Races in Italy

A half marathon in Val Rendena at the foot of the Brenta Dolomites.

A half marathon along the Po river in Guastalla.

A half marathon in the home of Parmigiano and Parma ham.

A seaside half marathon in Licata on Sicily's southern coast.

A half marathon in Udine, the Friuli capital with its Venetian castle.

A seaside half marathon on the Adriatic coast of Marche.

Komen's 'pink' event on Piazza Maggiore: a 5K run and a 2K walk.

A mass charity run-walk through Florence against breast cancer, on two routes.

A half marathon in university town Pavia on the Ticino river.

A half marathon around the lakes of Mantua, a UNESCO site.

Italy's oldest marathon, rolling through the Mugello countryside near the F1 circuit.

A half marathon in Trento at the foot of the Alps.

A seaside half marathon in Alghero, Sardinia's "little Barcelona".

Radio Deejay's mass city run in Milan over 5 and 10 km — a party, not a race.

A seaside half marathon in Cefalù, the "pearl of the Tyrrhenian".

A half marathon partly run on the Monza Formula 1 racetrack.

A new city 10K through the Baroque centre of Lecce, the 'Florence of the South'.

A marathon around the Venaria Reale royal residence near Turin, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

A half marathon along the canals of Treviso, "little Venice".

A half marathon past the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

A seaside half marathon in Trani past the Romanesque cathedral over the sea.

A mass autumn 10K through central Trieste finishing on Piazza Unità d'Italia.

A half marathon in Cremona, the world capital of violin-making.

A marathon along the Bay of Naples with views of Vesuvius and Castel dell'Ovo.

An international half marathon through Palermo's historic center.

A flat, fast marathon in the home of Parmigiano cheese and Parma ham.

A half marathon through central Rome past ancient monuments.

A women's 5K run/walk through central Turin, all in pink.

A half marathon in Arezzo, birthplace of Petrarch and home to Piero della Francesca's frescoes.

A seaside half marathon in Salerno, gateway to the Amalfi Coast.

A half marathon through mainland Venice and the Brenta Riviera.

The course runs past the villas of the Brenta Riviera and finishes on a pontoon bridge across the Grand Canal, right by St. Mark's Square.

The legendary marathon from Villa Pisani along the Brenta Riviera, finishing by Piazza San Marco.

An All Saints' Day run through central Rome starting by St Peter's Basilica.

A half marathon in Tuscan Empoli, between Florence and Pisa.

A half marathon in Foligno, on the plain in the heart of Umbria.

A race on Lake Garda is the kind of run where you want to stop and look around instead of speeding up. Mountains rise all around, and the lake shines endlessly beside you. The course runs from Arco along the Sarca river to the promenade — flat, fast, beautiful. The finish is right by the water, followed by an Italian celebration with food and music.

A marathon along Lake Maggiore with views of the Borromean Islands.

A flat marathon among Ravenna's UNESCO-listed Byzantine mosaics.

A half marathon in Busto Arsizio, near Malpensa airport.

A marathon through rural Sardinia past Bronze Age nuraghi towers.

A half marathon among Ravenna's Byzantine mosaics.

A seaside half marathon in Taranto, an ancient Magna Graecia city.

A marathon through Greek Salento, among olive groves and Griko-speaking villages.

A marathon through Palermo's historic center with views of the Mondello bay.

Another half marathon in Palermo, the Sicilian capital.

A seaside half marathon in Savona on the Italian Riviera.

A half marathon along the Adige river past the Verona Arena.

A marathon along the Adige river past Verona's Roman Arena and Juliet's House.

A half marathon by the Royal Palace of Caserta, a UNESCO site.

A marathon through the Umbrian hills, finishing at Assisi's Basilica of St. Francis.

A half marathon through Turin's baroque center.

A marathon through Turin's baroque squares along the Po river.

"We Run in Art" — a marathon past the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio and Piazzale Michelangelo.

A seaside half marathon in Fiumicino, right by Rome's airport.

Start and finish at the Duomo square, with Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi in between — a marathon through an open-air museum.

A fast half marathon through Milan's flat streets.

A seaside half marathon in Cagliari, the Sardinian capital.

A half marathon along Lake Como amid celebrity villas.

A marathon along the Italian Riviera, the "city of flowers and the song festival".

A winter half marathon in the Umbrian valley near Assisi.

A flat winter marathon in the city where the Italian tricolor flag was born.

A city marathon in Catania with Mount Etna on the horizon the entire way — a December race in Sicily for those who prefer their volcano at a distance.

