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Southern Italy

Southern , sometimes known as Mezzogiorno, encompasses five of Italy's twenty regions. From the bustling cities to the tranquil countryside, you will find something to love about this incredible region.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Naples and Molise.

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in is an ancient port on the Mediterranean sea. With just short of a million citizens, is the third most populous municipality. is one of Italy's largest metropolitan areas, at three million citizens.

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is a region of Southern Italy, on the Adriatic sea. It is 's second smallest region by land area, the second least populous and also the least known one.

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is the capital of the region of , on the Adriatic Sea. With a population of 317,000, it's the second largest city in Southern Italy after .

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Apulia and Campania.

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is a region of Southern Italy. It has 4 million inhabitants and is the easternmost region of the country, reaching a distance of only 72 km from Cape Otranto in the coasts of .

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is a region of Southern Italy, famous for the spectacular Amalfi Coast. Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano, towers over the area and has been the source of death, destruction but also preservation and fertile soil for crops and livestock for thousands…

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is a region in Southern Italy, it forms the metaphorical toe of the Italian boot. It's considered the Caribbean of Europe thanks to its pristine beaches, stunning landscape, and rustic charms.

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, also known as Lucania, is a region of Southern Italy. has an abundance of religious, historical, and cultural attractions, fantastic seaside tourism opportunities, and great cultural opportunities.

Southern Italy

Latitude of center
39.53° or 39° 31′ 48″ north
Longitude of center
16.07° or 16° 4′ 12″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q207989
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Southern Italy” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Italia jugore”
  • Arabic: “جنوب إيطاليا”
  • Aragonese: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Asturian: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Azerbaijani: “Cənubi İtaliya”
  • Basque: “Italiako hegoaldea”
  • Basque: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Breton: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Bulgarian: “Медзоджорно”
  • Bulgarian: “Южна Италия”
  • Catalan: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Chinese: “Italia Meridionale”
  • Chinese: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Chinese: “南意大利”
  • Chinese: “意大利南部”
  • Chinese: “義大利南部”
  • Croatian: “Južna Italija”
  • Czech: “Jižní Itálie”
  • Czech: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Dimli (individual language): “İtalya Veroci”
  • Dimli (individual language): “İtalyay Veroci”
  • Dutch: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Dutch: “Zuid-Italië”
  • Esperanto: “Suda Italio”
  • Estonian: “Il Mezzogiorno”
  • Estonian: “Lõuna-Itaalia”
  • Estonian: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Finnish: “Mezzogiorno”
  • French: “Italie du Sud”
  • French: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Galician: “Mezzogiorno”
  • German: “Italia insulare”
  • German: “Italia meridionale”
  • German: “Süditalien”
  • German: “Unteritalien”
  • Greek: “Νότια Ιταλία”
  • Hebrew: “דרום איטליה”
  • Hebrew: “המצוג’ורנו”
  • Hebrew: “מצוג’ורנו”
  • Hungarian: “Dél-Olaszország”
  • Indonesian: “Italia Selatan”
  • Indonesian: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Irish: “Deisceart na hIodáile”
  • Italian: “Italia del sud”
  • Italian: “Italia meridionale”
  • Italian: “Meridione d’Italia”
  • Italian: “Mezzogiorno d’Italia”
  • Italian: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Italian: “Terronia”
  • Japanese: “メッツォジョールノ”
  • Japanese: “南イタリア”
  • Korean: “메초조르노”
  • Korean: “이탈리아 남부”
  • Latin: “Italia inferior”
  • Latin: “Italia meridiana”
  • Latin: “Italia meridionalis”
  • Latvian: “Dienviditālija”
  • Lithuanian: “Pietų Italija”
  • Macedonian: “Јужна Италија”
  • Macedonian: “Мецоџорно”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Norwegian: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Mezzogiorno”
  • Ossetian: “Хуссар Итали”
  • Persian: “ایتالیای جنوبی”
  • Persian: “جنوب ایتالیا”
  • Polish: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Portuguese: “Itália Meridional”
  • Portuguese: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Portuguese: “Sul da Itália”
  • Romanian: “Italia de Sud”
  • Romanian: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Russian: “Медзоджорно”
  • Russian: “Меццоджорно”
  • Russian: “Южная Италия”
  • Sardinian: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Serbian: “Јужна Италија”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Italia Meridionale”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Južna Italija”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Sicilian: “Italia dû Sud”
  • Sicilian: “Italia miridiunali”
  • Slovenian: “Južna Italija”
  • Slovenian: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Spanish: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Swedish: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Tagalog: “Katimugang Italya”
  • Turkish: “Güney İtalya”
  • Turkish: “Mezzogiorno”
  • Ukrainian: “Нижня Італія”
  • Ukrainian: “Південна Італія”
  • Venetian: “Mezodì”
  • Vietnamese: “Nam Ý”
  • Welsh: “De’r Eidal”
  • “Basitàglia”

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