of pleasant walking
9 :
I like very much Lucca in Tuscany. It is a very old town surrounded by walls ( called Mura) an plenty of ancient churches and monuments of all ages from Roman empire till Renaissance. It is a quiet town with beautiful environs . At few kilometers there are the Versilia coast one of the most famous places for its beaches of .Italy. I was born at Bagni di Lucca but now I live in La Spezia.
10 :
Porto Cervo-Sardegna Cosenza-Calabria For me anywhere near to the water.
11 :
I prefer being close to the ocean so I prefer Amalfi or Sorrento in the bay of Naples. The people are friendly, stress is non-existant, ancient history all around you, the weather is gorgeous and the food..... out of this world. Before the Euro, prices in Italy were very low, I planned to buy a place and retire there. Unfortunately now everything is expensive as in large centers in the US like NY, LA, etc.. I haven't given up the idea to live there though.
12 :
Ascoli Piceno founded by the Piceni tribe. The tribe founded the city after a woodpecker lead them to the area after a battle with Romans. Ascoli Piceno is now a beautiful medieval joy with much of the old town dating back to the thirteenth century and the walls of the city dating back even further to Roman times.
13 :
Valencia
14 :
I'm italian and I think that the best to live are: Florence, Ferrara, Bologna
Read more discussions :