A half marathon through rural Salento amid baroque towns.

A half marathon in Ribera, home of the famous Sicilian orange.

Italy's final marathon of the year — a flat course past the Leaning Tower.

A half marathon around the medieval walls of Cittadella.

The legendary New Year's Eve run through central Bolzano: an elite 10K and an accessible amateur 5K.

A New Year's Eve run on 31 December through central Rimini: a 10K and a short race.

New Year's Eve run through central Rome on 31 December over 10 or 5 km.

A winter half marathon on Lake Garda in Desenzano.

A winter half marathon in Terni, the "city of steel and waterfalls".

A Rome 10K in memory of the Argentine runner and poet Miguel Sánchez.

Sicily's first winter marathon in baroque Ragusa, a UNESCO World Heritage town.

The "two pearls" half marathon — Santa Margherita and Portofino.

A half marathon in Faenza, the world capital of maiolica pottery.

A flat winter marathon in Forlì, named after the President of the Republic.

A half marathon in Novara, gateway to Piedmont's rice country.

A marathon along the Tigullio coast to famous Portofino.

A seaside half marathon in Barletta, home of the historic Disfida joust.

A half marathon between Bergamo's upper and lower town.

A seaside marathon in the Circeo National Park south of Rome.

A Valentine's-themed half marathon in the city of Romeo and Juliet.

A half marathon in Carrara, home of the famous white marble.

A marathon in the hometown of St. Valentine, patron saint of lovers.

A half marathon in Oristano on Sardinia's west coast.

A start by the Bay of Naples with Vesuvius on the horizon — the gateway to the Amalfi Coast for runners combining a race with the south of Italy.

A marathon honoring Giuseppe Verdi among the spa towns of Emilia.

A half marathon in Lecco on Lake Como, setting of "The Betrothed".

A historic point-to-point course from Rome to the Ostia coast.

A marathon under Bologna's famous porticoes, the capital of Italian food.

A half marathon in Tortona, ancient Roman Dertona on the Via Postumia.

A mass non-competitive 5 km run-and-walk in Turin supporting cancer research.

An early-spring half marathon along Lake Maggiore.

A marathon around Lake Trasimeno in Umbria.

A marathon past Brescia's Roman ruins and Lombard monuments, a UNESCO site.

A spring half marathon in Reggio Emilia.

A half marathon in Vittorio Veneto, site of Italy's decisive WWI battle.

Starting by the Colosseum and finishing at the Circus Maximus, the course passes St. Peter's Basilica and Castel Sant'Angelo over two-thousand-year-old cobblestones.

The Eternal City's marathon — from the Colosseum to Circus Maximus.

A seaside half marathon in Cervia, by historic salt pans.

A half marathon in Latina, a town built on the drained Pontine Marshes.

Italy's fastest course — from Piazza del Duomo to Via Palestro.

A seaside half marathon near the Greek temples of Paestum, a UNESCO site.

A half marathon in Arco on Lake Garda, a climbing capital.

A marathon along Lake Garda among lemon gardens and cliffs.

UISP's April 10K, run on the same day in dozens of Italian cities.

A half marathon in Genoa, Italy's largest port.

A spring half marathon in baroque Turin.

A seaside marathon in Rimini past the Arch of Augustus and the Tiberius Bridge.

A half marathon along the coast of the Conero Natural Park.

A marathon in Padua past the Basilica of St. Anthony and Italy's oldest university.

A marathon in Marsala, where Garibaldi landed, and home of the famous wine.

A marathon through the rice paddies of Piedmont, the region that grows risotto rice.

A marathon through the hills of Marche between the Adriatic and the Apennines.

A half marathon around the fully intact ramparts of Lucca.

One of Italy's largest half marathons through the streets of Milan.

A marathon along the Adriatic in Trieste, once the Habsburg Empire's main port.

A half marathon among the Comacchio lagoons, the "little Venice" of the Po Delta.

A half marathon in Piacenza, ancient Roman Placentia at the Po and Trebbia confluence.

Komen's huge 'pink' event at the Circus Maximus: a 5K run and a 2K walk.

A moonlit night half marathon in the Jesolo resort.

A seaside half marathon in Pescara on the Abruzzo Adriatic coast.

Verona's historic people's run with 5, 10 and 20 km routes.

Bologna's mass city run-walk with three routes and about 20,000 people.

A memorial half marathon dedicated to Palermo's anti-mafia struggle.

A half marathon along Lake Iseo in northern Lombardy.

A night 10K run right along the runway of Milan Linate Airport.