| Hint | City | % Correct |
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| City known for its villas and namesake of the lake it is on | Como | 89%
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| Saint Mark is the patron saint of this city with over 1 bridge per km² | Venice | 85%
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| Cuisine rich city located on a gulf with two major volcanoes close to it | Naples | 69%
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| 'City of Coffee' given to Italy after the First World War | Trieste | 65%
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| City from where pesto and jeans originate, the latter being named after it | Genoa | 62%
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| 9th largest Italian city, where Saint Nicholas' remains are found | Bari | 60%
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| Earthquake prone Roman city which was formerly covered in ash | Pompeii | 58%
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| Po Valley city that served as the capital of the Ostrogoths and the Western Roman Empire | Ravenna | 57%
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| Major city less than 10km away from Sicily | Reggio Calabria | 51%
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| Capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia located on a large gulf | Cagliari | 49%
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| Capital of Marche whose name comes from the Greek word for 'elbow' | Ancona | 48%
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| The 'Piazza del Duomo' and the 'Baptistery of St. John' are landmarks in this former maritime republic | Pisa | 48%
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| The wars between Rome and Carthage started at this place on the strait between Italy and Sicily | Messina | 47%
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| Saint Lucia and Archimedes are from this former city state involved in the Punic Wars | Syracuse | 46%
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| Highly populated city near Mount Etna which in 1693, was devastated an earthquake | Catania | 45%
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| Regional capital surrounded by mountains, founded by the Phoenicians | Palermo | 45%
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| City founded by Sparta which is located on a gulf of the same name | Taranto | 45%
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| Largest city in Abruzzo, along the Adriatic Sea | Pescara | 44%
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| The Arch of Augustus can be found in this city at the start of the Roman 'Via Aemilia' | Rimini | 44%
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| Lombardian exclave entirely surrounded by Switzerland | Campione d'Italia | 41%
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| Apulian city with a natural harbour in the shape of a deer, hence its name | Brindisi | 40%
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| Town on the Isonzo River with a twin city across the border in Slovenia | Gorizia | 38%
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| Key navy base on a gulf where the Cinque Terre is located | La Spezia | 38%
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| Touristic coastal city and host of an annual music festival | Sanremo | 38%
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| The main industries of this city with a lot of Baroque architecture are agriculture and ceramics | Lecce | 37%
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| Major port Renaissance style city featuring a chequerboard designed promenade | Livorno | 37%
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| Peninsular town known for its coast and cliffs | Amalfi | 33%
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| Piazza d'Italia and the Fontana di Rosello are located within this Sardinian city | Sassari | 31%
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| Important silk city on the Ionian Sea | Catanzaro | 29%
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| Key city of Magna Graecia and winner of many ancient Olympic events | Crotone | 29%
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| City rich in history whose main attraction is the Valley of the Temples | Agrigento | 28%
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| City on the Italian Riviera and historical rival of the above | Savona | 28%
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| Majority German speaking spa town | Merano | 25%
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| Town on an island located in the same lagoon as the above answer | Chioggia | 24%
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| Founded in 1923 as a merger of two other towns, this city produces many flowers and olives | Imperia | 24%
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| Lazian city and site of a battle that led to the liberation of the Italian capital in WWII | Anzio | 23%
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| City on the site of the Battle of Cannae with a well-known Norman castle | Barletta | 23%
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| Medieval city on the Maremma, a coastal portion of mostly Tuscany | Grosseto | 23%
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| Producer of iconic wine where Giuseppe Garibaldi landed during his 'Expedition of the Thousand' | Marsala | 23%
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| Catalan speaking city fortified by walls | Alghero | 21%
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| Fortified city containing the Port of Rome | Civitavecchia | 21%
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| Resort town conquered by the Greek in ~734 BC, whose remains include a theatre | Taormina | 21%
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| Town near Elba island located between the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea | Piombino | 19%
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| Small town which gets many visitors due to its cathedral and sandy beaches | Cefalù | 17%
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| City ruled by a 'tyrant' in the past where the first Allied landing on Sicily took place | Gela | 16%
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| South-eastern city known for its Baroque style buildings | Noto | 16%
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| Ancient city with three temples, one dedicated to Athena and the other two to Hera | Paestum | 15%
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| According to legend, this city with several Roman remains was founded by Achilles | Chieti | 14%
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| Piedmontese ski resort near the French border where some of the 2006 Winter Olympics were hosted | Sestriere | 14%
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| 'Pearl of the Tyrrhenian' where there is a church per 114 people | Maratea | 13%
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