20 Spectacular Italian Villages Carved From Rock
![Tellaro Tellaro (Liguria)](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/tellaro-liguria.jpg?itok=MGvhVcmn)
Tellaro (Liguria)
![Manarola Manarola, Cinque Terre](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/manarolacinqueterre.jpg?itok=IUAWoXtD)
Manarola, Cinque Terre (Liguria)
![Pitigliano Pitigliano (Tuscany)](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/pitigliano-toscana.jpg?itok=nk15ktv7)
Pitigliano (Tuscany)
![Sorano Sorano (Tuscany)](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/sorano-toscana.jpg?itok=_RFgrTnb)
Sorano (Tuscany)
![Civita di Bagnoregio Civita di Bagnoregio (Lazio)](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/civita-di-bagnoregio.jpg?itok=L0g0PUtO)
Civita di Bagnoregio (Lazio)
![Vitorchiano Vitorchiano (Lazio)](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/vitorchiano-lazio.jpg?itok=uD7piSrM)
Vitorchiano (Lazio)
![Calcata Calcata (Lazio)](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/calcata-lazio.jpg?itok=xJar8YoT)
Calcata (Lazio)
![Amalfi, Amalfi Coast Amalfi](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/amalfirock.jpg?itok=g8j4xpod)
Amalfi, Amalfi Coast (Campania)
![Positano Positano, Amalfi Coast](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/positano_2.jpg?itok=D-D5q6M7)
Positano, Amalfi Coast (Campania)
![Ischia, Aragonese Castle Ischia](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/ischia-castello.jpg?itok=WHLErIag)
Ischia, Aragonese Castle (Campania)
![Sant'Agata de' Goti Sant'Agata de' Goti (Basilicata)](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/santagata-de-goti.jpg?itok=mKLkcxOr)
Sant'Agata de' Goti (Basilicata)
![Matera Matera (Basilicata)](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/materarock.jpg?itok=edq5ikwr)
Matera (Basilicata)
![Castelmezzano Castelmezzano (Basilicata)](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/castelmezzano-basilicata.jpg?itok=bQEnj6Hr)
Castelmezzano (Basilicata)
![Valsinni Valsinni (Basilicata)](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/valsinni-basilicata.jpg?itok=0YvRQ0Mz)
Valsinni (Basilicata)
![Tursi Tursi (Basilicata)](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/tursi-basilicata.jpg?itok=-CxGk7dP)
Tursi (Basilicata)
![Vieste Vieste (Puglia)](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/vieste-rock.jpg?itok=sSQP8P14)
Vieste (Puglia)
![Polignano a Mare Polignano a Mare (Puglia)](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/polignano-rock.jpg?itok=IdUyC0yX)
Polignano a Mare (Puglia)
![Massafra Massafra (Puglia)](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/massafra-puglia.jpg?itok=NGhh_tax)
Massafra (Puglia)
![Pentedattilo Pentedattilo (Calabria)](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/pentedattilo-calabria.jpg?itok=jNCwTRQ9)
Pentedattilo (Calabria)
![Ragusa Ibla Ragusa Ibla (Sicily)](/sites/default/files/styles/960xauto/public/ragusa-ibla.jpg?itok=D4j9LzRH)
Ragusa Ibla (Sicily)
You would think rock doesn’t make for the ideal natural element where to build a town. Yet, the following Italian villages have been able to transform a hostile environment into a uniquely charming place to live.
Carved into the rock and often perched on a hill or plateau, the 20 'borghi' below, selected by search engine Skyscanner as Italy’s most spectacular, all offer stunning views of the sea or surrounding countryside.
Have you visited any of them?
Topic
Village
The Curious Traveler
Location
Matera
Tursi
Valsinni
Castelmezzano
Palizzi
Amalfi Coast
Sant'Agata de' Goti
Ischia
Calcata
Vitorchiano
Cinque Terre
La Spezia Province
Polignano a Mare
Vieste
Massafra
Ragusa
Pitigliano
Sorano